NEW YORK CITY

Positive economic reports and upbeat corporate earnings sparked a rally, as the central bank's chairman spoke in Washington.

Leon Cooperman spoke at the Delivering Alpha conference, revealing his top stock picks. Express Scripts, Qualcomm, and Thermo Fisher were among the top companies named.

Barclays penalized after U.S. FERC found the British bank, between 2006 and 2008, manipulated energy markets to aid its trading positions.

The Nasdaq OMX Group's website was hacked. Users requested to change usernames and passwords.

Bryce Harper may have reached the final round of the 2013 Home Run Derby, but his father, Ron Harper, and his brother, Bryan Harper, stole the show.

Outrage erupted across the country over George Zimmerman's acquittal. Here, the scene in New York.

In a bid to streamline operations, General Dynamics is folding one of its key weapons systems units into another.

China's second-quarter GDP, U.S. June retail sales and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) earnings painted a mixed global picture Monday.

U.S. stocks opened flat Monday as Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) reported second-quarter earnings that beat expectations.

Demonstrators have flocked to New York’s Times Square to protest George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the Trayvon Martin murder case.

News Corp. is putting its British media properties under one roof in London.

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer faces an uphill battle in his bid for New York City comptroller, beginning with collecting enough valid signatures to qualify him as a candidate.

U.S. stocks edged higher at the open Tuesday after better-than-expected results from Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) help lift investor sentiment over the the start of second quarter earnings season. As of 10:02 Eastern, the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI gained 70.58 points, or 0.46 percent, to 15,295.27. The S&P 500 Index .SPX added 8.42 points, or 0.51 percent, to 1,648.88. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 8.36 points, or 0.24 percent, to 3,493.19.

Scientists are studying the movement of tracer gases to help prepare for accidents or terror attacks.

The Plus Pool is a proposed swimming pool on NYC's East River with filters that will dramatically clean the water.

Second-quarter earnings season is just around the corner. But expectations are bleak.

Nasdaq announced a technology exchange deal with Turkish exchange Borsa Istanbul on Wednesday.

Chesapeake Energy's year-to-date asset sales have now reached about $3.6 billion.

The NYPD said a helicopter crash-landed in the Hudson river, but all five passengers were rescued.

For the first time since 2006, no Chinese companies rank among the world’s 10 biggest outfits by market value, and all are U.S.-based.

Barry Diller's online TV service is opening up shop in Chicago in September, making the Second City its fourth metropolitan area.