U.S. stocks gain for a third day on hope that the Fed will stay the course with its bond buying program. The central bank conclude a two-day meeting Wednesday.

Southeastern Asset Management apparently believes Carl Icahn is some sort of loss leader.

Third Point's Dan Loeb upped his stake in Sony and pushed the Japanese electronics company to spin off its entertainment arm.

Activist investor isn't done with Dell... yet.

Not extinct yet! Even though some think old tech companies are boring, investors love HP, Cisco, Intel and Microsoft this year.

U.S. Senate candidate's record as a public company director.

A new study suggests a different type of bank account could get people to save more.

Take a look at any major stock index two seconds before the monthly Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey hits the airwaves, and the trading volume is astounding.

President Obama hinted Monday that he will not reappoint Ben Bernanke to a third term as Federal Reserve chairman.

Despite the recent volatility in global markets, gold prices continue to slide as demand for safe havens wane.