MARKETS / FINANCE

Steve Cohen has continued to avoid formal criminal charges as civil and criminal trials near conclusion.

After a solid performance last week and month, stocks look set to open higher. Earnings and factory data will hold market's interest.

It's expected to make landfall by early Monday.

Economic and cultural ties between the two nations were bolstered despite continued international sanctions.

A new app is combining scent with message alerts, letting users get a whiff of their favorite aroma when they get texts or updates on social media.

Five years after the financial crisis, the head of TARP is doing her best to put bankers in jail.

The Belgian brewer moves to expand its already dominant global market share.

Beijing's initial public offering freeze is not likely to end anytime soon, and it has implications for other markets.

After agreeing to deals involving fines of $18.1 billion in recent weeks, JPMorgan is now facing criminal investigations from the DOJ.

Big U.S. companies are seeking and finding lenders in a responsive corporate bond market.

Shale deals generated $5.4 billion, a third of the total deal volume in the M&A sector in the third quarter.

British regulators are investigating Barclays, among other banks, on suspicion of tampering with global currency markets.

Lower gold prices have yet to bring a fresh wave of bargain buying from China and India, whose investors may be turned off by the metal’s volatility.

A relatively light earnings calendar at the end of a busy week will have markets watching data on manufacturing for direction.

The final HSBC/Markit Purchasing Managers' Index is up from 50.2 in September and the same as a preliminary flash estimate released last week.

Weighing the pros and cons of the new digital currency.

To get around sanctions and gain access to global markets, Syria is cultivating relationships with small-time Russian banks.

KFC China is the country's most popular foreign brand, but recent scandals have left consumers with a bad taste in their mouths.

Five of the 10 most satisfying destinations for expats are in Asia, HSBC says.

Growing demand for gold has put the world’s largest importer of the precious metal in an economic bind.

Dean Baker, The Guardian's economist, argues that Alan Greenspan owes America an apology for causing the entire financial crisis of 2008. Really?

Despite strong earnings overall, Starbucks’ financial summary for 2013 so far highlighted a tough year in Europe and other regions.

The major decision throws the world’s largest gold producer into even more uncertainty with respect to its overall mine plans.

Student debt, now more than $1 trillion combined, affects graduates' credit scores and ability to buy a home.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $1.77 a share on $107.39 billion in revenue in the latest quarter.

In an attempt to shield Chinese banks from bad debt, policymakers created a new security comprised of bundled bank loans.

Forbes' latest list of the most powerful people is a window into the world's shifting power base.

Market's direction could depend on which interpretation of the FOMC’s comments sticks, while earnings too will have an impact on stocks.

Japanese pension funds remain healthy gold investors, according to the World Gold Council.