Visa's first-quarter profit that exceeded market's expectation for the ninth quarter in a row. "I'm most impressed by the upside to revenue," one analyst said.
U.S. refiners are the clear winners in the recent rally--but at consumers' expense. If gas prices stay at $3.60 or higher for the rest of the month, it will cost consumers an extra $10 billion in the first quarter.
Wednesday afternoon the stock spiked after hours on a report that the board was considering a breakup of the company. Hewlett-Packard officially had no comment on the report.
Following a year in which his hedge fund again badly underperformed, investor Whitney Tilson has shed his stake in Apple and promised clients his decision to go solo would reap them benefits.
Reprising his 2011 crusade, Barack Obama is calling again for eliminating "tax breaks for private jet owners," drawing criticism from the industry and opposing politicians alike.
In total RBS, Barclays and UBS will pay nearly $3 billion in fines stemming from the multi-year practice of artificially suppressing these benchmark interest rates, a practice that spanned the financial crisis and beyond.
The threat of a cyber-attack tops the threat of losing money as the primary risk business executives worry about, according to a new survey sponsored by insurance giant AIG.
Over the past month, hundreds of thousands of Monopoly fans worldwide voted for which new token should replace one of the iconic ones being retired after countless journeys past Go. The results are in.
"I believe we will return to growth this year," said the CEO of J.C. Penney in an interview with CNBC. "As we approach this year, the number one priority is to return to growth."
In his daily CNBC.com-only video clip, Art Cashin of UBS talks with Bob Pisani about the S&P levels that could indicate either a continued rally, or a significant pullback. (2:39)
The divide between new and existing home prices is wider than ever and as one analyst notes, "The only people who can buy are people who are very well off, so that's created a positive mix shift."
The growing oil supply glut in the Midwest and the inability to transport and offload these supplies via pipeline to refineries along the Gulf Coast has created the widest price differential of the year between the world's largest oil futures contracts.