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U.S. stocks were slightly lower as positive housing data proved to be not enough to boost the Dow's winning streak to eight days. The National Association of Realtors reported that previously-owned home sale posted strong growth in May compared to April. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry...

US prosecutors and BNP Paribas SA are likely to reach an agreement which will force the bank to pay between $8 and $9 billion in penalties for violating US sanctions. The Wall Street Journal reported that the two sides have agreed to broad terms which include the bank's admission of guilt...

An Islamic militant group that has been linked to Al-Qaeda took over a second city in as many days this week, posing a direct threat to Baghdad and prompting the Iraqi government to ask for US military support. The group, called the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), overran Tikrit and...

Since last month’s European Central Bank policy meeting, investors have been on high alert as ECB President Mario Draghi all but promised that the bank would ease at June’s meeting. The bank is widely expected to cut its main interest rate to 0.10 percent and take its deposit rate...

The bidding war over Chicago-based meats and desserts company Hillshire Brands Co. heated up after Pilgrim’s Pride Corp increased its acquisition offer by $1 billion. The new offer values Hillshire at $55 per share, a step up from Tyson Foods $50 a share offer on Thursday. If Hillshire...

The crisis in Ukraine took a new turn on Wednesday after Russian news agency RIA reported that the Defense Ministry announced that troops had begun to move away from the Ukrainian border. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that he had ordered his troops to withdraw, but US...

This weekend in Barron's online: a roundtable discussion of the changing landscape of master limited partnerships, and the prospects for the Washington Post, BNP Paribas, HD Supply, Isis Pharmaceuticals and Redbox. Cover Story "MLP Boom or Bust?" by Dimitra DeFotis. Master limited partnerships (...

S&P cut the debt ratings of three of Europe's largest banks late Tuesday as new rules and "uncertain market conditions" threaten business across the continent. Barclays (NYSE: BCS), Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS), and Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) all had their credit ratings cut one notch. Downgrades...

Deposits in peripheral European nations' ailing banks recovered nicely in December as lessening concerns over the health of the Eurozone increased confidence in the financial sector. Since the onset of the crisis, capital has flowed out of peripheral banks and into those of core nations, mainly...

U.S. equity futures fell in early Friday trading as large companies including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported earnings Thursday that missed analyst estimates. Apple reported sales that beat expectations but earnings missed and Amazon reported its first quarterly loss in...