Canadian Markets: Canadian stocks end higher as metals gain
Shares rise, with gains among metal stocks contributing to a late-session bounceback.
US stocks lower as dollar regains strength
US stocks wavered between gains and losses as Wall Street absorbed last week’s surprisingly optimistic jobs report
Metals Stocks: Gold futures bounce back after four-session drop
Gold futures bounce back, as concerns over sovereign debt rekindle investors’ interest in the precious metal.
Citi plans $20 bln offering to repay TARP: report
Bank of America paid $45 billion to extricate itself from the government and rival Citigroup could be next, according to a media report.
Currencies: Dollar gains vs. yen; falls against other rivals
The dollar climbs versus the Japanese yen but falls against other currency rivals as investors reassess the recent rally in the greenback and digest mixed economic data out of Asia.
Exxon commits to Papua New Guinea
The US oil group and its partners agree to press ahead with a $15bn liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea that would represent the largest foreign investment in the country to date
Functional foods bring healthy returns
In a few years it may be the milk jug, rather than the whisky or pill bottle, that people suffering from depression turn to when trying to dull the pain.
Steelmaker strength lifts Wall Street
Steelmakers and renewed dollar weakness helped drag Wall Street out of the red
