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The Fed Chairman is expected to maintain his dovish tone when he speaks to Congress Wednesday and dispel notions the Fed is ready to cut back its easing policy.
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Apple tumbled to its lowest level in over a year, as investors continued to dump shares of the tech company amid worries over second-quarter iPad mini shipments.
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Verizon Communications reported quarterly earnings that beat analysts' expectations on Thursday, but revenue came in a bit light.
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PepsiCo reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday, as price increases helped margins and the company stood by its full-year forecast.
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Factory activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region unexpectedly contracted in April while a gauge of future U.S. economic activity fell last month, two separate releases showed on Thursday.
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Leading emerging markets investor Mark Mobius is still bullish on China, despite the country's disappointing economic growth in the first quarter.
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When everyone hates a trade, it's time to buy, a contrarian explains.
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"When I look at copper, it reminds me a lot of gold before that big breakdown," one analyst said.
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“Time is running out“ for Francois Hollande to save France, says the country’s largest independent asset manager. But will he listen?
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The euro stabilized on Thursday after suffering its biggest one-day fall in almost a year, as prominent ECB official Jens Weidmann hinted of a possible euro zone rate cut. Analysts say there's plenty of reason to take him seriously.
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia trimmed its losses in the first quarter, thanks to stronger Lumia smartphone sales.
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A 10 billion euro aid deal to save Cyprus from bankruptcy has been thrown into fresh uncertainty with news that the country's fractious parliament will vote on the final package.
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Investigators have spotted a Boston Marathon bombing suspect from security video taken before two blasts ripped through central Boston on Monday.
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As worries over the outlook for the global economy resurface, analysts tell CNBC that Asia can take comfort from one fact – the sharp fall in oil prices.
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Weekly jobless claims will be more important than usual for markets Thursday, after an uneven series of claims reports this month and a surprisingly weak March employment report.
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China's former foreign minister championed peace during an interview with CNBC in Moscow, asking CNBC what it had done to help peace talks resume in North Korea and Washington.
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Barclays said its investment banking boss, Rich Ricci, will step down this month and retire from the UK bank in June.
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The first round of voting in Italy's presidential elections was inconclusive, Reuters reported at midday on Thursday, making a two third majority for the presidential front runner impossible.
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A sell-off in China's stock market has not put of market bulls, who forecast gains of up to 15 percent in the coming months.
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Oil prices have cascaded lower in the global commodities rout and may still have further to go before finding a floor, analysts say.
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