MARKETS / FINANCE

It will be a little while before small investors can tap Twitter, but that isn’t stopping people from wondering if it's a smart investment.

A HSBC research note makes explicit what has become increasingly clear to gold investors this year regarding the gold market's most bullish factor.

Two California lawsuits could augur a wave of insurance bad-faith litigation.

When Twitter debuts on Wall Street Thurs., activists will gather at its SF HQ to protest its effects on rent and transportation in the city.

Despite the difficulties of the government shutdown, small business credit quality is healthy and rising.

With less than a day remaining before Twitter's hotly anticipated IPO, here's a roundup of the highest-grossing American public offerings.

After the outspoken financial commentator talked about Bitcoin on a BBC news show, the price of the digital currency went sky-high.

The e-commerce giant has offered to sell Kindles at a discount to retailers, which can sell them to customers and get a cut of e-book sales.

By 2020, China is expected to have nearly 171 million people over the age of 65.

Are the components of this economic recovery sustainable?

Boosted by ESPN ratings, theme-park attendance and the blockbuster “Monsters University,” the Walt Disney Company on Thursday is expected to report strong Q4 2013 results.

On the heels of its headline-making acquisition of Smithfield Foods, Shuanghui announces a $5 billion IPO.

Industrial production data from the UK beat forecasts while the 17-nation euro zone bloc saw a decline in retail sales.

Key question: Can Twitter leverage its user base into above-average demand for its shares?

As the effects of the 2008 global financial crisis fade, an OECD report charts happiness levels from the period.

Quarterly results could once again provide direction to markets ahead of Thursday’s GDP and jobless claims data.

Microsoft is narrowing its search for a successor to CEO Steve Ballmer.

A Canadian school’s new “no touching” policy, which bans its kindergartners from playing tag or holding hands, angered parents who said the “zero tolerance policy” goes too far.

A humanitarian disaster is avoided after a court tells Barclays it must continue to transfer money to Somalia despite terrorism fears.

Goldman's top economist says it looks like Fed data favors lingering low rates.

Pimco's Total Return Fund lost billions this year thanks to the Federal Reserve's decision to taper bond buying.

“Beaten-down” mining stocks are likely to remain unattractive until gold prices rise, which could take months or years.

After five years of misery, European banks are getting back in shape by shedding trillions in assets.

Despite showing “good progress” in the third quarter, HTC is not confident of making significant improvements in the next three months.

The $5.7 billion deal helps Abu Dhabi-based Etisalat to continue expanding overseas while Vivendi trims its worldwide operations.

Rising production costs in television and film may drag Time Warner's third-quarter profit.

Sustained growth in the service sector signals a stabilization in the UK's economy and puts it on track to meet growth expectations.

Company earnings could dictate market movements as a month-long rally that extended into November appears to hit a bump.

Kellogg's decision stems from a slowdown in the breakfast cereal segment -- one of its core markets.