After contracting by 6.4% in the first three months of the year, the U.S. economy shrank just 0.7% in the April-June period. But while many analysts...
China's trade with Africa has increased ten-fold over the past decade, as the rising Asian power has rapidly matured into a political and economic...
Pundits greeted Angela Merkel's convincing election win in Germany Sunday with a collective yawn. Commentators think the German economy is sluggish...
With our investment news briefs, Money Morning provides investors with a quick overview of the most important investing news stories from all around...
U.S. banks yesterday (Tuesday) got what they wanted by avoiding another special assessment from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). However,...
New data released in the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index today (Tuesday) show prices of U.S. houses rose for the third straight month in July,...
Whether the topic is initial public stock offerings (IPOs), or mergers-and-acquisitions (M&A), the strongest brand names will deliver the biggest...
For investors who fear that the markets have soared too far too fast, the thought that some stocks may still be cheap is hard to imagine - especially...
When Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX) yesterday (Monday) unveiled plans to pay $6.4 billion for outsourcing specialist Affiliated Computer Services Inc....
When the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) board meets today (Tuesday), it will be faced with some tough questions about how it will...
A flurry of mergers-and-acquisition deals in the pharmaceutical and technology industries today (Monday) sparked a sharp market rally, snapping a...
As the second-largest provider of electricity to the United States, Constellation Energy Group Inc. (NYSE: CEG) has a tremendous upside. At least,...
While prices of gold don’t necessarily affect silver prices or vice versa, history has demonstrated that when gold rises or falls, silver usually...
Stocks moved lower for the third consecutive day on Friday, something that hasn't happened in more than three weeks, as the bulls just couldn't...
Anglo-Dutch Unilever PLC/AG (NYSE ADR: UL, UN) on Friday made an aggressive play to expand its brand portfolio by purchasing the personal care arm of...
The G-20 summit in Pittsburgh concluded Friday with agreements to restructure policies to sustain the economic recovery and to install new banking...
Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. (Nasdaq: RIMM) plummeted in after hours trading yesterday (Thursday) after the company missed...
[Editor's Note: Money Morning Investment Director Keith Fitz-Gerald is currently in Mainland China. Look for additional installments of his...
