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New York City joins Singapore and Hong Kong in embracing cryptocurrencies, albeit gingerly.

Under pressure from activist investors, company leaders are in a balancing act between the desire for greater margins and need to grow.

Short-term pain, long-term gain: The one-time impact of the new US tax law masks strong improvements.

Bank of America is sharing its success with the communities in which it operates, with a focus on ESG activities, says chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan.

New NY Fed head is a surprisingly controversial pick.

Hoping for a boost from DC: New legislation could be a boon for regional banks that are already making headway via cost savings, niche markets and new capabilities.

The new chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve is steadily raising rates amid a more volatile economic environment.

Newly merged DowDupont will soon split into three publicly traded companies and the largest of the three will be overseen by CEO Jim Fitterling.

Zuckerberg’s testimony to Congress has only increased public calls for more oversight of social media and how it uses customer data.

Three companies with 'extraordinary resources' will pool them to provide employees and their families with a new health coverage model

Does JPMorgan Chase really need a new headquarters? Or is this just an expression of Jamie Dimon's edifice complex? And how likely are other banks to invest their own financial assets in constructing bigger and better offices rather than clients' projects?

Peso volatility and investor caution are likely to linger through the middle of the year.

Financial centers set to duel over Chinese tech giant but, if the company gets its way, both sides could win

Longtime senior executives Greg Abel and Ajit Jain were promoted to vice chairman on January 10 and joined Berkshire’s board of directors. The announcement might suggest that Abel and Jain, alone or together, might lead the company in the near future.

With the Nestle acquisition, Ferrero has now become the third-largest confectionary company in the United States.

The  construction-equipment giant finds itself at the center of a tax controversy involving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the impact of US tax reforms on domestic and international companies.

Overall global FDI declined last year with developed economies seeing a decrease in flows even as developing economies saw an increase.

M&A deals between companies like CVS and Aetna and Amazon and Whole Foods will test what it means to create value in business today, as well as whether such deals provide value for consumers.

Westfield has developed shopping venues in such prime locations as London’s Shepherd Bush, New York’s World Trade Center and Los Angeles’ Century City. 

Shazam, which is headquartered in London, has more than one billion downloads worldwide.