MARKETS / FINANCE

Keith Alexander is soliciting the financial industry to sell his high-priced services as a consultant, a familiar revolving-door scenario.

India's investigation of black money in secretive Swiss banks was triggered by a list of accounts at HSBC leaked by a whisteblower.

It was the first time since December that the PMI was in growth territory, and the highest reading since November.

BNP Paribas has been negotiating on an almost daily basis with U.S. authorities for weeks.

The SEC is investigating how a major change, made to the health-care bill reached traders before it was announced.

Dropcam's price was $555 million. Privately, the company had raised $47.8 million, with the bulk of it from a $30 million round last July that was led by Institutional Venture Partners.

Coordinates posted on China's Maritime Safety Administration's website showed the Nanhai number 2 and 5 rigs had been deployed roughly between southern China and the Pratas islands, The Nanhai 4 rig was towed close to the Chinese coast.

The state-run China Film Group detailed a plan to sell 25 percent of the company for a total of 467 million new shares.

Rising commodity costs and spending cuts equal trouble for Caterpillar sales in Asia.

Still rebounding from a cold winter, lumber prices are expected to turn around by the end of the year.

FIFPro's suggested alterations to FIFA's in-game concussion protocol are quite similar to that of a policy already in place in the NFL.

The price was 17 percent higher than what AVR paid when it bought the building from Boston Properties in 2007.

The corporation's status as a "going concern" may be at significant risk.

"Net sales declined 1.5%, reflecting strong handgun sales offset by lower long gun sales."

The Justice Department hasn't responded to Bank of America’s request.

The debt package exceeds $40 billion and includes a bridge loan of roughly $20 billion from Japan's Softbank Corp to Sprint.

A U.S. judge on Thursday said she had concerns about approving a $324.5 million settlement involving Apple, Google and two other tech companies in a lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to avoid poaching each other's workers.

Corinthian Colleges may shut down in the wake of a Department of Education probe.

Thailand's coup has put the country's rice-export industry in jeopardy.

Investing is a zero sum game and for every loser, there's a winner somewhere.

Talks are nevertheless expected between the two sides in New York next week.

Traders are betting that Iraq's oil production will fall and disrupt the market.

Federal investigators are probing whether Ways and Means Committee information found its way to traders early.

UPS follows FedEx's lead to include size in shipping prices, but online retailers may shield their customers from new rates.

Bitcoin interests will get a previously unimaginable marketing opportunity when two college football teams kick off the 'Bitcoin Bowl.'

Mesopotamia’s rich cultural history is a blessing and a curse as extremist groups make their way into the lucrative global antiquities market.

Danish corporations and politicians worry that debt-free students aren't pursuing jobs in growth sectors.

Data follows weak reports on new investment and construction last week.

After weeks on strike, South African platinum miners are adding to their demands for the country’s producers.