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Rate benefits outweigh loan fears at US banks

The interest rate boom times will soon fade, but analysts are bullish on the immediate future

Investment banks swing from Asia to the Middle East

Job cuts at investment banks reveal a shift in focus

Will US infrastructure spending lift this bellwether stock?

Caterpillar, the venerable heavy digging equipment maker, has been attracting investor interest

A US-China cold war hits everyone's pocket

The Squeeze: More bans would leave growing businesses unable to expand

Walmart boosted by under-pressure US consumers

The affordable retailer is seeing more middle-class shoppers come to its stores

US debt ceiling negotiators dance with default risk

Once unthinkable, default risk looms amid partisan spending feud in Congress

Can British stocks really live the American dream?

It promises a deeper investor base, big peer groups and high valuations but it's not all milk and honey

How cloud computing became a global monopoly

Tech giants have established virtually unassailable market shares

We don't like monopolies – but they are vital for innovation

Significant innovations have been made possible by excess monopoly profits

The stocks benefiting from America's infrastructure boom

Trillions must be spent to replace unsafe bridges, old dams and mediocre roads