Caterpillar Inc. and General Electric Co. slumped at least 1 percent. Merck & Co. lost 2 percent after revenue fell short of analysts' estimates. Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. fell at least 1 percent after the International Monetary Fund said the U.S. financial system may need $76... Business - Equities - Investing - Stocks and Bonds - Dow Jones Industrial Average

BANGKOK -- World stocks advanced Wednesday as strong corporate earnings and signals of an improving European economy outweighed fading U.S. consumer confidence. Business - Investing - Stocks and Bonds - Equities - Research and Analysis

Bill Gross, who runs the world's biggest mutual fund, takes a seat in a conference room and makes a confession. Overlooking the ocean at the headquarters of Pacific Investment Management Co., Gross describes missteps that doomed his bond firm's earlier experiment with equities. Pimco - Bond - Business - Investing - Stocks and Bonds

China Vanke Co. and Bank of China Ltd. dropped among developers and lenders after the government said it will "strictly" enforce housing policies to prevent speculative real estate investment. Jiangxi Copper Co., China's biggest producer of the metal, slid 3.1 percent, ending five days of gains,... China - Business - Investing - Equities - Stocks and Bonds

China Vanke Co. and Bank of China Ltd. dropped among developers and lenders after the government said it will "strictly" enforce housing policies to prevent speculative real estate investment. Jiangxi Copper Co., China's biggest producer of the metal, slid 3.8 percent, ending five days of gains,... Business - China - Investing - Equities - Stocks and Bonds