Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/3387 business Business - Currency en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:24:53 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/3387 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/commoditiesenergyoilprice afp/20100209/commoditiesenergyoilprice AFP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:24:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/commoditiesenergyoilprice"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265738446150-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=pj661LYXuCZpw9i5JPItbg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man uses a bulldozer to clean snow in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 8. Oil prices rebounded Tuesday as the dollar weakened against the euro on whetted risk appetite, making crude cheaper for buyers using stronger currencies. The market also found support from the prospect of another fierce US snowstorm on the East Coast.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Oil prices rebounded Tuesday as the dollar weakened against the euro on whetted risk appetite, making crude cheaper for buyers using stronger currencies.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/commoditiesenergyoilprice"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265738446150-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=pj661LYXuCZpw9i5JPItbg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man uses a bulldozer to clean snow in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 8. Oil prices rebounded Tuesday as the dollar weakened against the euro on whetted risk appetite, making crude cheaper for buyers using stronger currencies. The market also found support from the prospect of another fierce US snowstorm on the East Coast.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/forexeurope afp/20100209/forexeurope AFP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:43:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/forexeurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265371179614-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=wfBgTbIyhZQZ6D.6vcmYLQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A man looks at a representation of the euro. The euro was firmer in late trade Tuesday on speculation the EU will help Greece resolve its fiscal crisis after many players had bet against the currency in recent weeks, dealers said.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The euro was firmer in late trade Tuesday on speculation the EU will help Greece resolve its fiscal crisis after many players had bet against the currency in recent weeks, dealers said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/forexeurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265371179614-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=wfBgTbIyhZQZ6D.6vcmYLQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man looks at a representation of the euro. The euro was firmer in late trade Tuesday on speculation the EU will help Greece resolve its fiscal crisis after many players had bet against the currency in recent weeks, dealers said.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_britain_economy ap/20100209/eu_britain_economy AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:26:50 GMT AP - Britain's struggling economy showed more lackluster indicators Tuesday, with imports rising faster than exports in December despite the falling value of its currency and retailers reporting a slow start to the year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100208/bs_nm/us_g7_markets nm/20100208/us_g7_markets Reuters business Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:28:58 GMT Reuters - The euro and growth-linked currencies fell on Monday as investors unwound risky trades amid growing worries about eurozone's debt problems, dismissing assurances from European finance ministers at the weekend. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/bs_afp/economyfinanceg7forex afp/20100207/economyfinanceg7forex AFP business Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:42:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/bs_afp/economyfinanceg7forex"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265514081521-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=CJDAuDlM9aD11y5eeY3.BA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="France economy minister, Christine Lagarde (L) applauds with Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney during a performance at the G7 Finance Ministers meeting in Canada. The recent weakening of the euro in relation to foreign currencies is "an improvement" over its past strength, Lagarde said at the G7 talks(AFP/Geoff Robins)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The recent weakening of the euro in relation to foreign currencies is "an improvement" over its past strength, French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said at G7 talks.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/bs_afp/economyfinanceg7forex"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265514081521-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=CJDAuDlM9aD11y5eeY3.BA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="France economy minister, Christine Lagarde (L) applauds with Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney during a performance at the G7 Finance Ministers meeting in Canada. The recent weakening of the euro in relation to foreign currencies is "an improvement" over its past strength, Lagarde said at the G7 talks(AFP/Geoff Robins)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100206/bs_nm/us_g7 nm/20100206/us_g7 Reuters business Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:34:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100206/bs_nm/us_g7"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r1226375302.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=3LBLQfJx_UEN.7zPPc8k3g--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (R) and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke take part in a meeting at the G7 finance ministers' meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut, February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Wattie" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Reassurances about debt-strapped Greece and a promise to make banks repay rescue funds capped an international meeting in Canada's Arctic, as European policymakers sought to convince jittery markets that they have things under control.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100206/bs_nm/us_g7"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r1226375302.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=3LBLQfJx_UEN.7zPPc8k3g--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (R) and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke take part in a meeting at the G7 finance ministers' meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut, February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Wattie" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/bs_afp/forexspaineuropeeuro afp/20100205/forexspaineuropeeuro AFP business Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:32:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/bs_afp/forexspaineuropeeuro"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265409111648-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=LRPRhxqKG.Dk5kL2DqrBuQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero speaks to the Atlantic Council at a hotel in Washington, DC, February 4. Zapatero on Friday blamed criticism from analysts from outside the euro zone for creating uncertainty around the European single currency.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Friday blamed criticism from analysts from outside the euro zone for creating uncertainty around the European single currency.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/bs_afp/forexspaineuropeeuro"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265409111648-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=LRPRhxqKG.Dk5kL2DqrBuQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero speaks to the Atlantic Council at a hotel in Washington, DC, February 4. Zapatero on Friday blamed criticism from analysts from outside the euro zone for creating uncertainty around the European single currency.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/bs_nm/us_eurozone nm/20100205/us_eurozone Reuters business Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:00:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/bs_nm/us_eurozone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r1601033072.jpg?x=130&y=61&q=85&sig=7lF0CJCz74N4KjZXzIma1w--" align="left" height="61" width="130" alt="A woman walks in front of an illuminated sign depicting people walking, at euro zone's largest bank Santander's headquarter in Boadilla del Monte, near Madrid February 4, 2010. Santander, the euro zone's largest bank, maintained net profits at 8.9 billion euros ($12 billion) last year, with an overseas expansion into fast-growing areas like Brazil paying off while it battles a deep recession in Spain. REUTERS/Sergio Perez" border="0" /></a>Reuters - European policymakers scrambled on Friday to reassure markets on the stability of their 16-nation currency bloc as investors shed euro assets for a second day on fears about debt-laden member states like Greece and Portugal.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/bs_nm/us_eurozone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r1601033072.jpg?x=130&y=61&q=85&sig=7lF0CJCz74N4KjZXzIma1w--" align="left" height="61" width="130" alt="photo" title="A woman walks in front of an illuminated sign depicting people walking, at euro zone's largest bank Santander's headquarter in Boadilla del Monte, near Madrid February 4, 2010. Santander, the euro zone's largest bank, maintained net profits at 8.9 billion euros ($12 billion) last year, with an overseas expansion into fast-growing areas like Brazil paying off while it battles a deep recession in Spain. REUTERS/Sergio Perez" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/bs_nm/us_markets_oil nm/20100205/us_markets_oil Reuters business Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:19:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/bs_nm/us_markets_oil"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100204/i/r4093507026.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=oecXNLAC3sAktrPnvSX5CA--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="An employee fills a car with petrol at a gas station in Jammu July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Oil fell below $73 a barrel on Friday, extending losses after its biggest one-day fall since July, and as the U.S. dollar hit a seven-month high against a basket of currencies.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/bs_nm/us_markets_oil"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100204/i/r4093507026.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=oecXNLAC3sAktrPnvSX5CA--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="An employee fills a car with petrol at a gas station in Jammu July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20100204/bs_ibd_ibd/20100204econbrief ibd/20100204/20100204econbrief Investor's Business Daily business Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:41:47 GMT Investor's Business Daily - Treasury Sec'y Timothy Geithner said "it's actually quite likely" that China will start to let its currency appreciate. "I think they recognize it is important to them," he said. Geithner's comments came after Pres. Obama pledged to get tough on exchange rates. Many nations accuse China of keeping its currency low to gain an unfair trade advantage. Beijing denies it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/bs_afp/chinaustradediplomacy afp/20100204/chinaustradediplomacy AFP business Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:43:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/bs_afp/chinaustradediplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265251250381-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=nKhFfvtoiCqy5bKmY6MSuw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Chinese and United States flags at the International Trade Center in Washington, DC. China has hit back at Washington after President Barack Obama vowed to get tougher with the Asian giant on trade and currency, stoking tensions already high over Taiwan and Tibet.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)" border="0" /></a>AFP - China hit back at the United States on Thursday after President Barack Obama vowed to get tougher with the Asian giant on trade and currency, stoking tensions already high over Taiwan and Tibet.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/bs_afp/chinaustradediplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265251250381-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=nKhFfvtoiCqy5bKmY6MSuw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Chinese and United States flags at the International Trade Center in Washington, DC. China has hit back at Washington after President Barack Obama vowed to get tougher with the Asian giant on trade and currency, stoking tensions already high over Taiwan and Tibet.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/bs_afp/forexeuropeeurodollar afp/20100204/forexeuropeeurodollar AFP business Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:45:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/bs_afp/forexeuropeeurodollar"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265278055310-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=bLnkpp3NFhtMRi6WKv.SIw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="The euro has slid under 1.38 dollars for the first time since last June, as the unit was rattled by financial woes in Greece and Spain, analysts said.(AFP/File/Bertrand Langlois)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The euro slid under 1.38 dollars on Thursday for the first time since June, as the ECB failed to dispel fears that debt woes affecting Greece were spreading to EU members including Spain and Portugal.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/bs_afp/forexeuropeeurodollar"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265278055310-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=bLnkpp3NFhtMRi6WKv.SIw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="The euro has slid under 1.38 dollars for the first time since last June, as the unit was rattled by financial woes in Greece and Spain, analysts said.(AFP/File/Bertrand Langlois)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/bs_afp/brazilmoneycounterfeit afp/20100203/brazilmoneycounterfeit AFP business Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:00:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/bs_afp/brazilmoneycounterfeit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265227182024-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=vvDd0BMiPdVXJnCpdIxpeg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Images of the new Brazilian currency. Brazil on Wednesday unveiled new bank notes of its currency, the real, that will come into circulation from 2012 with the goal of beating increasingly sophisticated copies by counterfeiters.(AFP/Adriano Machado)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Brazil on Wednesday unveiled new bank notes of its currency, the real, that will come into circulation from 2012 with the goal of beating increasingly sophisticated copies by counterfeiters.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/bs_afp/brazilmoneycounterfeit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265227182024-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=vvDd0BMiPdVXJnCpdIxpeg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Images of the new Brazilian currency. Brazil on Wednesday unveiled new bank notes of its currency, the real, that will come into circulation from 2012 with the goal of beating increasingly sophisticated copies by counterfeiters.(AFP/Adriano Machado)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices ap/20100203/oil_prices AP business Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:23:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265740142487-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5M2afGrSySvOOvqmi.facQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Kuwait City's banking complex is decorated with lights and the national flag in 2009. OPEC member Kuwait is projecting a 22.4 billion dollar budget deficit for the 2010-2011 fiscal year after raising spending by more than 33 percent, according to a draft budget seen on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Yasser al-Zayyat)" border="0" /></a>AP - Gasoline futures rose Wednesday after the government reported a surprise drop in the nation's supply.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265740142487-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5M2afGrSySvOOvqmi.facQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Kuwait City's banking complex is decorated with lights and the national flag in 2009. OPEC member Kuwait is projecting a 22.4 billion dollar budget deficit for the 2010-2011 fiscal year after raising spending by more than 33 percent, according to a draft budget seen on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Yasser al-Zayyat)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/bs_afp/nkoreaeconomypolitics afp/20100203/nkoreaeconomypolitics AFP business Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:21:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/bs_afp/nkoreaeconomypolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265173215081-2-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=xGkzmR14VXpn7lU3ktrErA--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="File photo shows two North Korean men making a blackmarket transaction outside a subway station in Pyongyang. A top North Korean finance official has been sacked following a chaotic currency revaluation that has triggered increased food shortages and social unrest in the country, news reports said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Chai Hin Goh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A top North Korean finance official has been sacked following a chaotic currency revaluation that has triggered increased food shortages and social unrest in the country, news reports said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/bs_afp/nkoreaeconomypolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265173215081-2-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=xGkzmR14VXpn7lU3ktrErA--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="File photo shows two North Korean men making a blackmarket transaction outside a subway station in Pyongyang. A top North Korean finance official has been sacked following a chaotic currency revaluation that has triggered increased food shortages and social unrest in the country, news reports said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Chai Hin Goh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_bi_ge/dollar ap/20100201/dollar AP business Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:19:47 GMT AP - The dollar was mostly lower against major currencies Monday and retreated from a six-month high against the euro as strong economic reports prompted investors to dump the low-yielding U.S. currency for riskier bets. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100201/bs_nm/us_markets_global nm/20100201/us_markets_global Reuters business Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:33:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100201/bs_nm/us_markets_global"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100201/i/r2045794709.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=SUFiwc1.Zdcyh7B79zvQJA--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="A woman looks at an electronic board with stocks information at a brokerage house in Hefei, Anhui province January 12, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer" border="0" /></a>Reuters - World shares sank to a three-month low on Monday as concerns about Greece's debts and a reminder of the challenges China faces to curb inflation stung risk demand, helping push the dollar to a six-month high versus a currency basket.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100201/bs_nm/us_markets_global"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100201/i/r2045794709.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=SUFiwc1.Zdcyh7B79zvQJA--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="photo" title="A woman looks at an electronic board with stocks information at a brokerage house in Hefei, Anhui province January 12, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100131/bs_afp/brazilchinaeconomy afp/20100131/brazilchinaeconomy AFP business Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:40:51 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100131/bs_afp/brazilchinaeconomy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100131/capt.photo_1264959622746-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=BofhYsjxUAiW2Nee.bpdxg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man leaves the headquarters of Sao Paulo's Stocks Exchange (Bovespa), in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2009. Fears of a speculative asset bubble and moves by China to rein in an overheating economy have taken their toll on Brazil, eroding equity prices and the national currency, the real.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Fears of a speculative asset bubble and moves by China to rein in an overheating economy have taken their toll on Brazil, eroding equity prices and the national currency, the real.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100131/bs_afp/brazilchinaeconomy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100131/capt.photo_1264959622746-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=BofhYsjxUAiW2Nee.bpdxg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man leaves the headquarters of Sao Paulo's Stocks Exchange (Bovespa), in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2009. Fears of a speculative asset bubble and moves by China to rein in an overheating economy have taken their toll on Brazil, eroding equity prices and the national currency, the real.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100130/bs_afp/davoseconomyfinanceforexchina afp/20100130/davoseconomyfinanceforexchina AFP business Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:11:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100130/bs_afp/davoseconomyfinanceforexchina"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100130/capt.photo_1264874938638-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=OVMWU9iejr3mgI4XumKeHw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="The deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, Zhu Min, attends the session "Global Economic Outlook" at the World Economic Forum in Davos. China will look at revaluing its currency when global partners begin to withdraw their stimulus packages, Zhu said Saturday.(AFP/Pierre Verdy)" border="0" /></a>AFP - China will look at revaluing its currency when global partners begin to withdraw their stimulus packages, a top Chinese central banker said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100130/bs_afp/davoseconomyfinanceforexchina"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100130/capt.photo_1264874938638-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=OVMWU9iejr3mgI4XumKeHw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="The deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, Zhu Min, attends the session "Global Economic Outlook" at the World Economic Forum in Davos. China will look at revaluing its currency when global partners begin to withdraw their stimulus packages, Zhu said Saturday.(AFP/Pierre Verdy)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/currency/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100129/bs_nm/us_newellrubbermaid nm/20100129/us_newellrubbermaid Reuters business Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:52:14 GMT Reuters - Newell Rubbermaid Inc posted a fourth-quarter profit on cost-cutting and lower raw materials prices, but the maker of Rubbermaid containers and Sharpie pens said the recent devaluation of Venezuela's currency would hurt 2010 results, sending shares down 4 percent.