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Netflix added more than four million subscribers internationally during its fourth quarter, as the conversation around the company shifts to its maturing domestic business and the need for growth.

Netflix added more than four million subscribers internationally during its fourth quarter, as the conversation around the company shifts to its maturing domestic business and the need for growth.

Nasdaq turns positive, U.S. stocks pare losses as biotech rallies

Oil futures settled sharply lower on Wednesday as a global glut of supplies and fear that Iran would add to inventories plagued the market. February West Texas Intermediate crude , which expired at the settlement, fell $1.91, or 6.7%, to settle at $26.55 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. March WTI crude , which is now the front-month contract, settled at $28.35, down $1.22, or 4.1%.

Oil slides 6.7%, finishing below $27 a barrel

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen will testify on Feb. 10 about the outlook for the U.S. economy and interest rates to the House Financial Services Committee, according to a statement from the panel released Wednesday. The hearing is part of Yellen's regular bi-annual reports to lawmakers about central bank matters.

Gold futures rallied on Wednesday as a plunge in oil prices fueled a drop in U.S. equities, lifting the metal's appeal as a haven investment. February gold rose $17.10, or 1.6%, to settle at $1,106.20 an ounce on Comex. That was the highest settlement for a most-active contract since Jan. 7, according to FactSet.

IBM’s 15th straight quarter of sales declines prompted a number of analysts to axe their price target’s on the stock.

IBM’s 15th straight quarter of sales declines prompted a number of analysts to axe their price target’s on the stock.

Coach Inc. is the preferred handbag brand in a segment where growth "remains subdued," wrote Cowen & Co. analysts in a Wednesday note. Responses to the Cowen National Handbag Survey, conducted over the course of department store checks in 30 states between October and December, indicate that Coach is regaining market share based on better merchandise and more controlled promotions and inventory, analysts said. Still, the handbag sector is suffering from "too much industry sameness... with... Читать дальше...

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For the fifth year in a row, Jim O’Sullivan was the best economic forecaster in America. The chief U.S. economist for High Frequency Economics won the MarketWatch Forecaster of the Year award again.

Here's what cost more in 2015 -- and what cost less

Americans got a big break on gasoline prices in 2015 as well as furnishings for their homes, but they got less relief on some of their largest expenses such as medical care and shelter.

Markets bounce off the day's lows, but Dow still reeling by over 400 points

Ted Cruz is certain that he’s a natural-born citizen of the United States. But other Republicans aren’t so sure, a new poll finds.

It’s official: We’ve never endured a hotter year than in 2015. Well, almost official. NASA said on Wednesday that, due to various factors, there’s only a 94% certainty to the claim.

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GasBuddy.com picks its retail brand winners for the cheapest gas prices, and Costco tops the list in the West.

GasBuddy.com picks its retail brand winners for the cheapest gas prices, and Costco tops the list in the West.

Investors expected one of two outcomes from the Bank of Canada’s Wednesday policy meeting: Either the central bank would cut its overnight rate to a quarter of a percentage point — or hint that a cut would follow in the near future. As it happens, it did neither.

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Losses on the Dow Jones Industrial Average exceed 500 points

Global rout: Britain's FTSE 100 slides into bear-market territory

The largest U.S. banks have cleaned up their act, but investors fear getting burned again, writes Phil van Doorn.