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Private sector economy in the euro zone grew for the seventh-straight month, PMI data showed Thursday.

Magnum Entertainment raised $16.3 million in an initial public offering that was oversubscribed more than 1,200 times.

The firms said that the decision was not final or legally effective until it has been fully reviewed and approved by the SEC.

The contraction in factory sector activity shows that a moderate slowdown at the end of 2013 continued into this year.

One of the world’s largest bond fund managers will keep its founder at the helm -- and add a few names.

There are no official stats on humanely raised hogs, though as a slice of the world’s pork market, they likely aren’t overwhelming.

At Davos, researchers from Swiss banking giant UBS released a provocative white paper on global banking, trade and technology.

After a Q3 to forget, United seems to have turned its fortunes around, with analysts expecting a much improved Q4.

The Thai economy will grow a paltry 3 percent -- in the best-case scenario.

Allowing Bitcoin purchases is a risky bet, but gambling just so happens to be a Vegas specialty.

Earnings will continue to be in focus as investors hope for a rebound from a sluggish start.

About 167,000 people found work in the latest quarter - the largest decline since 1997.

Quicken Loans and Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway announced the contest, which will be limited to 10 million entries.

Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda’s board held steady to its decision to broaden the monetary base by an annual 60 trillion to 70 trillion yen.

It was the fourth straight quarter IBM missed revenue targets. Shares in IBM fell 3.5 percent to $181.68 in after-hours trade.

Managing market expectations is going to be tricky for the PBoC.

Among other requirements, to qualify as a currency, Bitcoin would need to identify an issuer responsible for its supply.

The rust, which can cause complete crop failure, threatens up to 80 percent of the world’s wheat supply.

Three global labor rights groups have joined 30 retail companies in a strongly worded letter to the prime minister.

Wall Street is rejecting the rationale for vertical integration in light of Dow Chemical's falling feedstock costs.

New Jersey has a significant problem that will have to be addressed, a new study shows.

One non-Keynesian analyst argued that using debt to boost economic growth is dangerous.

Authorities have arrested a credit bureau employee after he stole personal information from 104 million credit cards.

The New York area is set for another cold day weather-wise, but earnings ought to heat things up in the markets.

As the U.S. Federal Reserve unwinds its $85 billion monthly bond purchases, emerging nations may have the most to lose.

Citi analysts questioned one popular narrative about where money for U.S. and developed market stocks came from in 2013.

Flows into specialist exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw their largest daily inflows since January 2013.

But the 7.7% growth in GDP for 2013 was the lowest level seen since 1999, according to Xinhau.

International direct-action conservationists report that approximately 250 bottlenose dolphins have been corralled into Taiji’s “infamous killing cove” featured in the 2009 documentary film “The Cove”.