U.S. stocks moved higher Tuesday, erasing earlier losses, on hopes that Greece is nearing a deal to secure more bailout money.

2/7/2012 3:35:33 PM

Officials in Greece are under pressure to reach agreement on more austerity measures, as the threat of a default hangs over the country and protestors take to the streets.

2/7/2012 2:16:28 PM

Is China's economy heading for a hard or soft landing? Well, it looks like Chinese consumers can't get enough of Diet Coke and the Colonel's famous secret recipe. That may be good news.

2/7/2012 11:48:21 AM

In a huge consolidation of the international mining industry, Swiss company Glencore International has agreed to acquire rival Xstrata for $61.9 billion in stock, according to a joint statement.

2/7/2012 10:16:54 AM

The Nasdaq is at its highest level since the end of 2000. Highly speculative companies like Netflix and Zynga are soaring, and investors are salivating about possibly paying 100 times earnings for Facebook when it goes public.

2/6/2012 11:23:09 AM

FORTUNE -- As fourth quarter earnings come pouring in, Wall Street is assembling the full profit picture for 2011 ---- and it's truly spectacular. According to S&P Capital IQ, the firm that assembles profit data for the benchmark index, earnings will hit $92.17 a share, a 19% increase over the excellent numbers posted in 2010, and well above the all-time record set in 2006. Despite some negative surprises this month -- including disappointing news from Alcoa, Cisco and Exxon -- momentum and optimism keep building.

2/6/2012 5:12:53 PM

Officials in Greece were under pressure Monday to agree on the terms of a new bailout package, as the threat of a default hangs over the country.

2/6/2012 2:05:01 PM

Citibank won approval to issue its own credit card in China, making it the first non-Asian bank to enter that market.

2/6/2012 9:31:48 AM

The strong January jobs report may finally put a nail in the QE3 coffin.

2/3/2012 11:32:32 AM

Facebook has played a big role in the private trading markets that allow eligible investors the chance to snap up shares of hot Internet companies years before they go public.

2/3/2012 12:24:05 PM

Shares of General Motors and Ford surged on Friday following strong data on the U.S. job market.

2/3/2012 5:09:05 PM

Now that Facebook has finally filed for its much anticipated initial public offering, the enthusiasm for other social media investments has spread like wildfire.

2/2/2012 2:52:23 PM

It's been three months since MF Global became the eighth-largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. Did anyone see this coming? Well, a few people had some idea, and a Congressional subcommittee will hear from them on Capitol Hill Thursday.

2/2/2012 1:41:36 PM

Facebook is a great company. It proved that in its IPO filing. A billion dollar annual profit and $3.9 billion in cash for something that didn't even exist 10 years ago? That's impressive.

2/2/2012 2:30:15 PM

Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters surged nearly 25% Thursday after a stellar earnings report. After the closing bell Wednesday, Green Mountain reported $96 million in net income for the quarter ended in December, a 264% increase over the same quarter in the previous year that crushed analyst estimates.

2/2/2012 4:20:30 PM

Debt ceiling debates! European fiscal mayhem! High unemployment! Don't let it get you down. Your portfolio may survive just fine.

7/14/2011 7:59:58 AM

Friday is shaping up as another missed opportunity to defuse the European debt crisis.

7/14/2011 5:38:34 AM

Treasuries sold off Tuesday in the wake of better-than-expected retail sales and manufacturing data, pushing the benchmark 10-year yield to its highest level since late May.

6/14/2011 3:20:54 PM

The quarterly celebration known as earnings season gets underway this week, and investors are eager to see how a resurgent Corporate America is coping with rising energy and commodity prices.

4/11/2011 4:27:01 PM

The dollar strengthened against the Japanese yen Thursday ahead of a conference call of G-7 finance ministers that might be the first step toward intervention by Japanese authorities in currency markets.

3/17/2011 3:51:19 PM