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Purchasing US Treasuries with foreign currencies has become popular. Investors in government bonds primarily seek minimum default risk and high liquidity.

Wall Street stocks finished mostly higher Tuesday following mixed corporate earnings news and higher US retail sales in March

Wall Street stocks finished mostly higher Tuesday following mixed corporate earnings news and higher US retail sales in March

Norfolk Southern Corp was the biggest decliner on the S&P 500, dropping 5.6 percent to $98.95 a day after it forecast a surprise drop in its first-quarter earnings and revenue. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ - news) also cut its full-year forecast, citing the impact of a strong dollar, though adjusted earnings topped expectations. "We are watching global companies to see how they were impacted by ...

On April 14, the earnings season will start for major banks in the US. JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are set to release their first quarter earnings report.

Washington, April 14 (IANS) Four former US Blackwater security guards were sentenced by a federal judge to long prison terms for the 2007 massacre of 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Baghdad. US District Court Judge Royce Lamberth sentenced Nicholas Slatten to life in prison after his murder conviction in the killings at a Baghdad traffic circle, Efe news agency reported on Monday. Three other ...

Patients do not have to rely solely on a doctor referral any longer when it comes to choosing where they want to seek medical treatment.  [WEB EXTRA: Shop hospitals on these sites: Consumer Reports | Leap Frog | US News & World Report  | Health Grades ] A wide-ranging amount of information is now available online for consumers to check regarding hospital performance. "If you or a member of your ...

The US approaches a critical mass in a shift to lower-carbon fuels; Shell makes a big bet on the future of LNG; Caribbean nations turn to the north for energy solutions. Catch up on global energy with Recharge.

World oil prices have modestly extended last week's gains in cautious trade as investors digest news of another rise in US crude oil inventories in an abundantly supplied global market. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery in May closed at $US51.91 ($A67.67) a barrel on Monday, up 27 cents from Friday's closing level. Brent North Sea crude for May, the global benchmark, crept up a ...

By Danielle Robinson NEW YORK, April 13 - Standard Chartered and National Bank of Canada nipped in Monday ahead of what could be a flurry of US bank issuance this week, selling a total of US$3.75bn in ...

By Mike Gambale NEW YORK, April 13 - Below is a recap of primary issuance activity in the US high-grade market on Monday: Number of deals priced: 2 Total issuance volume: US$3.75bn Average new issue concession: ...

The Dow and S&P 500 edged lower on Monday as caution grew about the dollar's impact on U.S. earnings, while the Nasdaq was up slightly after briefly trading above 5,000. Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) of big pharmaceutical companies were among the biggest drags on the Dow and S&P 500, with Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ - news) down 1.2 percent.

The US approaches a critical mass in a shift to lower-carbon fuels; Shell makes a big bet on the future of LNG; Caribbean nations turn to the north for energy solutions. Catch up on global energy with Recharge.

U.S. stocks rose on Monday boosted by technology shares, with Facebook (NasdaqGS: FB - news) and Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL - news) lifting the Nasdaq Composite to near its record high. Apple shares rose after reports the Apple Watch received about a million orders in its debut. Facebook gained 2 percent in its largest gain in more than three weeks.

US officials say they will formally complain over Russia's interception of a US reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea.

A US reconnaissance aircraft was buzzed by a Russian SU-27 flanker over the Baltic Sea near Russia’s Kaliningrad region on Tuesday, prompting the Pentagon to file a complaint to Moscow, according to a report by CNN yesterday. The US crew believed the Russian pilot’s actions were “unsafe and unprofessional due to the aggressive maneuvers it performed in close proximity to the aircraft and its ...

A US reconnaissance aircraft was buzzed by a Russian SU-27 flanker over the Baltic Sea near Russia’s Kaliningrad region on Tuesday, prompting the Pentagon to file a complaint to Moscow, according to a report by CNN yesterday. The Pentagon said the US RC-135U aircraft was flying a routine route in the international space, north of Poland when it was intercepted by the Russian jet. Russian state ...

Washington, April 12 (IANS) The US has decided to complain to Russia over a Russian jet intercepting a US reconnaissance plane earlier this week in an "unsafe and unprofessional manner", media reports said. The Pentagon said the incident occurred in international airspace north of Poland. The US crew believed that the Russian pilot's actions were "unsafe and unprofessional due to the aggressive ...

Panama City, April 12 (IANS) US President Barack Obama told Cuban President Raul Castro, during their historic meeting at the 7th Summit of the Americas in Panama, that "it is time for us to try something new" with regard to Cuba because the previous US policy did not work. The long-awaited meeting, the first between the two countries' presidents in over half a century, was held in a small room ...

Hillary Clinton is expected to finally announce her candidacy for US president on Sunday, ending prolonged speculation that she will once again seek to become the first woman elected to the White House.