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Goldman sees S&P 500 hitting 2,100 by year's end

Analysts at Goldman Sachs expect the S&P 500 will climb to 2,100 by the end of this year, partly due to the Federal Reserve’s decision last week to keep interest rates at historically low levels.

How to lose $667 million in a year without trying

Bond investors can waste a lot of money and not even know it.

Investors have high hopes for Costco's earnings

Wall Street likes the warehouse retailer's unique business model

Another government shutdown? DC preps for nervous breakdown

It wasn’t a good sign late last week when Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) introduced a bill assuring that all of the 2.7 million federal workers eventually would be paid if the government shuts down in ten days. With the Obama...

Why Tom Colicchio wants to eliminate tipping

Colicchio says he’ll extend a no-tipping policy at his Manhatten restaurant Craft to dinner, if his “service included” lunch proves successful.

Stocks open higher as Street eyes Fed speakers

U.S. stocks opened higher Monday as Wall Street continued to digest last week's rate hike decision amid comments from several Federal Reserve speakers.

Fed's Bullard: October rate hike possible, but ...

The St. Louis Fed chief told CNBC the decision to leave rates unchanged last week was a "close call."

Volkswagen to halt US sales of diesel cars as stock plunges

Volkswagen has told U.S. dealers to halt sales of some 2015 diesel cars after regulators found software it designed for the affected vehicles gave false emissions data.

Oil price rebounds as US drilling declines

U.S. oil prices narrowed their discount to international benchmark Brent as a supply glut in North America abated even as it grew elsewhere.

The US rental crisis could get a lot worse

How bad can rental affordability in the U.S. get? Even worse.