Following are some of the stocks that gained in the extended trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange.
Olympus Corp's use of accounting tricks to hide big losses has raised questions about whether its auditors, the Japanese arms of global giants KPMG and Ernst & Young, should have done more to follow up on red flags.
A group of four paintings by renowned American Abstract Expressionist Clyfford Still has fetched a total of $114.1 million during Sotheby's Contemporary Art sale in New York.
Former MF Global customers like Koch Industries, who pulled billions of dollars out of the stricken broker's accounts weeks or months before its collapse, have counted their blessings in recent days.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' weak quarterly revenue raised fears about the company's growth potential, as sales of its Keurig coffee makers did not rise as much as Wall Street had expected, sending its shares down 34 percent.
Alabama's Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy court protection on Wednesday in the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011 in New York late Wednesday combined fashion, lingerie, models, Nicki Minaj and Kanye West.
A $14-million Internet advertising fraud scheme has been brought to a halt by a coalition of American and Estonian authorities, Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for New York's southern district, said during a Wednesday afternoon press conference in Manhattan.
Perfume ads featuring actress Dakota Fanning have been banned in Britain.
The fight over the AT&T/T-Mobile merger is heating up, and the argument is focused on jobs.
American Express Co. is launching a $100 million fund as a new multi-year program designed to help accelerate the company's digital transformation, as it tries to add consumers in new geographies and attract younger generations.
U.S. stocks plummeted Wednesday in a global stampede toward investments perceived as capable of withstanding a severe European downturn, or worse.
In a breaking news development, the Obama administration has decided to revisit the idea of the supposed Christmas Tree Tax.
An Indian court on Wednesday found 31 people guilty of killing 33 Muslims by setting a building on fire during religious riots in the state of Gujarat in 2002.
Stocks tumbled 3 percent on Wednesday, erasing gains for the week so far, as a spike in Italian bond yields fanned worries about contagion in the European debt crisis.
Some Indian media reports have speculated that she has some form of cancer.
When people think of Christmas they picture snow, Santa, presents, and family gatherings. How about a 15-cent federal increase on one of the most beloved holiday traditions, the Christmas tree?
Famed head coach Joe Paterno will retire at the end of the 2011 football season after 46 seasons.
AngloGold Ashanti , the world No. 3 gold miner, reported record-breaking quarterly earnings on Wednesday, beating forecasts as bullion's bull run filled its coffers.
The Emergency Alert System will sound off at 2 p.m. EST on Nov. 9, interrupting programming in local, cable, and satellite television for thirty seconds.
The holiday album is Bieber's third number one album in Billboard 200 history.
Tall, white-metal behemoths called SkyWatch units, they look like space-age cherry-pickers, but they are some of the most visible high-tech crime-fighting machines the NYPD has at its disposal.
