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Fiat to Buy Chrysler for Pennies on the Dollar

Just as the “ink” was drying on the previous story, an update arrived saying that Italian automaker Fiat...

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What You Can Learn from 2013’s Best ETF Developments

The past 12 months have been another banner year for exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but what were the best...

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Consumer Confidence Recovered from Shutdown

The Conference Board reports today that U.S. consumer confidence has risen in December to 78.1, up from a...

Merkel Says Balanced Budget, Energy Will Take Priority in Her Third Term

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said eliminating the budget deficit and completing the country’s transformation from coal and nuclear...

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Wall Street Ends Mostly Flat in Thin Trading

Stocks closed mostly flat on Monday following a two-week rally, with weaker-than-forecast housing data and light trading volume...

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Crocs to Receive $200 Million from Blackstone, CEO to Retire

Crocs Inc (CROX.O) announced today that Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) is making a $200 million investment that will...

Euro up 0.5% against Dollar and Yen

The euro rose on Monday, after European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi affirmed that he saw no...

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Wall Street Ends Mostly Flat Today But up for the Week

U.S. stock indexes finished mostly flat on Friday, with the Dow snapping a six-day streak of record closing...

Global Markets Rise amid Year-End Rally; Nikkei Hits Five-Year High

Global markets surged today as a year-end rally revved up on good news for stocks out of Japan...

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U.S. 10-year Yield Hits More than Two-Year High

U.S. benchmark Treasuries yields rose above 3 percent to their highest level in more than two years today...