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As we improve our quality of life through technological innovations, robotics and automation could be the next quantum step for enhancing productivity. Investors can also tap into this growing industry through a targeted exchange traded fund. On the upcoming webcast, Plug into Robotics with an ETF Strategy, Henrick Christensen, Director of UC San Diego Contextual…

The Mac maker launches a new corporate wellness site for Apple Watch.

U.S. health officials have approved a new option for some women battling ovarian cancer: a drug that targets a genetic mutation seen in some highly aggressive tumors.

China opened its doors to foreign financial investment, but investors worry about the downside.

BlackRock’s iShares unit, the world’s largest issuer of exchange traded funds, said it will split the popular iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEArca: IJR). “The Board has approved a 2-for-1 split for this fund for shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 13, 2017, payable after the close of trading on…

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The founder of New York-based hedge fund Platinum Partners was arrested on Monday as prosecutors unveiled an indictment charging him and six others with an approximately $1 billion fraud.

Shares of United Technologies Corp. surged 2.1% toward a 17-month high in morning trade, enough for them to pace the gainers among Dow Jones Industrial Average components, after Credit Suisse turned bullish on the diversified industrial giant.

When it comes to investing in metals, it is the precious variety, namely gold and silver, that command the most attention among investors and the financial precious. Indeed, gold and silver have enjoyed runs of success at various points this year, but some industrial metals are leading the way as 2016 draws to a close.…

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French judges on Monday found IMF chief Christine Lagarde guilty of negligence for failing to challenge a 400 million euro ($417 million) state arbitration payout to a business tycoon in 2008 when she was French finance minister.

$4 billion will buy back a lot of Corning stock. But is it a good deal?

Deutsche Bank AG is set this week to settle a claim with U.S. authorities over the bank's alleged misselling of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the financial crisis, according to Reuters.

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay is bringing some of its most famous snack chips to a new place in the convenience store with Top N Go Walking Tacos.

Gilead's HIV preventing med is not only groundbreaking, it could be the cure to what ails this stock.

Despite aggressive efforts nationwide to boost the number of people who attend college, enrollments declined this fall for the fifth straight year.

The U.S. Electoral College is expected on Monday to officially select Republican Donald Trump as the next president in a vote that is usually routine but takes place this year amid allegations of Russian hacking to try to influence the election.

Oil prices rose on Monday as a weaker dollar and the delay of new Libyan oil exports boosted benchmarks, amid expectations of tighter crude supply going into 2017.

Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday the hike mostly results from an agreement Nov. 30 by major oil-producing countries to slash output.

Walt Disney's "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" hit blockbuster status with light speed at the box office this weekend, collecting an estimated $155 million in the U.S. and Canada.

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The Australian and French defense ministers say they are giving top priority to concealing design details of a new Australian submarine after data was leaked from French shipbuilder DCNS about a submarine built for India.

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Zsa Zsa Gabor, the Hungarian-born actress who was mostly famous for being famous, died Sunday.

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