When Standard & Poor's Rating Services Inc. yesterday (Monday)...
Mergers and acquisitions, or M&A activity, so far in 2011 has been a driving force in the stock market's positive performance. In ...
Investors lucky enough to hold shares in a company before it's acquired by another can snag some hefty profits - and this year has been one of the...
Hitachi Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) is a...
As investors you are in one of the most uncertain periods in market history right now - and you want some clarity. To shine light on how...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is worried about hitting the debt ceiling, and the resultant debate has once again brought our government to...
While two major research firms predict that the February deal struck between Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq:
William McChesney Martin Jr., the revered former head of the U.S. Federal Reserve, is remembered for many things - including an unprecedented term...
Calling for a reduction in federal deficits of $4 trillion over 12 years, U.S. President Barack Obama outlined his position in the looming Capitol...
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As investments go, India has really great long-term prospects. No doubt about it. Indeed, India has enjoyed very decent growth rates for...
Brazil and China have had their differences, but the two emerging market leaders are putting those qualms aside for the betterment of both their...
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Proposals for how to fix the U.S. government's spiraling federal budget deficit have led to little more than political gridlock and public...
Turn on the television or flip through the pages of any major newspaper, and the top stories will be either the stock market's unrelenting rise in...
Silver rose as high as $41.98 an ounce this week - a 31-year high - and has remained above the $40-an-ounce level. That means that the "other"...
Investors have been flocking to precious metals to protect from looming inflation and a weak outlook for the U.S. dollar. The trend has turned...
Oil prices are on the rise for a bevy of reasons - soaring demand in emerging markets, the weak dollar, and a strengthening U.S. recovery, to name...
When a March 25 "no-confidence" vote toppled the government of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, it also set the stage for a new general...