The Australian dollar has risen to its highest point in a week as commodity prices and share markets rally. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the local unit was trading at 103.30 US cents, up from 102.46 cents on ...

The Reserve Bank of Australia plans to spend up to $2 billion on Chinese yuan as the currency gains increasing importance in financial markets. RBA deputy governor Dr Philip Lowe on Wednesday said the ...

The only thing standing between "quantitative easing" of monetary policy in the developed economies and a surge in inflation is a bunch of bankers. Do a quick trawl around the internet and you'll ...

Australian bond futures prices are lower after most stock markets gained ground during the offshore session. "It's just following overseas movements. Stocks market overseas had a very good night and ...

The Australian dollar is higher after traders went bargain hunting when the currency fell to a six-week low. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the local unit was trading at 102.67 US cents, up from 102.33 cents ...

The Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest level in six weeks following the release of disappointing Chinese manufacturing figures. Easy Forex currency dealer Tony Darvall said the Australian dollar ...

Australian bond futures prices are stronger following the release of weaker than expected Chinese manufacturing figures. Westpac senior market strategist Damien McColough said the local bond market started ...

Waikato and Auckland construction firm Starplus has been put into voluntary liquidation, just two days ahead of a major client applying to the Hamilton High Court to have the business wound up.

* Gold boosted this week by drop in stock markets, falling dollar * Fed official dampens talk Fed policy may soon tighten * Largest physical gold fund sees fresh outflow (Recasts, updates prices, adds ...

* Coming up: Commitment of traders data at 4:30 p.m. EDT * St. John's gasoline unit outage supports prices (Updates prices) NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in late afternoon trading in New ...

* Shrinking factory activity in China limits oil demand growth * Rosy US economic data raise worries Fed may end stimulus soon * Gasoline demand over US summer driving season may disappoint (Updates prices, ...

* Gold boosted this week by drop in stock markets * Fed official dampens talk Fed policy may tighten * Largest physical gold fund sees fresh outflow (Updates prices, adds comment) By Jan Harvey LONDON, ...

* Shrinking factory activity in China limits oil demand growth * Rosy U.S. economic data raise worries Fed may end stimulus soon * Gasoline demand over U.S. summer driving season may disappoint (Adds quote, ...

* Shrinking factory activity in China limits oil demand growth * Rosy U.S. economic data raise worries Fed may end stimulus soon * Gasoline demand over U.S. summer driving season may disappoint * Coming ...

* Gold boosted this week by drop in stock markets * Fed official dampens talk Fed policy may tighten * Coming Up: U.S. durable goods orders; 1230 GMT (Updates throughout, changes dateline, pvs SINGAPORE) ...

* Shrinking factory activity in China limits oil demand growth * Rosy U.S. economic data raise worries Fed may end stimulus soon * Gasoline demand over U.S. summer driving season may disappoint * Coming ...

* U.S. dollar falls 0.5 percent versus basket of currencies * China PMI shrinks for first time in 7 months * U.S. weekly jobless claims fall more than expected (Recasts, adds comments) By Clara Denina ...

* U.S. dollar falls 0.5 percent vs basket of currencies * China PMI shrinks for first time in 7 months * U.S. weekly jobless claims at 1230 GMT eyed (Updates prices) By Clara Denina LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) ...

Disappointing Chinese manufacturing figures and comments from the US central bank boss have sent the Australian dollar to a fresh one-year low. The local unit went as low as 96.28 US cents on Thursday ...

The New Zealand dollar has tumbled over night losing two cents, currently sitting around 80.60 US cents.

* Dollar falls 0.1 percent vs basket of currencies * Fed officials calm fears over end to bond buying * Fed Chairman Bernanke speaks to Congress at 1400 GMT (Updates prices) By Clara Denina LONDON, May ...

* U.S. dollar falls 0.1 percent vs basket of currencies * Fed officials calm fears over end to bond buying * Coming Up: Fed Chairman Bernanke speaks at 1400 GMT (Updates throughout, changes dateline from ...

* Market waits on Fed's Bernanke testimony on Wednesday * Dollar pares gains after Fed official remarks * Coming Up: API weekly crude stock report at 4:30 EDT (2030 GMT (New throughout, updates prices ...

* Euro rises to session high vs dollar * Gold's appeal hurt by fears the Fed will ease stimulus * Spot silver cuts loss to 0.6 percent, platinum to 1.65 pct (Recasts, updates prices, adds comments, adds ...

BUKIT SEMBAWANG ESTATES LIMITED (Company Registration Number: 196700177M) (Incorporated in Singapore on 27 June 1967) Page 1 of 12 PART I - INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS OF QUARTERLY (Q1, Q2 & ...

DXL Store Comp Sales Increase 17.7%; Merchandise Margins Improve 50 bps Year-Over-Year; Launched National Marketing Campaign on May 5; Company Reiterates Full Year Guidance CANTON, Mass., May 24, 2013/PRNewswire/ ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ--(Marketwired - May 23, 2013) - Bancroft Fund Ltd. (NYSE NYSE MKT: BCV) today reported earnings, financial highlights and certain portfolio information for the six months ended April 30, ...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- America's Car-Mart, Inc. today announced its operating results for its fiscal 2013 fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended April 30, 2013.

-Company Updates Annual Fiscal 2014 Guidance- -Company to Hold Conference Call on June 6th, 2013- WEST FARGO, N.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 23, 2013-- Titan Machinery Inc. (Nasdaq: TITN), a leading network ...

BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS OF $2,793,605 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - - May 22, 2013 - - Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. (NYSE MKT: "BIR_pa", "BIRPRA", ...

May 23, 2013 For immediate use NEWS RELEASE Tata Steel Group ("the Group") today declared its Consolidated Financial Results for the quarter and for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2013. Group ...

THE RESULTS: Ralph Lauren Corp. reported net income of $127.2 million, or $1.37 per share, for the three months that ended March 30. Revenue rose a slim 1.2 percent to $1.64 billion. Analysts had expected ...

As Winston Peters rails against Chinese influence in Auckland, new research has shown how significant China is to the economy.

* Shrinking factory activity in China limits oil demand growth * Rosy US economic data raise worries Fed may end stimulus soon * Gasoline demand over US summer driving season may disappoint (Updates prices, ...

* Gold boosted this week by drop in stock markets * Fed official dampens talk Fed policy may tighten * Largest physical gold fund sees fresh outflow (Updates prices, adds comment) By Jan Harvey LONDON, ...

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has agreed to a summit on the future of car making, as she resists pressure from unions and Labor MPs to raise tariffs after Ford's decision to stop manufacturing in Australia. ...

Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese says he wants to see "shovels in the ground" from next year to guarantee the swift delivery of the M2-F3 road link-up in Sydney's north. Mr Albanese ...

Australia's domestic flights were a little roomier for the travelling public in March, with the growth in passenger numbers failing to match the extra seats added into the market. Figures from the Bureau ...

The corporate watchdog has appealed the Federal Court's recent decision to approve an $82 million settlement between former Storm Financial clients and Macquarie Bank Ltd. The Australian Securities and ...

* Gold boosted this week by drop in stock markets * Fed official dampens talk Fed policy may tighten * Coming Up: U.S. durable goods orders; 1230 GMT (Updates throughout, changes dateline, pvs SINGAPORE) ...

* Gold boosted this week by drop in stock markets * Fed official dampens talk Fed policy may tighten * Coming Up: U.S. durable goods orders; 1230 GMT (Updates throughout, changes dateline, pvs SINGAPORE) ...

The Australian dollar has finished the day higher, despite falling back from its earlier levels amid uncertainty about the future of the US Federal Reserve's stimulus program. The currency rose as high ...

* Gold on track for strongest week in a month * No rush to end monetary easing -Fed's Bullard * Volatile Nikkei keeps Asian stocks on edge * Coming Up: U.S. durable goods orders; 1230 GMT (Updates prices) ...

The Australian share market has closed sharply lower, amid broad-based selling, falling below the 5,000 point level. At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 78.9 points, or 1.56 ...

Shares in Echo Entertainment have plunged to a record low after Crown sold its stake in its casino-operating rival. At 1155 AEST, Echo shares were down more than 10 per cent to $3.09, a slight improvement ...

SINGAPORE, May 24 (Reuters) - Gold edged lower on Friday as the dollar and equities regained momentum after a volatile trading session the day before, and as holdings in bullion-backed exchange-traded ...

The Australian share market has opened higher. At 1016 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.8 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 5,072.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 8.5 ...

* U.S. dollar falls 0.75 percent versus basket of currencies * Weak manufacturing in China, Europe, U.S. spur buying * Big drop in US jobless claims suggests labor mart strength (Updates commentary and ...

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., May 24, 2013/PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced today that it will present at the Deutsche Bank ...

SAN DIEGO, CA-(Marketwired - May 23, 2013) - La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (OTCBB: LJPC) ("La Jolla" and "Company"), a leader in the development of therapeutics targeting galectin ...

Drug-maker ISTA Pharmaceuticals has pleaded guilty in a federal case involving its eye drug Xibrom. The Justice Department says the case was settled in U.S. District Court in Buffalo Friday. ISTA, which ...

Drug-maker ISTA Pharmaceuticals has pleaded guilty in a federal case involving its eye drug Xibrom. The Justice Department says the case was settled in U.S. District Court in Buffalo Friday. ISTA, which ...

Government health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. ...

Shares of Intuitive Surgical Inc. rose Friday after a jury ruled the company did not owe damages to the family of a patient who suffered complications following a surgery performed with Intuitive's da ...

The New Hampshire Senate's budget committee voted Friday to require hospitals to participate in a managed care network by July 1 if they want state compensation for charity care. The Finance Committee ...

24 May 2013 Legal & General today joined the growing number of companies committing to end the stigma and discrimination against people with experience of mental health problems by signing a pledge with ...

High-Speed Digital Tour Will Cover More Than 20 Locations Throughout Europe SANTA CLARA, Calif. May 24, 2013 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced its 2013 High-Speed Digital Tour, covering ...

24 May 2013: Escher Group announces their contract with Brunei Post has been extended for an additional period of three years as Brunei prepares to upgrade its current software installation to the latest ...

A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Cisco Systems Inc. rose .4 percent to $23.61 with 14,227,600 shares traded. Exide Technologies fell 45.0 percent to $.43 with 18,663,000 shares traded. ...

Shares of some top telecom companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: AT&T Inc. fell $.12 or .3 percent, to $36.62. Sprint Nextel rose $.05 or .7 percent, to $7.36. Verizon Communications Inc. fell $.56 or 1.1 percent, ...

Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Apple Inc. rose $1.58 or .4 percent, to $443.72. Dell Inc. rose $.02 or .1 percent, to $13.37. Hewlett Packard Co. fell $.59 or 2.4 percent, to ...

Cisco Systems Inc. said Friday that it has completed a $310 million acquisition of Ubiquisys, a privately held cellphone technology company in the U.K. Cisco said that deal will combine the expertise of ...

TEANECK, N.J., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH), a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, today announced that senior management ...

Come and meet us at 2013 SWEDISH MOBILE TECH FORUM! This mobile forum will take place on 4 June at Taipei International Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwan. Mr. S.Y. Wu, Sales Director, Greater China, Fingerprint ...

Grains futures fell Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery fell 5.75 cents to $6.975 a bushel; July corn fell 4.75 cents to $6.5725 a bushel; July oats fell 5.25 cents to $3.65 a ...

News Corp. is planning to split into two companies. One company will operate as a newspaper and book publisher and will retain the News Corp. name. The other will be an entertainment company, called 21st ...

Fatburger, a chain with a devoted following on the West Coast, said Friday it will sell its branded frozen beef patties in Walmart stores nationwide. The Beverly Hills, Calif.-based chain said the beef ...

Delta Air Lines opened a $1.4 billion terminal at Kennedy Airport Friday, strengthening its hand in the battle for the lucrative New York travel market. The expanded concourse offers sweeping views of ...

Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service. The award-winning show about the dysfunctional ...

Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. dropped by seven this week to 1,762. The Houston-based company said Friday in ...

Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will lock up more subscribers to its Internet video service. The award-winning show about the dysfunctional ...

Office suppliers Office Depot Inc. and OfficeMax Inc. have enlisted The Boston Consulting Group to provide support for their pending merger. The two office-supply chains said in February they planned to ...

Minnesota's investor-owned utilities will be required to get 1.5 percent of their power from solar energy by 2020 under legislation signed by Gov. Mark Dayton. The solar energy standard also sets a statewide ...

Shares of some top utilities companies are down at 10 a.m.: American Electric Power Co. fell $.20 or .4 percent, to $48.08. Consolidated Edison Inc. Holding Co. fell $.53 or .9 percent, to $58.48. Dominion ...

Shares of some top utilities companies were mixed at the close of trading: American Electric Power Co. fell $.31 or .6 percent, to $48.28. Consolidated Edison Inc. Holding Co. fell $.60 or 1.0 percent, ...

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Here's a look at median CEO pay by industry last year, as calculated by executive pay research firm Equilar. For the fourth time in five years, health care CEOs got the most pay and utilities CEOs got ...

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The California Public Utilities Commission has reached a proposed $37 million settlement with Southern California Edison over fallen power lines blamed for starting the October 2007 Malibu Canyon Fire. ...

China's state-owned electricity company is set to spend about $6 billion for a major stake in Australian electricity and gas assets. The largest utilities company in the world, Sate Grid Corporation of ...