By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK Investors are watching a large hedged-equity fund's quarterly refresh of its options

It's hard to remain cheery as economic conditions go soft, stocks bounce around with whiplash-inducing volatility and inflation remains stickier than superglue.

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. More perplexed by events than anything

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy Dealmaking by private equity firms hit its lowest in four years, under pressure from high

Gains in oil prices evaporated on Monday after a brief and chaotic insurrection in Russia, with investors questioning whether the turmoil in Moscow could disrupt global energy supplies.

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Investors in the Asia session were

The Russian rouble opened at a near 15-month low against the dollar in early morning trade on Monday,

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE Oil nudged higher in early trade on Monday as an abortive weekend mutiny by

By Jamie McGeever A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.

By Marc Jones LONDON The world's central bank umbrella body, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), called on

NEW YORK/LONDON Some investors were watching for ripple effects from an aborted mutiny in Russia on Saturday, expecting

Mutinous Russian mercenary fighters barrelled towards Moscow on Saturday after seizing a southern city overnight, with Russia's military