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The controversial billionaire George Soros is generally considered one of the greatest hedge fund managers of all time.

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New York state's financial regulator subpoenaed Lending Club Corp on Wednesday over its business practices related to interest rates and fees charged to New Yorkers, a person familiar with the matter said.

After outperforming a flat S&P 500 by nearly 24% last year, General Electric Company has slightly underperformed the market in 2016.

The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday said it was experiencing a critical technical issue that sent trading to other exchange venues in a subset of ticker symbols.

Home-improvement titan Home Depot posted first-quarter earnings results this week that showed just how much stronger its business is than that of many national retailers.

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Boeing and Airbus are in the midst of ramping up production of their newest widebody offerings: the 787 Dreamliner for Boeing and the A350 for Airbus.

Shares of MGT Capital Investments Inc. plunged 23% in active morning trade, reversing an earlier intraday surge of 34%, putting it on track to snap a seven-session win streak.

Even though the number of people leaving traditional pay-television for streaming services or other options remained a relative trickle into 2014, the Q2 and Q3 numbers from that year made it look like the trend was taking hold.

In 2014, there were 7,923 mutual funds, not including funds that invest in other mutual funds.

The two largest publicly traded 3D printing companies, 3D SystemsCorporation and StratasysLtd.

Oil futures edged lower on Wednesday, off 2016 highs hit in the previous session, as the impact of unplanned supply disruptions from Nigeria and Canada were tempered by rising supplies from elsewhere.

Chasing volatility can bring big risk and reward, ETFs can help balance the two.

Einhorn, Dalio and Ackman may not be household names, but they have a reputation of earning big money.

Lowe’s reported a 1Q profit of $0.98 per share, topping the estimate for $0.85. Revenue of $15.2 billion, also beat the estimate for $14.87 billion.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday that sweeping financial reforms put in place under President Barack Obama were harming the economy and he would dismantle nearly all of them.

China's benchmark stock index closed at the lowest level in 2-1/2 months on Wednesday, after comments from Federal Reserve officials rekindled prospects of a U.S. interest rate rise as early as June.

Japan's economy expanded at the fastest pace in a year in the first quarter, thanks in part to a leap year consumption boost, but analysts say the rebound is not strong enough to dispel concerns over a contraction this quarter.

Rail services in and out of New York City's Grand Central Terminal will be suspended for the morning commute on Wednesday, a day after a fire under a section of elevated track in Manhattan interrupted the evening rush hour, officials said.

The Philadelphia 76ers landed their first No. 1 overall draft pick in 20 years on Tuesday at the NBA’s Draft Lottery. Philadelphia have endured a dreadful three-year stretch that was a part of a rebuilding plan to restock the franchise with top picks.

FedEx Corp.'s planned $4.8 billion takeover of Dutch parcel company TNT Express NV will settle on May 25, ending a merger process that's been more than a year under way.

When publicly traded companies earn money, they often let investors share those profits by distributing dividends -- paying them a set amount of money for each share of its stock they own.

Companies have several options for raising capital, but a popular route is issuing stock to the public.

IBM recently announced that Watson, its cognitive computing system, will undergo cybersecurity training at eight universities during a year-long research project starting this fall.