Pierre de Fermat and his Last Theorem were featured on Google Doodle Wednesday, in honor of his 410th birthday.
Republican Presidential candidate Rick Perry says others are concerned about the Federal Reserve besides him. Earlier in the week Perry came under fire for calling Fed chairman Ben Bernanke "treasonous."
Dell shares get pounded before the markets even opened
Target Corp reported a bigger-than-expected rise in quarterly profit and forecast a more profitable year than analysts were anticipating on Wednesday, as its credit card business continued to grow and sales perked up as the summer progressed.
Vice President Joe Biden began his six-day state visit to China, where he is expected to talk to leaders about a number of U.S.-Sino issues, including debt and Taiwan.
Silver rose in early U.S. trading Wednesday and shares of several large silver mining companies also gained in premarket trading.
Following Fitch?s affirmation of ?AAA? rating to U.S. debt, which was in sharp contrast to S&P?s downgrade, the focus now turns to whether Moody?s will retain top rating for the US.
Consumer goods group Unilever
expects to see three-quarters of its turnover from emerging markets by 2020 as heavy investment in these fast-growing regions and sluggish growth elsewhere take effect.The surplus stock of over 200,000 unsold TouchPads are sitting in Best Buy, waiting to have HP bring them home.
Stock index futures rose on Wednesday as investors focused on strong earnings reports and as commodities and the euro gained, indicating more willingness to add to risky assets.
South America has a right to beef up its armed forces but is not in an arms race, Brazil's defense minister said on Monday
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez may transfer billions of international reserves from Europe and the United States into banks in nations like China, Russia and Brazil, an opposition lawmaker said on Tuesday.
Gold edged higher for a third day on Wednesday, propelled by investor unease over the fate of the euro zone after a Franco-German summit yielded no lasting solution to the regional debt crisis and riskier assets such as stocks eased.
Staples Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on currency benefits and an uptick in sales to its business customers in North America, prompting the largest U.S. office supply chain to raise its profit outlook.
Gold held steady near a record high on Wednesday after a Franco-German summit failed to convince investors that the euro zone debt crisis would be solved effectively, supporting safe-haven demand for bullion.
Staples Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on currency benefits and a slight uptick in sales to its business customers in North America, prompting the largest U.S. office supply chain to raise its profit outlook.
President Barack Obama will give a major jobs speech in early September, according to a source.
The Swiss National Bank stepped up its efforts to tame a runaway franc on Wednesday but stopped short of direct intervention, disappointing markets that had positioned for more radical measures and sending the currency sharply higher.
China pushed for greater international use of the yuan on Wednesday by promising to let foreign investors buy mainland shares and bonds, pushing up shares of brokerage stocks listed in Hong Kong.
Stock futures pointed to a lower open for Wall Street Wednesday, with investors believing that Tuesday's meeting between French and German leaders failed to make significant progress on the euro zone sovereign debt crisis.
Stock futures pointed to a lower open for Wall Street on Wednesday, with investors feeling that Tuesday's meeting between French and German leaders failed to make significant progress on the euro zone sovereign debt crisis.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday it may fail to achieve "cold shutdown" at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in January because of problems decontaminating radioactive water.
