Ireland provides no special tax concessions for Apple Inc. (AAPL) or other U.S. companies operating in the country, the nation's inward investment agency chief said, echoing comments by Irish political leaders.

By Rodrigo Campos. NEW YORK | Wed May 22, 2013 8:11am EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures rose in thin trading on Wednesday, ahead of highly anticipated Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the economy ...

TOKYO--Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda on Wednesday pledged to conduct market operations flexibly in response to rising yields on Japanese government bonds, but played down the impact of the yield increases on the economy and predicted no ...

Sony Corp. (6758) directors are discussing whether to adopt billionaire Daniel Loeb's proposal for an initial public offering of its entertainment business, a week after the TV maker said the assets weren't for sale.

M - Toll Brothers Inc posted a 46% rise in quarterly profit as the largest U.S. luxury homebuilder sold more homes at higher prices, indicating that the housing recovery is spreading across the industry.

As a North Carolina congressman, Mel Watt has tried to arm struggling homeowners with a legal �sledgehammer� against lenders and expand the ranks of people eligible to cut their mortgage principal.

All sides are playing hardball as the deadline to bring criminal charges against Steven A. Cohen fast approaches, with only two months left for the government to snag the hedge fund industry guru in what it describes as the most lucrative insider trading ...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon won more investor support this year than in 2012 to remain chairman, weathering a push to divide the roles after the largest U.S.

At the same time Wells Fargo Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase sa id they had completed their obligation under the settlement.

NEW YORK - A judge has ruled that a New Yorker who rented his apartment on a popular traveler site broke the law. East Village condo owner Nigel Warren was ordered to pay a $2,400 penalty for subletting his apartment to a Russian tourist in December ...