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Mutual funds and other vehicles that purport to help investors fight inflation are the most popular new investment strategy being adopted by corporate retirement plans, according to a new survey released on Thursday.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Friday China had nothing to worry about concerning the safety of its vast holdings of Treasury debt, while China's Premier Wen Jiabao gave a ringing endorsement of the resilience of the debt-ridden U.S. economy.

An ugly sell-off in global stocks gathered pace on Friday, on mounting concerns the U.S. economy is heading into another recession and as some European lenders faced a short-term funding crunch, highlighting the risk of a banking crisis.

An ugly selloff in global stocks gathered pace Friday, on mounting concerns the U.S. economy is heading into another recession and as some European lenders faced a short-term funding crunch, highlighting the risk of a banking crisis.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are: MF Global Holdings, La-Z-Boy, Sanofi, Swift Transportation, Atlantic Power, MBIA, Salesforce.com, Barnes & Noble, Gap and Equity One.

The top after-market NYSE losers on Thursday are: LDK Solar Co, Hewlett-Packard, Aeropostale, Humana, GenOn Energy, First Commonwealth Financial and UBS AG.

Global stocks ceded more ground Friday, hurt by mounting concerns the U.S. economy is heading into another recession and as some European lenders faced a short-term funding crunch, highlighting the risk of another banking crisis.

Trust Company of the West CEO Marc Stern offered to be a sacrificial lamb to keep unhappy star bond fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach at the firm, he testified in court.

Star bond fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach concluded four days of testimony on Wednesday amid questions about his contact with two jurors in the case.

Bank of America is cutting 3,500 jobs this quarter and working on a restructuring that could eliminate thousands of additional positions, the Wall Street Journal reported, adding to a slew of layoff by major banks.

The U.S. stock market had a mini-meltdown on Thursday as fears about a second recession in the United States and Europe rattled investors.

India's centuries-old gold industry is the world's biggest market for the metal, with imports meeting almost all the country's 800-900 tonnes per year requirements for jewellery and investment.

We must not lose sight that Treasury yields have been artificially lowered by the massive buying program of the Federal Reserve associated with QE2.

You're interested in buying gold. How could you not be? Every other day or so it notches a new record high. So what do you do, especially with all the choices?

The global demand for gold will remain high for the rest of the year, the World Gold Council said Thursday in a report.

Barclays fired one of its star commodities traders yesterday, marking what could be the end of an era.

Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp disclosed in a filing that it sold 20 million shares in gambling and resort operator MGM Resorts International on Wednesday, leaving it with a 22.8 percent interest.

Gold rallied 2 percent to new high above $1,820 an ounce on Thursday, after U.S. economic data pointed to a stalled economy, while renewed concern about the health of European banks brought safe-haven buying.

U.S. mortgage rates are falling to 50-year lows, even as existing home sales remains soft, with both stemming from uncertainty regarding the outlook for the U.S. economy. In this uncertain time, what should prospective home buyers do? Here are five tips that will help you make an informed home purchase decision.

Bailed-out insurer American International Group and dozens of banks have filed motions in federal court to block a proposed nationwide class-action suit against them over AIG's 2008 near-collapse.

The news that Venezuela plans to repatriate 211 metric tons of its gold held internationally is part of a global trend that has been underway for nearly two years as the worldwide economic environment becomes increasingly shaky, an analyst said Thursday.