Economy

Asset values climbed 17 percent in 2013, reaching record $2.63 trillion.

Poll shows global investors feel bullish on stocks and developed economies, bearish on bonds and on developing markets.

Poll shows global investors feel bullish on stocks and developed economies, bearish on bonds and on developing markets.

Higher prices and lower volatility lead U.S. companies to issue the most new shares in six years.

Higher prices and lower volatility lead U.S. companies to issue the most new shares in six years.

Borrowers in developing nations are flooding markets with a record volume of bonds before reductions in Fed monetary stimulus drive up funding costs.