On Tuesday, Harold Baer, the U.S. District Judge in Manhattan, received papers for approval of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 's ( GS ) $26.6 million settlement with investors related to the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi pension fund.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City and officials from the state are pushing new initiatives aimed at urging new mothers to give their babies' breast milk.

By MarketWatch. Transocean swings to $304 million loss. (5:44 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) , the world's largest offshore drilling company, reported late Wednesday it had swung to a second-quarter loss of $304 ...

If asked what the most important factor has been this year in the markets, Europe's debt crisis undoubtedly would be near the top of just about everyone's list.

Twice a month, economists hold their collective breath as China PMI data are issued. One set of numbers comes from huge bank HSBC (NYSE: HBC) and the other from the People's Republic itself.

HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt H1 Profit Down - Quick Facts. (RTTNews.com) - HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG (HBC, HSBA.L) reported a 5.6% decline in first-half net profit to 80.5 million euros, from 85.3 million euros a year before.

Europe stocks mostly higher ahead of Fed decision. LONDON (MarketWatch) - European stock markets ended mostly higher Wednesday ahead of a keenly awaited policy announcement from the U.S.

By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch. LONDON (MarketWatch) - European stock markets ended mostly higher Wednesday ahead of a keenly awaited policy announcement from the U.S.

MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stocks moved cautiously higher Wednesday, as markets awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary-meeting and mulled China factory data that showed some weak spots.

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks opened on a weak note Wednesday, as weaker-than-expected official manufacturing data for July and overnight losses on Wall Street weighed on banking, resource and mainland property shares.