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Asia Stocks Rise as Copper Slips Amid China Stimulus Talk
March 24th, 2014
Asian shares rose, with the regional index rebounding from its biggest two-week decline since June, and the yen fell. Nickel slid after a seventh weekly gain as a preliminary Chinese manufacturing gauge unexpectedly fell, while gold and silver retreated. ...
Dollar Strengthens as Gold Declines Before Fed Decision
March 19th, 2014
The dollar gained against most major currencies and gold fell for a third day before the Federal Reserve decides monetary policy. The ruble strengthened for a fourth day and Russian stocks fell as the nation pushed on with the ...
Dollar Gains as Stocks Fluctuate With Bonds Before Fed
March 19th, 2014
The dollar gained against most major currencies while Treasuries and German bunds fluctuated with European stocks before the Federal Reserve decides monetary policy. China’s yuan dropped to the lowest in 11 months amid concern that more companies will default ...
Toyota to settle Justice Department probe over unintended acceleration
March 19th, 2014
The Justice Department is set to announce as soon as Wednesday a billion-dollar agreement with Toyota to settle a federal probe of the automaker’s handling of customer complaints related to unintended acceleration, people familiar with the deal said. The ...
Russia Sounds Alarm on Economy as West Starts With Sanctions
March 18th, 2014
Russia’s economy is showing signs of a crisis, the government in Moscow said as the U.S. and the European Union announced sanctions over its support for the Crimea region breaking away from Ukraine. “The situation in the economy bears ...
Oscar Pistorius trial enters third week; gun dealer says he knew the law
March 18th, 2014
Opening a third week of testimony, a gun dealer said South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius had to know gun safety laws before purchasing his firearms and getting his gun licenses. Sean Patrick Rens, who sold guns to Pistorius, ...
Asian Stocks Rally With Nickel on Russia Sanctions
March 18th, 2014
Asian stocks rebounded, with the the regional index rising from a five-week low, and nickel surged toward a bull market as investors weighed the impact of sanctions against Russia. Gold retreated a second day before the Federal Reserve begins ...
Europe Stocks Rise as Crimea Vote Boosts Russia’s Micex
March 17th, 2014
European stocks rebounded from a five-week low while the yen and Swiss franc weakened and Treasuries declined after Crimea’s vote to leave Ukraine. Russian shares rallied after four days of declines while Ukraine’s hryvnia retreated. The Stoxx Europe 600 ...
Yen Retreats as Russian Stocks Gain After Crimea
March 17th, 2014
The yen fell for the first time in six days against the dollar as a rally in Russian stocks damped concern Crimea’s vote to leave Ukraine will lead to an immediate increase in tensions between Russia and the West. ...
Moscow stocks higher after Crimea votes to join Russia
March 17th, 2014
Russian shares opened higher on Monday after Ukraine’s Crimea region voted in favour of joining Russia, as local investors shrugged off threatened Western sanctions believing they would be largely symbolic. At 0745 GMT the dollar-denominated RTS index .IRTS was ...
