China

So far, January has been a bust for global investors: In just four days, $1.6 trillion in market value was destroyed, according to the S&P Global 1200, which tracks 70% of worldwide market capitalization.

If you’re thinking about selling all your shares and mutual funds and burying the cash in a fruit jar in the backyard, don’t.

Crude had been pumping up incredibly, so much so that it surged nearly 30% in just three days, the biggest three-day gain since 1990! But today is another day, and crude is under pressure.

The Dow Jones Industrials sink into correction territory with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite close behind.  

If U.S. CEOs weren't worried about currency issues before, China's move to devalue the yuan should be a wake-up call. 

As I sit here in Kiev, Ukraine, and see the chaos enveloping the world around me, I think it’s time to pound the table for investors to protect their portfolios.  American leadership is absent, other world powers are rising, and geopolitical tensions are reaching the breaking point.  

Bye Bye Bulls? Notwithstanding this week's steep drop, it still remains unclear whether U.S. equity markets are heading for a much-feared correction.

McDonald's, the world's biggest burger chain, set off alarm bells among investors after posting a cautious outlook, but analysts say it’s not much to worry about.

China's willingness to stomach slower growth in the short term is causing turbulence in the global markets.

Strong economic data from Europe and Asia sent U.S. stock-index futures climbing modestly on Wednesday, suggesting the Dow and S&P could open near record highs.

Wall Street ended solidly in the green as the S&P 500 logged its 11th record close of the year, the first five-day string of record closes since '98. The Dow also notched its 17th record close.

Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba officially announced plans over the weekend to list its huge initial public offering in New York instead of Hong Kong.

Setting the stage for one of the biggest initial public offerings ever, China's Alibaba Group is reportedly 95% certain it will list its shares in New York instead of Hong Kong.

Rogers Holdings Chairman Jim Rogers on where he is investing.

Currencies in Asia tumbled and stocks in China fluctuated after China's central bank devalued its tightly controlled currency.

China’s Communist Party announced a formal investigation last month into one of the party's most senior figures, Zhou Yongkang, and one hedge fund manager says the move will bring broader political and market implications.

GlaxoSmithKline said some of its executives in China appeared to have breached Chinese law related to an ongoing bribery scandal. 

Chinese police accused GlaxoSmithKline of reportedly bribing officials and doctors by channeling money through travel agencies. 

GlaxoSmithKline has so far found no evidence of bribery in China related to past sales of Botox despite fresh allegations that it paid doctors cash and other benefits to prescribe the treatment.

Shares of KFC and Taco Bell parent Yum Brands are down about 8%  as traders digest disappointing news about its slow overhaul in China.