An expected surge in U.S. petrochemicals output challenges one of the main pillars of the energy giant’s plans to list.

It has proved startlingly easy for companies to cut the rates on their leveraged loans. Loan investors have little choice but to go along.

The car makers’ unwavering focus on costs and margins will offer protection in the coming downturn.

Oil field services firms such as Halliburton and Schlumberger see more improvement in the U.S. shale patch, but their rising margins may come at the expense of oil and gas producers’ profits.

Strong results from the heavily shorted chip maker should calm some nerves.

Citigroup shares have been on a tear. Did executives get too giddy on their future prospects?

The Japanese tech giant is spreading its bets on the market. Its returns may depend on big changes in consumer behavior.

The paint giant’s shares look like a one-way bet. Weak growth makes a fresh takeover bid from U.S. peer PPG ever more probable.

Google’s sharp jump in paid clicks came at a high cost. Traffic acquisition spending outpaced revenue growth for the first time in five years.