Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc., under fire in Washington for setting aside billions of dollars for bonuses a year after getting a taxpayer bailout, is joining Warren Buffett to provide assistance ...

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil gained for a third day as an industry report showed US stockpiles declined after a Gulf of Mexico hurricane.

Hershey(HSY Quote) is in talks with banks to line up financing for a rival bid to Kraft's(KFT Quote)$16 billion offer for British confectionary maker Cadbury(CBY Quote), a report says.

TOKYO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 0.6 percent on Wednesday to its lowest close in six weeks, as concerns about banks and property firms joining a rush to tap the equity market for capital weighed on shares in ...

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- China is among the emerging markets facing risks of property and commodity market bubbles, central bank adviser Fan Gang said, joining officials from the region in expressing concern about surging asset prices.

Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen top the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is giving its top safety pick today to 19 passenger cars and eight sport utility vehicles for the 2010 model ...

("=2nd UPDATE: Home Depot 3Q Earnings Off 8.9%; Co Boosts Year Pft View" published at 1:23 pm, and "UPDATE:Home Depot 3Q Earnings Off 8.9%;Co Boosts Year Pft View," at 7:31 am had the incorrect figure for implied fourth-quarter earnings guidance in the ...

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- In his 21 years at Lazard Ltd., Kenneth Jacobs witnessed three chief executive officers, the 161-year-old firm's initial public offering and a power struggle lost by the founding family.

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- In less than a week, the US Marshals Service has raised $3 million for the victims of Bernard L. Madoff, selling off his personal assets including a teak-accented yacht, diamond earrings and a NY Mets jacket.

SINGAPORE (marketwatch) -- Crude oil futures rose Wednesday, moving closer to the $80 mark after data from the American Petroleum Institute showed a larger-than-expected drawdown in US crude oil inventories.

Two companies that encountered political anger for their plans to use Chinese-built turbines on a wind farm in West Texas have announced plans to build a new turbine factory - in the United States.

TAIPEI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks ended up 0.43 percent on Wednesday as Chinatrust Financial (2891.TW) gained following its decision to buy a stake of AIG's Taiwan unit from China Strategic (0235.

New York City's securities industry grew by 3600 jobs in September, the biggest increase since 2002, according to a report by the New York State Comptroller.

UBS has admitted that it schemed to defraud the US government by helping Americans hide money in secret Swiss accounts. (Adrian Moser/bloomberg News) By David S. Hilzenrath If your secret Swiss bank account was small enough, you can breathe easier: A ...

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Three marketing firms and hundreds of their online partners made more than $1.4 billion using misleading sales tactics, according to a report issued Tuesday by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John D.

The $10 and $20 surcharges that air travelers are paying this Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's are generating so much extra money that three airlines are extending them - and increasing them up to $50 - all the way to ...

Fox Business Network interviewed News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch today (gee, wonder how they were able to book that one) and the media mogul acknowledged taking a look at General Electric's NBC Universal after word got out that Comcast was in talks ...

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks fell, led by real- estate companies on concern sales of new equity will dilute earnings per share and after investment ratings were cut.

WASHINGTON—The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Tuesday reinstated Boeing Co.'s $1 billion contract to maintain the US Air Force fleet of aerial refueling tankers.