By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets advanced on Monday, driven higher by a flurry of merger and acquisition activity, while a recent tumble in the yen against the dollar halted after Japan's economy minister suggested the ... [Full Article]
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar soared on Friday against a basket of currencies, reaching a nearly three-year peak, and global equity indexes gained as speculation mounted over whether the Federal Reserve would soon begin to rein in i... [Full Article]
By Solarina Ho TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Tuesday, helped by higher global equity markets driven by investor optimism and firmer resource and financial stocks. The financials group rose 0.4 percent, as Manulife Financi... [Full Article]
AYLESBURY, England (AP) - Japan convinced its partners in the Group of Seven leading industrial economies Saturday that it was not manipulating its currency as part of its bold attempt to get its economy out of a near two-decade period of stagnation.... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - The sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through the security world, not merely for the size of the operation and ease with w... [Full Article]
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese equities soared to a 5-1/2-year peak on Friday as the dollar's break above the symbolic 100 yen level underpinned sentiment, while Asian shares fell as global equities took a breather from recent rallie... [Full Article]
By Ross Kerber CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - South Korean rapper Psy said he "partied hard" when his dance number drew its first 10 million views on YouTube last summer. Little did he know "Gangnam Style" would become the m... [Full Article]
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Strong Australian jobs data and a surprise interest rate cut by South Korea underpinned Asian shares on Thursday after Wall Street's extended record run, but prices were capped by concerns that a pick-up in infl... [Full Article]