Freeport-McMoRan to replace Schering-Plough after merger with Merck, Priceline joins S&P 500Standard & Poor's said Thursday it will add miner Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. to its S&P 100 index to replace Schering-Plough Corp., after the drugmaker merges with Merck & Co. in a deal ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - What could be the biggest U.S. IPO week in 18 months, expected to raise up to $9.1 billion, took shape on Monday after Spanish bank Santander <SAN.MC>, insurance risk specialist Verisk Analytics Inc <VRSK.O> and biotech Omeros Corp &lt ...

LOWER RISK, NO LOWER RETURN Investors have seen firsthand what damage volatility can do to portfolios, and nerves, as market swings have taken them on a wild ride. While Wall Street's "fear gauge," the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, recently dropped to a low not seen since before ...

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Saks Inc., up 73 cents at $4.81 The luxury department store posted a loss for the first quarter as sales tumbled, but cost cuts propped results above Wall Street views ...