European wheat futures slip back after 2-year high (at MarketWatch)
European wheat futures fell back Tuesday, a day after hitting a two-year, intra-day high at 211 euros a metric ton. LIFFE European milling wheat futures were down 6.50 euros at 201.25 euros. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Duquesne s Druckenmiller retiring after 30 years (Reuters)
Stanley Druckenmiller, a key player in billionaire investor George Soros famous bet against the British pound that earned him $1 billion, said he is closing his firm after 30 years. finance.yahoo.com |
M&A dominates Wall St, gold holds hear high
Mergers and acquisitions dominated activity on Wall Street overnight, with almost US$10 billion of deals announced as the Standard & Poor's 500 Index held near a four-month high.A flurry of deals signals investors see value in... nzherald.co.nz |
FOREX-Euro down vs dollar but pares losses on ECB's Weber
* Euro pares losses dollar on ECB's Weber comments * Investors await FOMC minutes for insight into easing * Dollar hovers around 82 yen, near 15-year lows us.rd.yahoo.com |
FOREX-Dollar set to snap 5-week losing run as shorts trimmed
* Dollar index heads for first weekly gain since mid-Sept * FX Concepts see euro topping out between $1.43-$1.45 * Geithner urges G20 not to use FX for economic advantage us.rd.yahoo.com |