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ThinkstockThe outlook for a long-sought federal fix of state sales taxation of online retailers looks dim after comments Wednesday by Robert Goodlatte, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives...
ThinkstockRecent bad weather, a surge in crude shipments and a record grain crop have combined to create a jam in cargo delivered by rail. Train speeds have dropped around 9% in past few months, and...
SolarCity and Best Buy have teamed up to help customers go solar. The aim for the solar panel installer is to get face time with shoppers to explain how much money they could save. The retailer gets...
Vornado Realty Trust apparently is looking for any avenue it can to generate more value for its shareholders. The New York-based commercial landlord reportedly is considering a spin-off of its...
ThinkstockWednesday, the makers of the popular smartphone game Candy Crush Saga filed for an initial public offering. Dublin-based King Digital Entertainment plans to offer more than 22 million...
Biotech and emerging pharmaceutical stocks continue to be hot, but short sellers shied away from many of them in late February. Those bucking that trend include BioMarin Pharmaceutical and Medivation.
Shares of Las Vegas-based casino operator Boyd Gaming took off in after-hours trading Monday after a regulatory filing from activist hedge fund Elliott Associates disclosed that it owns 4.99% of...
La Jolla Pharmaceutical shares surged after the micro-cap biotech said late Monday that its study for a chronic kidney disease treatment showed a statistically significant improvement.
Due to its greater reach along the U.S. East Coast arising from its recent merger with US Airways, American Airlines said Monday that it has ended its inline agreements with JetBlue Airways. It also...
ThinkstockThe amount of global debt swelled to more than $100 trillion last year, according to the Swiss-based Bank for International Settlements (BIS), as governments borrowed to lift their...
In the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, Visa and MasterCard said Friday that they have formed a new group aimed at improving payment system security. The new group will include banks,...
Less than three months after its rebirth, American Airlines is on pace for a record annual profit estimated at $3.5 billion putting it ahead of rivals Delta Air Lines and United Continental.
After a rough couple of days for investors in McDermott International, a ray of sunshine Thursday following the announcement that the the engineering and construction specialist for the oil industry...
Activist investor Carl Icahn has "not yet begun to fight" according to his latest open letter to the shareholders of eBay. His impetus was an investor survey that showed 55% of respondents support a...
Morgan Stanley reportedly is considering its options, including a possible outright sale, for its private Swiss private banking business. Other international banks have also offloaded their Swiss...