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The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 89.23 points Friday to close out the week at 12,801.23 – a rare losing session through the first six weeks of the year.

A boost in United States and global equity markets led in January to a 1.7% increase in the funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan, according to a newly released report from BNY Mellon Asset Management.

S&P Capital IQ said it acquired R2 Financial Technologies, a Toronto-based developer of risk and scenario analysis software.

LCH.Clearnet Group said its operating profit increased 81 percent in 2011, to 106.9 million euros. Underlying operating profit was 335.0 million in 2010.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fought its way to a 6.51-point gain Thursday, raising the index to its highest level since May 2008 at 12,890.46.

In an address to a peer group of high-net-worth investors in New York City, George Soros told the audience that he would have little to say to cheer them about the state of the global economy.

Investors pushed stocks slightly higher Wednesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average tacked on 5.75 points to finish at 12,883.95 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 rose 12 points and 3 points, respectively.

NYSE Euronext said trading activity on its derivatives and stock exchanges fell more than 17 percent in January, compared to a year ago. But volume was up from December.

With a projected valuation of as much as $100 billion, Facebook’s imminent IPO may portend great things for social media. But many planners feel less bullish about its prospects for delivering investment returns.

Morningstar research finds that 50 mutual funds have stakes in Facebook. Here’s who has them.

It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers find themselves having a hard time recommending Facebook to their clients.

Wall Street snapped out of its four-day funk Wednesday thanks in large part to some encouraging economic data from Europe and China. The Dow gained 83.55 points to end at 12,716.46.

For some stocks, the January Effect never took hold. Here's a look at the five Dow component stocks that lost the most ground in the first month of the year.

Whether it’s the by-product of those Wall Street guys reinvesting their legendary end-of-the-year bonuses or individual investors jumping back into the market after selling for year-end tax reasons, the Dow typically takes flight in January. Here's a closer look at the five best-performing Dow stocks last month.

Custom target date funds are proliferating at the expense of their off-the-shelf counterparts. That’s due to plan sponsors wanting to have greater control over what’s in a fund.

The 10-year outlook for the global stock market is likely to be attractive despite elevated market volatility, below-average growth projections and short-term interest rates around 0% in the U.S. That’s according to the latest research from mutual fund manager Vanguard.

Energy stocks were especially hard hit Tuesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed off 20.81 points to 12,632.91 while the Nasdaq inched up 1.90 points to end at 2,813.84.

Lynne A. Goldman, Fidelity Investments Institutional Services' executive vice president of investment product management and marketing, talks about how the business helps advisors help investors.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied back from a triple-digit deficit in late trading Monday but still closed off 6.74 points to finish at 12,653.72. Nagging Eurozone worries and disappointing consumer spending figures for December were largely to blame.

Invesco's director of investment product management says the market’s worst days are just as important as its best days, rebutting the belief that missing the market’s best days is the worst mistake an investor or an advisor could make.