The MSCI Emerging Markets Index advanced 0.8 percent to the highest level in seven weeks at 11:46 a.m. in New York. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained for the eighth time in nine days, climbing 0.5 percent to 1,146.08. The yen weakened against all 16 major counterparts on growi

March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s dollar rose for an eighth consecutive day, its longest streak in five and a half years, as gains in stocks and persistent strength in commodity prices drove investors into currencies tied to economic growth. Canada’s currency reached its strongest l

Marking International Women’s Day, the opposition leader has flagged a 1.7 per cent levy on firms earning more than $5 million a year to pay for parental leave entitlements. The Business Council of Australia (BCA) - which represents the chief executives of Australia’s 100 top compani

Commodities - Energy Oil Prices Mark Time Ahead of US Jobs Report Crude Oil (WTI)      $80.66 +$0.45 +0.56% Prices are drifting sideways below the top of a bearish Rising Wedge formation, with negative RSI divergence bolstering the case for a dow

The FDIC included 702 banks with $US402.8 billion in assets on the confidential list as of Dec. 31, a 27 per cent increase from 552 banks with $US345.9 billion in assets at the end of the third quarter, the regulator said today in a quarterly report. "Problem" banks account for 8.7 per cent of

The FDIC included 702 banks with $US402.8 billion in assets on the confidential list as of Dec. 31, a 27 per cent increase from 552 banks with $US345.9 billion in assets at the end of the third quarter, the regulator said today in a quarterly report. "Problem" banks account for 8.7 per cent of

The FDIC included 702 banks with $402.8 billion in assets on the confidential list as of Dec. 31, a 27 percent increase from 552 banks with $345.9 billion in assets at the end of the third quarter, the regulator said today in a quarterly report . “Problem” banks account for 8.7 percen

Monday February 22, 2010, 7:14 pm Fairfax Media Ltd expects further earnings growth in the second half of fiscal 2010 after returning to profitability in the first half as costs fell and advertising markets improved. The diversified media company net profit of $148.81

By Ben Levisohn The euro touched a nine-month low versus the dollar after European finance ministers on Feb. 15 ordered Greece to prepare new deficit-cutting measures in case the government can’t show sufficient progress in reducing the shortfall by March 16. The dollar rose the most