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Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Member Jay D. Hanson notified the audit regulator on Friday of his resignation from its Board. The PCAOB did not provide a reason for his departure.

The division between emerging- and developed-market currencies became increasingly blurred in 2016. And market strategists say politics are largely to blame.

Despite uncertain political environments around the globe, market volatility has been low. That era may be coming to an end soon, analysts say.

Despite uncertain political environments around the globe, market volatility has been low. That era may be coming to an end soon, analysts say.

Wells Fargo analysts believe off-price retailers are well-positioned if tax reforms proposed by President-elect Trump and the Republicans go into effect in 2017.

Wells Fargo analysts believe off-price retailers are well-positioned if tax reforms proposed by President-elect Trump and the Republicans go into effect in 2017.

Crude-oil prices on Friday tick modestly higher but enough to register a 52-week high in abbreviated trade ahead of the December holiday weekend.

The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution harshly criticizing Israel’s expansion of settlements, an historic vote that was made possible by the Obama administration’s decision to break from longstanding U.S. policy and abstain from voting on the measure.

Six letter-writers over six days reveal whether they took this column’s advice.

U.N. Security Council adopts resolution demanding end to Israeli settlements

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Gold prices settled higher Friday snapping a three-session skid, but it wasn’t enough to save the precious metal from its seventh straight weekly decline.

Gold prices settled higher Friday but it wasn't enough to save the precious metal from its seventh weekly loss, its longest weekly string of losses in more than 12 years. Gold for February delivery settled up $2.90, or 0.3%, at $1,133.60 an ounce, as the U.S. Dollar index retreated slightly but was still near its highest levels since December 2002. For the week, gold declined 0.3%. The last time gold had a run of seven weekly losses was back in mid-May 2004, according to Dow Jones data. Silver for March delivery settled down 11.2 cents... Читать дальше...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing how hackers infiltrated computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for several years beginning in 2010, Reuters reported Friday. Senior FDIC officials believe the breach was sponsored by China's military, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Hackers gained access to dozens of computers in the breach, including the workstation of former FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair.

President-elect Donald Trump will get an immediate shot at putting his stamp on the Federal Reserve. With two nominations made by President Obama stalled, Trump will get a chance to add a pair of officials to the Federal Open Market Committee.

The number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil climbed by 13 to 523 rigs this week. The total active U.S. rig count, which includes oil and natural-gas rigs, also rose by 16 to 653, according to Baker Hughes weekly report. Prices for oil held onto their earlier losses after the rig data. February crude was of 12 cents, or 0.2%, at $52.84 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for February was off 11 cents, or 0.2%, at $54.94 a barrel.

European stocks end with a small rise Friday, with the banking sector in focus following regulatory settlements in the U.S. while Italian officials prepare to bailout Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena.

The big-box store is banking on a $1 product to get customers to save (and spend).

The big-box store is banking on a $1 product to get customers to save (and spend).

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The University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers said its consumer sentiment index rose to a final reading of 98.2 in December, up from a preliminary reading of 98 earlier in the month and November’s final reading of 93.8.

The University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers said its consumer sentiment index rose to a final reading of 98.2 in December, up from a preliminary reading of 98 earlier in the month and November’s final reading of 93.8.

U.S. consumer sentiment hits 12-year high in December: Univ. of Mich.

Sales of newly-constructed homes are rising as price increases remain moderate.

Sales of newly-constructed homes are rising as price increases remain moderate.