By Chris Fournier The loonie rose against half of its 16 most-traded counterparts tracked by Bloomberg, while the New Zealand and Australian dollars were the best-performing major currencies. The U.S. dollar and yen weakened on speculation Europe will help Greece contain its budget

The slide came after Macquarie gave profit guidance that was below expectations, but it is subdued earnings momentum we are talking about here, not some perceived existential crisis, which was what Macquarie was dealing with in February 2009. Yesterday's selling pushed Macquarie's shares down

Talk that BHP Billiton is looking to offload its remaining nickel assets for more than $US3 billion just won't go away. Whether the speculation proves correct - just like the rumours that it would bid for WMC and Rio Tinto were on the mark years ago - remains to be seen. BHP hosed down the

Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The euro fell to an eight-month low against the dollar amid concern widening budget deficits in European nations including Greece will stifle the region’s economic recovery. The 16-nation currency headed for a fourth weekly loss versus the dollar and yen as credit