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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials and S&P 500 finishing at record highs, after comments from two Federal Reserve officials suggested that the central bank is not close to tapering its bond-buying program.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 52.30 points, or 0.3%, to end at 15,387.58, notching its 19th consecutive Tuesday rise.The S&P 500 index (SPX) climbed 2.87 points, or 0.2%, to 1,669.16, with health care the biggest gainer and telecommunications the biggest laggard among the 10 major industry groups.The Nasdaq Composite (RIXF) rose 5.69 points, or 0.2%, to 3,502.12.More than 687 million shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Composite volume topped 3.4 billion.Stocks gained after New York Fed President William Dudley, who is also vice chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, said that the Fed may adjust the pace of asset purchases up or down depending on the economic outlook and that he was unsure which way the next change will be.And St. L...
Lee Raymond, the presiding director of J.P. Morgan , suggested on Tuesday that the composition of the board's risk committee might change in the future. "On the comp...
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s (JPM) James Dimon seemed likely Tuesday to survive a challenge to his grip on the posts of chairman and chief executive, according to a per...
U.S. stocks wavered Tuesday, as investors waited for upcoming speeches by Federal Reserve officials that might hint at when the central bank may start to scale back ...
Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive of J.P. Morgan said on Tuesday that the bank has consistently earned a fair profit for its shareholders and that all its bu...
European stock markets dropped on Tuesday, after climbing to multiyear highs in the prior session, with investors cautious about making any major moves before more c...
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, with investors expected to scrutinize speeches by two Federal Reserve officials for any clues as to when the central bank may begin to s...
Financial stocks were up on Tuesday ahead of speeches expected by two Federal Reserve officials that might give indications to the direction of the Fed's bond-buying...
As the federal government squeezes payments for private Medicare plans, Humana Inc. (HUM), the big health insurer most tethered to the government health program, has...
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Jamie Dimon will hold on to his dual titles at the bank and defeat a proposal by several activist shareholders t...
Traders and investors are dumping contracts designed to protect them against losses on bank bonds, not because they feel more relaxed about the risk on these bonds, ...
FOX Business: Capitalism Lives HereThe blue-chip average notched its nineteenth-straight Tuesday win as traders mulled a bullish note from Goldman Sachs and continue...
FOX Business: Capitalism Lives HereAfter dipping into the red several times, the markets pushed higher on Tuesday, helped by a bullish note from Goldman Sachs and ho...
A group of 19 large retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) and Starbucks Corp. (SBUX), are opting out of a pending class-acti...
A group of 19 large retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) and Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) are opting out of a pending class-action...
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) boss James Dimon strengthened his grip over the nation's largest bank as shareholders voted overwhelmingly against a proposal to split ...
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday of 38 cents a share on outstanding common shares. The dividend will be paid on July 30, 2013. This ...
U.S. stocks edged higher Tuesday, as investors monitored speeches by three Federal Reserve officials that might hint at when the central bank will start to scale bac...
J.P. Morgan said on Tuesday that shareholders defeated a proposal to split the roles of chairman and chief executive and make the chairman of the board an independen...
Medtronic Inc.'s (MDT) fiscal fourth-quarter sales grew roughly 4%, but expenses related to employee layoffs and manufacturing consolidation caused earnings to fall ...
