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Last week, two major institutions, Societe Generale and Goldman Sachs, recommended clients make bets that the price of gold would fall.

Sprint Nextel, Life Technologies, SunPower Corporation, Renewable Energy prevailed in the pre-market trading Monday.

U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Monday ahead of the publication of the Empire State Manufacturing Index.

A Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. acquisition of the Life Technologies Corp. appeared close to completion Sunday.

Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad has resigned in what could be a major blow to peace process negotiations with Israel.

Russia released a list of alleged human rights violators after the United States passed the Magnitsky Act, but trade will keep the two together.

It walks like a recession, it sounds like a recession, it looks like a recession ... and it's a recovery?

Clearwire, Gevo Inc, Goodyear Tire, Silicon Laboratories, and Acacia Research prevailed in the Nasdaq post-market trading Friday.

A Seattle jury ruled that IMDb, the Amazon-owned movie portal, did no wrong by publishing the age of actress Junie Hoang.

Any sanctions that the U.N. might place on al-Nusra would freeze their assets, prohibit transfers of arms, and subject members to a travel ban

With its rapidly aging population and a young pension fund, China is paying out pensions without generating enough revenue.

A photo taken at Prague's Praha Zoo shows a 3-day-old Edward's Fig Parrot getting spoon-fed.

Mali doesn't have enough donor aid to meet its needs this year. And it may be running low on foresight, too.

Walter Energy, Nomura Holdings, Cliffs Natural Resources, and ArcelorMittal prevailed in the pre-market trading Friday.

A lower Friday open is expected ahead of the release of March retail sales data and corporate earnings reports.

Netflix, Cerus, Avanir, Orexigen, and IAC/ InterActiveCorp prevailed in the Nasdaq post-market trading Thursday.

Bryan Shaw and Scott London call themselves "stupid" for offering insider trading secrets for $50K.

Madonna and her team called criticisms by Malawi President Joyce Banda "lies."

Anthony David Mister, 39, is being held on $14 million bond for possessing more than 600 images of child pornography.

Fitch has hit China over its big debt, which has soared, in part, because of U.S. and Japanese aggressive monetary easing policies.

Parents share son's final text message to warn others about the dangers of texting while driving.

The plunge to 346,000 after a large rise the week before partly reflects data skewed by the Easter period.

Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein won't lose one of his roles, but JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon could still lose one of his.

U.S. stock markets rallied for a third straight day on Wednesday, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 ending at historic highs.

A New York high school teacher is calling it quits, blaming a "data driven" education system, writing a poignant letter that's gone viral.

In its oil market report, OPEC cited renewed concern about the euro zone and Japanese economies.

Who accidently released March FOMC minutes too soon? A special assistant to the BOG who works on government relations.

A series of announcements this week confirms the link between al-Qaeda and jihadist rebels in Syria, leaving secular FSA fighters in a bind.

The Fed contacted the SEC and CFTC to see if there was any trading tied to Tuesday's early release of minutes.