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The U.S. Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2% on Wednesday as widely expected, but signalled heightened inflation concerns.

Barclays Plc , Britain's fourth- biggest bank, will raise 4.5 billion pounds to bolster depleted capital and increase consumer lending in Asia and investment banking in the U.S. Barclays rose 6.5 percent in ...

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American Express said Wednesday MasterCard will pay it as much as $1.8 billion to settle an antitrust lawsuit, as it warned credit losses may increase as business conditions deteriorate.

Wall Street rose sharply Wednesday as oil prices fell back and investors awaited the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates and policymakers' take on the economy.

Investors worried about the impact of higher oil and gas prices on consumer spending and the overall economy got a reprieve when light, sweet crude fell $3.33 to $135.67 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The pullback came in response to news from the Energy Department that U.S. supplies of fuel and oil were larger than expected last week. The buildup indicates Americans are cutting their use of fuel because of higher prices; a resulting drop in prices would relieve some of the inflationary pressures in the economy.

Jun 25 - British bank Barclays has raised 4.5 million pounds from investors to rebuild capital and pursue growth.

Jun. 25 - Analysts eye value cheaply priced Asia property stocks. A global credit squeeze has driven real estate stock prices down around the world.

Bank of America Corp.'s $3 billion takeover of Countrywide Financial Corp. will be financed by 138 million tax-paying Americans.

Mumbai : The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today lost 375 points to dip below the 14,000 level in early trade on heavy selling by funds in banking and realty stocks after the Central Bank raised its ...

U.S. consumers are the gloomiest they've been since the tail end of the last prolonged recession.