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The world will have 11 trillionaires within two generations, according to Credit Suisse research.

Credit Suisse says that while wealth is growing, and mostly in the U.S., many countries have big problems with sharing the wealth.

An investment-fueled construction bubble has left behind empty shells without jobs or residents.

A comparatively uncertain European economic recovery led to less corporate and investment banking business for major European banks.

European banks have faced a particularly difficult period, as regulatory reforms will likely hurt their core businesses.

Brazil's IPO market is set for a record haul with companies tipped to raise $10.6 billion in public offerings despite weak economic growth.

Acting President Nicolas Maduro has a commanding lead in opinion polls over opposition challenger Henrique Capriles.

BioCryst, Tower Semiconductor, Lufkin, Weatherford, and Anheuser-Busch prevailed in the pre-market trading Monday.

The one-year tax is one of the ways India aims to cut inflation, reduce the deficit and improve its credit rating.

Linkedin Corporation, Alcatel Lucent SA, Toyota Motor Corporation, Credit Suisse Group AG, Nokia Corporation, Telecom Italia S.p.A, Archer Daniels Midland Company and The Coca-Cola Company are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Friday.

U.S. banks are refusing to play ball on global capital rules, claiming they shouldn’t be forced to put more cash in a rainy day scheme.

Credit Suisse said another big divestment was coming to the Asian insurance market.

UBS currently employs a total workforce of about 64,000, about 6,600 in the United Kingdom

UBS AG, Switzerland's largest bank, and the Credit Suisse Group AG, the country's second-largest bank, both may soon announce measures that would cut costs by slashing their head counts by as many as 5,000 and 2,000, respectively.

Crude oil prices advanced slightly and hovered above $92 a barrel in Asia Thursday as better-than-expected economic reports from the U.S. and China eased concerns over the global growth slowdown.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were Realogy Holdings Corp, Cosan Ltd, Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P and Credit Suisse Group AG. The top after-market NYSE Losers were Bankrate, Inc, Bridgepoint Education, Costamare Inc, Alon USA Energy and Government Properties Income Trust.

RainStor, a private developer of “big data” software, raised an additional $12 million in venture capital, raising its cumulative total to $23 million.

Gold futures blew past the $1700-per-ounce mark early Thursday morning ahead of a widely-anticipated appearance by European Central Bank president Mario Draghi where the central bank head was expected to announce further monetary accommodation in the eurozone.

Late Monday, word leaked out that Draghi is now saying the ECB should pursue a policy of monetizing sovereign debt of periphery countries -- that is, printing reams of new euro to buy bonds issued by those governments -- even though such a policy path exceeds the central bank's mandate and has been adamantly opposed by the German political establishment.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were Guidewire Software, Cenveo Inc, Six Flags Entertainment Corp, CONSOL Energy and Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack. The top after-market NYSE losers were Greenhill & Co, Assured Guaranty Ltd, Kindred Healthcare, Nustar Energy L.P. and Giant Interactive Group Inc.

Market-watchers continued to use words like "anticipation," "expectations," "disappointment" and "excitement" Thursday, less than 24 hours ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that is being hyped up as a make-or-break moment for economic affairs in 2012.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Wednesday were Pandora Media, LyondellBasell Industries, GenCorp, ING Group and Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. The top after-market NYSE losers were Oxford Industries, Rogers Communication, Tim Hortons, Asbury Automotive Group and Bank of Nova Scotia.

eBay Inc, Frontline, Harmony Gold Mining, Annies Inc, Nokia Corp, Joy Global, Banco Santander and Zynga Inc. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Wednesday.

An unofficial gauge of human misery in the U.S. is now sitting at its lowest level in three years. Not four. In other words, while conditions have improved somewhat, Americans are still feeling miserable under President Barack Obama's watch and that obviously doesn't bode well for Obama's re-election chances.

Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday as investors await the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the outcome of the European leaders' discussions about the sovereign debt crisis in the region later this week.

The Carlyle Group (Nasdaq: CG), a global asset manager, and Getty Images management said Wednesday they formed a partnership to acquire privately held Getty Images Inc. from Hellman & Friedman for $3.3 billion.

Inflation probably crept up in July as poor monsoon rains drove food prices higher, a Reuters polls showed on Wednesday, giving the RBI less room to cut interest rates to revive a flagging economy.

Standard Chartered Plc said Monday it was in talks with New York's banking regulator to try to settle allegations it hid transactions with Iran.

Indian inflation probably crept up in July as poor monsoon rains drove food prices higher, a Reuters polls showed on Wednesday, giving the RBI less room to cut interest rates to revive a flagging economy.