St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, at a talk in Germany, defends the Fed's massive asset purchase program and recommends that the ECB adopt a similar stimulus policy.
Rumors that Brazil's social security fund,Bolsa Familia, was to be cancelled led thousands of people to withdraw money from Brazilian banks over the weekend.
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer tells CNBC the $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr is "part of enhancing our growth story" and the company will remain independent, even under Yahoo's ownership.
As investors and analysts size up Yahoo's latest $1.1 billion acquisition, it is worth reflecting on the GeoCities deal, which has many similarities, the NYT reports.
In the wake of Yahoo's announcement on Monday that it's snapping up Tumblr for $1.1 billion, the attention has shifted to which companies could be next.
Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple's low global tax payments after the U.S. Senate said the company paid little or nothing on tens of billions of dollars in profits.
The board of Yahoo agreed on Sunday to buy the popular blogging service Tumblr for about $1.1 billion in cash, a signal of how the company plans to reposition, the NYT reports.
Dudley-Bullard: one-two dovish punch fuels rally. It's no secret most of the Street has been trying to anticipate the anticipated Fed "tapering" of bond purchases.
The Dow is up nearly 22 percent since mid-November. Many think the market's overdue for a pullback, but historical correlations indicate that it may not be.
According to a CBO report, tax hikes outweigh spending cuts by 6-1. Henry Blodget, Business Insider, and Jim Pethokoukis, American Enterprise Institute, discuss.
Abe will have a tough job trying to convince his G-8 colleagues next month that his "three arrows" stimulus program is not just a subterfuge to boost exports, says this economist.