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Ferguson sees more trouble ahead for Europe, China, and Saudi Arabia. But countries with cheap stocks and political stability could beckon investors.

Why are we such suckers for a 50% off sign or an 'unrepeatable' special offer? And how can we avoid buying stuff we don't really need? The turkey has been eaten, the presents unwrapped and the Queen's speech watched. Whi...

More than 100 funds claim to be bearish, but only five have managers who short individual stocks. As the market falters, these funds are worth a look.

With inflation and the euro low, and the ECB pumping money into the economy, European shares might rise by as much as 20% in 2016.

The agreement, signed by President Obama, could provide a lift to solar-panel providers and REITs, but not Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

The carrier was still delivering packages on Christmas Day in some parts of the country, "due to unforeseen volume and severe weather," a spokesman said.

With companies that offer custom-painted bike helmets and tricycle rentals, among other things, Danielle Baskin has come to realize she can't do it alone.

A wave of short-covering propelled stocks higher in a holiday-shortened week. Commodities stocks rebounded. A New Year's forecast.

Regulators are concerned about some ETFs' leverage. New limits could eliminate leveraged ETFs and hamper managed futures funds.

A $900 million hole in next year's Oklahoma state budget and a projected shortfall for the last six months of the current fiscal year could deepen if the price of oil and natural gas stays at low levels not seen for more...

Activist investors have transformed themselves from derided corporate raiders to accepted voices in the corporate boardroom, helping produce a banner year.

When you're excited to get to work in the morning, weekends suddenly hold less weight. That's a good thing.

The Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has already warned that the UK should expect the cost of borrowing to rise soon.

It's that time of year again: The day after Christmas, with its blowout sales and deep discounts.

Chinese regulators are looking into a high-profile takeover battle for China Vanke, a spokesman for the country's securities regulator said.

Comcast Chief Executive Brian Roberts admitted a few months ago that cable companies "can't keep raising the price forever." But it looks like "forever" can wait. Like Time Warner Cable and Cablevision, Comcast is boosti...

What does the size of a country's market tell you about a country's economy and its standard of living? That's a question frontier markets strategist Andrew Howell aimed to answer in Citi's massive new report on global p...

In a sign that U.S. energy producers think crude-oil and gas prices will languish through next year, several are slashing their already slimmed down budgets and collectively, taking more in write-downs on their assets th...

Austrian police say they received a warning from a "friendly" intelligence service about a possible terror attack in the days between Christmas and New Year's,

Why physicists are fascinated by Vincent van Gogh's episodes of 'psychotic agitation' NOW WATCH: Science explains why this image disgusts some people

Many investors see dividend aristocrat McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) as a slam-dunk for big gains and another hike in 2016. Too bad they are, like many dividend growth disciples, betting on what they see in the rearview mirro...

Getty Images/John Moore When I was in college, my academic advisor used to say something fairly often that didn’t really resonate with me at the time, but now strikes me as very wise. The gist of it was this: When you ...