Vale SA, the world’s largest iron- ore producer, rose the most in almost three months after saying it will pay at least $6 billion of dividends this year.

Total Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization rise slightly leass than expected, but the weakness is all due to the Utility Sector (weather); factory output up nicely.

Shares of Goldman Sachs were comfortably higher Wednesday morning, even after the bank recorded fourth-quarter earnings that dove more than 50% from a year ago.

SALT LAKE CITY , Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DrivingSales today announced that the 2012 DrivingSales Executive Summit (DSES) has expanded to include a joint keynote with J.D. Power and Associates Automotive ...

Lower prices for energy seen in December were sufficient to bring the overall producer price index for finished goods (PPI) down...

The Apple iPhone 4S is a hit, if the new numbers from market research firm Nielsen are any indication. During the final three months of 2011, 44.5 percent of respondents purchased an iPhone 4S. That’s up from just 25.1 percent who went with an iPhone in October. This boost in sales helped Apple steal market share from the still-dominant Android during the fourth quarter of 2011.

(Adds details, analyst comment) * China continues to reduce Treasury holdings * Japan boosts purchases of U.S. Treasuries * US capital flows data reflects market's risk-averse mode NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) ...

Realty Income Corporation , the Monthly Dividend Company®, , announced today that during 2011, the Company invested $1 billion in 164 properties. The propert

Foreign investors were buyers of a net $58.0 billion of long-term U.S. securities in November, Treasury Department data released Wednesday showed.

Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury debt rose in November to the highest level ever, even as China trimmed its purchases for a second straight month.