In total, 11 percent of banks admitted they charge more than 36 percent annual interest on small consumer loans of less than $2,500.
Alcatel Lucent SA, Nokia Corporation, Teradyne Inc, ASML Holding N.V, ARM Holdings Plc, Research In Motion Limited, Deutsche Bank AG and BP Plc are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Friday.
The U.S. stock index futures signal a higher open ahead of the release of the Consumer Price Index for November.
The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Thursday were Solazyme Inc, Adobe Systems Inc, NIC Inc, Star Scientific Inc and NuVasive Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Thursday were Cytori Therapeutics Inc, TranS1 Inc, NII Holdings and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation.
Crude oil prices advanced in Asia Friday as sentiment was buoyed after a private survey showed an increase in China's manufacturing activity in December.
Asian stock markets mostly advanced Friday after a private survey showed a pickup in Chinese manufacturing activity in December.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Thursday were AVG Technologies, Fortress Investment, Orient-Express Hotels, Magnum Hunter Resources and FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. The top after-market NYSE losers were Quiksilver, Verifone Systems, LaSalle Hotel Properties, Primero Mining Corp and Yingli Green Energy Holding Co Ltd.
Asian shares snapped a weeklong winning streak Friday, tracking global equities lower on worries that U.S. lawmakers are still too far apart to avert a year-end fiscal crisis.
Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of Netscape, told attendees at the New York Times DealBook Conference that the New York Times should end its print edition.
Key players in the continuing Europe debt saga and financial crisis announced what amounted to Christmastime gifts to Greece and Britain.
S&P warns there is a one-in-three chance that it will strip the U.K. of its cherished AAA status within the next two years.
BlackBerry developer Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) lacks a new smartphone for holiday buying but its target markets are getting a multi-faceted marketing blitz.
The Swiss bank is expected to announce it will pay a $1.5 billion fine Monday in the Libor scandal.
More than half of all Pakistani adults are illiterate, while the figure for women is nearly 75 percent.
U.S. retail spending rose less than expected last month and stayed at roughly the same level it has been at since September.
PhotoMedex, RF Micro Devices, Charles River Laboratories, Vera Bradley, Credit Suisse Group, Yum! Brands, Ceragon Networks, Lexmark International and Nokia Corp. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Thursday.
The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Wednesday were Boston Beer, Kemet Corp, Wolverine World Wide, Best Buy and Medifast. The top after-market NYSE losers were Harbinger Group, Regal Beloit Corp, Petrobras Argentina, Roundy's and Barnes & Noble Inc.
The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Wednesday were Online Resources Corporation, RR Donnelley & Sons Company, The Finish Line Inc, Skyworks Solutions Inc and AmTrust Financial Services. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Wednesday were Endo Health Solutions Inc, NASDAQ OMX Group Inc, Randgold Resources Limited and BGC Partners.
Japan's Nikkei average rose above 9,700 Thursday to reach an eight-month high as investor sentiment was lifted on hopes that policymakers will soon announce stimulus measures to boost growth of the world’s third-largest economy.
The Google Maps app is set to return to the Apple iPhone and iPad tonight via Apple's App Store, according to a report released Wednesday evening.
Asian shares extended gains for a seventh day Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve took new stimulus steps.
The Geminids meteor shower is poised to be the best meteor shower of the year, and this NASA live stream view is your best way to watch the spectacle from the comfort of your home.
The chairman attempted to clarify new guidance from the Fed, but the more things were explained, the more complicated they became.
Sen. Joe Manchin sent MTV a letter asking it to cancel "Buckwild" at a time when the network desperately needs a hit to replace "Jersey Shore."
The murder of a 10-year-old boy in Taiwan sparks calls for the death penalty, as human rights groups urge the government to abolish capital punishment.
The Drudge Report posted a front-page story apparently criticizing Quentin Tarantino for his new film, "Django Unchained," which contains more than 100 instances of the N-word.
The Fed Wednesday announced a new round of monetary easing and, in a historic turn, tied future actions to a numerical jobless target.
A new report from the World Wildlife Fund shows how illicit animal poaching has become a national security problem.
Berkshire Hathaway's board bought 9,200 of its shares from Warren Buffett's estate for $131,000 per share.
