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A former investment-banking analyst at a unit of Bank of Montreal (BMO) agreed to pay a total of 1.2 million Canadian dollars ($1.2 million) among other penalties to settle insider-trading...
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Caterpillar Inc's deal to cut the purchase price of a Chinese mining-equipment maker it bought last year ends an embarrassing episode that overshadowed the company's effort to expand in China and...
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It was IPO Friday for the tech sector, as enthusiasm for the public debuts of Tableau Software Inc. and Marketo Inc. reached lofty levels, and Facebook Inc. managed to eke out a small gain on the...
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U.K.-listed, Kazakhstan-focused miner Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. PLC (ENRC.LN) rejected Friday an indicative cash and shares offer from a consortium of buyers on grounds that it materially...
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The chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said Friday banks aren't likely to have unlimited choices when it comes to risk-weighting and expects limits to be set.
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The chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said Friday banks aren't likely to have unlimited choices when it comes to risk-weighting and expects limits to be set.
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U.S. stocks on Friday advanced towards a fourth weekly gain, with both the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 poised for record closes, after data cast a positive spin on the economy.
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The chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said Friday banks aren't likely to have unlimited choices when it comes to risk-weighting, and he expects regulators will narrow their...
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Some investors have become discouraged, but demand is not as bearish as one might think...
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Tech stocks mostly held on to gains in afternoon trading Friday, with Facebook Inc. edging upward on its one-year anniversary of going public and two other tech companies posting strong gains in...
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Transocean Ltd. (RIG, RIGN.VX) shareholders voted overwhelmingly Friday to reject a $4 a share dividend proposal by activist investor Carl Icahn but ousted long-time company Chairman Michael...
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Copper futures settled higher Friday on data pointing to economic improvement in Europe and the U.S. and as one of the world's largest copper mines remains shut after a fatal accident.
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Transocean Ltd. (RIG, RIGN.VX) shareholders voted overwhelmingly Friday to reject a $4 a share dividend proposal by activist investor Carl Icahn but ousted long-time company Chairman Michael...
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One of Peru's richest businessmen, Mario Brescia Cafferata, has died at age 84.
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U.S. regulators Friday ordered Bank of Montreal (BMO), the eighth-largest bank in North America by assets, to strengthen its anti-money-laundering programs, citing deficiencies in its U.S....
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Gold fell for a seventh straight session on Friday, its longest losing streak in four years, as speculation that the Federal Reserve may soon rein in monetary easing lifted the dollar.
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U.K.'s benchmark was back on a strong footing on Friday, after breaking a 10-day winning streak the prior day, with banks advancing after a broker upgrade and oil firms showing positive moves.
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A Russian court Friday placed the chief executive of Societe Generale SA's (GLE.SA) local unit under house arrest for two months while police investigate bribery charges him, Russian news agencies...
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Europe's benchmark stock index closed at its highest level since June 2008 on Friday, with banks in the driver's seat after better-than-expected data from the U.S. removed some worries about the...
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Chilean wood-pulp and paper producer Empresas CMPC SA's (CMPC.SN) first-quarter net profit fell 32% year-on-year to $84.2 million, the company said Friday.
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Gold extended its declines Friday, breaking below the closing price after the metal's record-setting April selloff and putting futures on track for a fresh 26-month low.
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Gold extended its declines Friday, breaking below the closing price after the metal's record-setting April selloff and putting futures on track for a fresh 26-month low.
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Tech stocks showed strength in Friday's trading session, with several bellwethers rising and Facebook Inc. gaining ground on its one-year anniversary of becoming a public company.
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U.S. regulators Friday ordered Bank of Montreal (BMO, BMO.T) to strengthen its anti-money-laundering programs, citing deficiencies in its U.S. subsidiary's efforts at risk management and...
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European stocks moved higher on Friday and flirted with multiyear highs, with banks in the driver's seat after better-than-expected data from the U.S. removed some worries about the country's...
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U.S. regulators Friday ordered Bank of Montreal (BMO, BMO.T) to strengthen its anti-money-laundering programs, citing deficiencies in its U.S. subsidiary's efforts at risk management and...
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Copper prices rose after European auto sales surprised the market with their first increase in 20 months, and as one of the world's largest copper mines remains shut following a fatal accident.
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Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Friday's session are Aruba Networks Inc. (ARUN), J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) and Sina Corp. (SINA).
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The precious metal ticked lower for the seventh session in a row after comments from a key Fed official boosted the U.S. dollar.
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European Central Bank executive board member Benoit Coeure Friday called for clarity on the state of Europe's banking sector, warning that when euro-zone interest rates start rising, banks will...
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European stock markets moved higher on Friday and flirted with multiyear highs, with banks in the driver's seat after an upbeat broker upgrade for the sector.
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International investors bought 58.36% of shares sold through the initial public offering of Brazilian pensions and insurance company BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (BBSE3.BR), which posted world's...
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Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP.MI) said Friday that it will open a new branch in Turkey in a bid to support its corporate activity in the region and "create bridges" to intercept investments and...
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French oil major Total SA's (TOT) chairman and chief executive, Christophe de Margerie, Friday confirmed the group's medium-term production targets.
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U.K.'s benchmark rose on Friday, with banks advancing after a broker upgrade, offsetting weakness in food and tobacco stocks, which declined after downgrades.
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Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Iron & Steel Corp. (NLMK.RS) said Friday its first-quarter net profit fell 78% on the year earlier to $38 million, noting that challenges in the global steel...
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Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (AMS.JO), the world's largest platinum producer by output, said employees reported for their shift as normal Friday despite earlier threats of a strike.
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French industrial gas provider Air Liquide SA (AI.FR) Friday said it bought a 73.3% stake in Australia's Healthy Sleep Solutions as part of a strategy to diversify in health care servicing.
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Asian stock markets traded mostly higher Friday, with Japanese blue chips swinging to gains in the afternoon session.
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Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum reported for work on Friday, a company spokeswoman said, despite earlier calls for a strike by some union leaders.
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Indonesia may allow DBS Group Holdings Ltd. to buy Temasek Holdings Pte.
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Japanese blue-chip stocks fell Friday, extending losses into a second day after sharp gains earlier in the week, though Chinese and Australian shares inched higher.
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Japanese stocks fell Friday, extending losses into a second day after sharp gains earlier in the week, while Australian shares inched higher, helped by strength for some miners.
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The government of President Rafael Correa has sent to the National Assembly a bill to reform the country's mining law, that includes some changes requested by private investors.
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U.S. hopes for a new shale oil bonanza in Ohio, joining the prolific Bakken and Eagle Ford plays that have raised production to 20-year highs, were shattered on Thursday by the first hard evidence...
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The National Marine Fisheries Service will consider a petition to list harbor seals at Iliamna Lake in Alaska as threatened or endangered, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
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PORTLAND, Ore.--The leader of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is open to cutting the central bank's bond-buying program at some point over the next few months, provided the economy...
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Standard & Poor's Ratings Services placed its ratings on Ally Financial Inc. on watch for a possible upgrade, after the government-controlled auto lender entered into a plan-support agreement...
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