According to the National Australia Bank's monthly survey of business for October, confidence levels jumped by 7 index points to a net balance of +5, the highest outcome since early 2023.

DNA-testing company 23andMe Holding Co. will slash its workforce by about 40% and discontinue its therapeutics program as part of a restructuring effort to cut costs, the company said Monday.

SYDNEY--Aristocrat Leisure will sell its Palarium Global mobile-gaming unit to Sweden's Modern Times Group for up to $820 million as the Australian gaming company increasingly focuses on regulated ...

The City of Santa Barbara, Calif., plans to issue $124.2 million of bonds to finance a new police station and renovate a park.

For years, Morningstar manager research analysts have heard international-fund managers criticize Japanese corporate ...

If an elderly person is preyed upon by a neighbor is there any recourse? My grandmother loaned her next-door neighbor $6,000 to help her to "afford a car." My grandma didn't want me to know about it, ...

Dow Rises Above 44000 For the First Time; Bitcoin Hits New Record Major indexes rose to fresh highs. The Dow industrials rose 0.7% and closed above 44000 for the first time. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ...

SYDNEY--Australian consumer confidence continued to rise in November, but there are signs the U.S. election outcome might check the recovery. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index ...

Johnson & Johnson said its nipocalimab treatment for adults living with moderate-to-severe Sjögren's disease has received breakthrough therapy designation from the Food and Drug Administration.

Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise, said he expects bitcoin to reach as high as $100,000 by the end of the year, and $200,000 by the end of 2025, as Trump has vowed to appoint a ...

Medicare beneficiaries can expect to pay a little more than $10 a month next year for Part B coverage - but that's not all they should expect.

Ethereum is up $152.31 today or 4.80% to $3328.34 --Highest 5 p.m. level since July 24, 2024 when it traded at $3374.44 --Longest winning streak since March 1, 2024 when it rose for seven straight ...