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OPEC requires consensus among members to alter its output ceiling. The group is producing above its current ceiling, and the return of Indonesia to the cartel plus a ramp up of production in Iran is making it look even less meaningful. After all, no actual additional oil will...

Fully taxed Alibaba spinoff: This is the scenario investors are anxious about, and Squali estimates that the value of Yahoo’s various parts would be worth a total of only $37.43, a scant 3.9% upside to where the stock is now trading.

But their options are limited.

There was a 39% increase in orders placed by online shoppers in China with US retailers on Sunday November 29 compared to the same day past year.

Despite oil prices plunging by more than 60 percent in 18 months, OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia and the cartel’s other Gulf state members are defying calls to reduce output – in a year-long strategy of attempting to preserve market share and fend off competition from...

According to Reuters, the group decided not to cut its production levels. The country’s oil exports were crippled by western sanctions over its nuclear program, but with those restrictions expected to lift in 2016, Iran says it can pump 1 million barrels a day more into a...

The House approved the measure in a bipartisan 359-65 vote, with all 65 “no” votes coming from Republicans. Senate action is expected to follow shortly.

SAN FRANCISCO Yahoo Inc’s (YHOO.O) board of directors on Friday is in the third and final day of meetings that could decide the future of one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent but troubled companies.

Payrolls climbed by 211,000 last month following a 298,000 gain in October that was larger than previously estimated, Labor Department figures showed Friday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the members of Federal Assembly and State Duma on Thursday in his annual speech to lawmakers on the state of the nation.

This is potentially an intriguing move for the Internet-based company.

Still, the second month of strong job gains should allay fears the economy has hit a soft patch, after reports showing tepid consumer spending in October and a slowdown in services industry growth in November.

The company said Friday morning it was adding thousands of trailers to its fleet, which is transported by third-party carriers.

A group of Senate Democrats say they will call for a vote on amendments to address gun violence in the wake of the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California.

“The domestic stock market may have fluctuated right after the ECB’s decision but will soon return its attention to a more critical issue, which is the imminent USA rate hike”, said Park Seok-hyun, researcher at Eugene Investment & Securities. Japan’s...