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The golfers' trading trouble and gambling could create an image problem for his Big Four sponsor

The Federal Reserve’s new capital requirements for big insurers may not be as onerous as many investors feared.

A key measure of inflation expectations isn’t working the way the ECB would like.

The Swiss luxury group has unrivalled brands, but the luxury watch market continues to decline.

A three-way deal among Total, Oil Search and InterOil shows demand for low-cost producing natural gas remains strong.

A small change in Facebook’s advertising formula had a devastating effect on ad-supported app maker Cheetah Mobile.

Bayer’s unsolicited bid for Monsanto appears to be a long shot.

The slump in U.S. farm machinery demand is likely to take another toll on Deere’s fiscal second-quarter earnings Friday.

A British financial firm has integrated bank accounts with a bracelet that can shock customers who overspend.

Wal-Mart’s strong quarter may represent less of a bellwether for other retailers than a tolling bell.

Heard on the Street podcast: The potential of Amazon's Echo and the reasons behind the retail bloodbath

Shares in package-holiday specialist Thomas Cook took a dive Thursday after it warned that troubles in Turkey would hit its full-year profits.

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s renewed appetite for rate increases challenges the status quo in markets.

China’s decline as a great power in the 19th century can’t be blamed on imperialism and opium. It was bad monetary policy, after all.

The factors supporting a stable yuan—a weakening dollar and a stabilizing Chinese economy—are reversing.