U.S. stocks started the second quarter with a bang on Monday, with the S&P 500 climbing to a fresh four-year high as manufacturing data from the United States and China helped support the outlook for economic growth.
The Federal Trade Commission has approved the $29-billion blockbuster merger of Express Scripts, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESRX) and Medco Health Solutions Inc. (NYSE: MHS), two pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs.
Avon directors said no to Monday's $23.25-a-share offer from privately held Coty, calling it significantly below multiples [that] an iconic consumer company is worth.
Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange rose 2.04 percent in the first half of March, the exchange said on Monday.
The New York Police Department will remove four officials involved in the controversial Sean Bell shooting case, according to a NBC New York report.
Luxury-home builder Toll Brothers acquired a residential building at 1110 Park Ave. in Manhattan for $16.5 million.
Canadian National Railway Co. (NYSE: CNI) said Thursday it is buying 161 locomotives to accommodate anticipated traffic growth over the next two to five years and boost operational efficiency.
NYSE Euronext said on Thursday it would not join Deutsche Boerse in appealing the European Commission's decision to prohibit the $7.4 billion merger between the two exchange operators.
Passersby at Grand Central Station in New York City will have a new phenomenon to ogle at during their morning commutes on Thursday: a display of the world’s largest snake to ever live, the titan boa, measuring at 48-feet-long.
European markets lost ground as the lack of positive catalysts prompted a pause in the recent string of gains, while Asian stocks were mostly higher.
Several banks including Goldman Sachs have shown an interest in buying American International Group Inc's complex and troubled assets tied to the insurer's bailout, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
A panel of federal appeals judges said Thursday that there's a "strong likelihood" a lower court's rejection of a $285 million civil-fraud settlement between the SEC and Citigroup will be overturned.
I've lived in four different neighborhoods in New York City, all of them very different and interesting in their own way. The one that surprised me the most was the last place I lived - Battery Park City.
Manufacturing in the New York region increased in March at its fastest pace since June 2010, a New York Fed survey revealed Thursday, but a mixed bag of indicators in the survey showcased the still-tepid state of U.S. factory activity.
If you've ever ridden the NYC subway, you've no doubt witnessed some out of the ordinary encounters. Countless bystanders have recorded the often unbelievable events that have taken place with-in and around the city's train cars.
New York is the most competitive city in the world, according to a new survey by Citigroup and the Economist Intelligence Unit.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on Monday as economic data in China and a Federal Reserve monetary policy statement due later this week gave traders reason to pause after a three-day rally.
If reports pan out, a buyout by the Time Warner unit could be highly profitable for Mashable founder Peter Cashmore.
Goldman Sachs shares currently trade below book value, which presents a rare opportunity for retail investors to buy into the storied Wall Street bank at a discount.
Simon Property Group Inc. (NYSE:SPG), the largest U.S. mall owner, said Thursday it is acquiring a 28.7 percent interest in Klepierre, a shopping center operator based in Paris, for about $2 billion.
The top aftermarket NYSE gainers Wednesday were: Flotek Industries, Crown Castle International Corp, Community Health Systems, El Paso Corp, Global Cash Access Holdings and Hovnanian Enterprises. The top aftermarket NYSE losers were: H&R Block, Jones Group, American International Group, Standard Pacific Corp, National Retail Properties and Texas Industries.
Proposed federal congressional redistricting in New York City reinforces a demographic criticism that ties the north Brooklyn neighborhoods of Williamsburg and Greenpoint, as well as Queens' Astoria, with Manhattan's Upper East Side.
