Artifacts (left to right) such as a chalcedony cameo depicting the god Dionysus, and a glass gem showing a wounded child of the mortal Niobe, a glass bead with an image of a sacred bull, probably made ...

U.S. banking giants boosted their profits in the fourth quarter, buoyed by increasing demand from borrowers that could bode well for lenders' future earnings. Fed's loss of independence would push up ...