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Geopolitical tension pushed Brent crude oil prices towards $110 after news that Libya's Prime Minister was kidnapped. The commodity traded at $109.86 as concern about new supply interruptions from...

The euro eased slightly on Thursday morning as US President Barack Obama prepared to meet with Republican lawmakers at the White House in an attempt to end the deadlock that has kept the US Federal...

Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was briefly kidnapped on Thursday morning when gunmen broke into his Tripoli hotel room. The incident came shortly after US forces conducted a raid in which...

Further evidence that the euro-zone recovery was on track kept the currency trading above $1.35 on Wednesday morning. German export data contributed to a growing sense of confidence in the 17 nation...

Brent crude oil pushed above $110 on Wednesday morning as geopolitical risk reentered the equation. The commodity traded at $110.15 at 6:40 GMT. The commodity's modest rally has been attributed to...

Concerns in the US and abroad that the stalemate in Congress could cause the US to default on its loans has put the dollar on shaky ground and pulled share markets down. President Barack Obama said on...

Tuesday kicked off earnings season as Alcoa (AA) reported earnings after the close. Markets are reacting stronger to the government shut down each day as the likelihood for the first US default...

Midway through trading Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.60 percent to 14,846.49 while the NASDAQ declined 1.70 percent to 3,706.11. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.80 percent to 1,662.69. Top...

The euro remained steady above $1.35 on Tuesday as the US debt showdown dragged on. The US government remained shut down on Monday and looked to be in for yet another day of political stalemate in the...

Brent crude oil remained steady above $109 on Tuesday morning. The commodity traded at $109.43 at 5:00 GMT as production in the Gulf of Mexico resumed following preemptive closures to brace for...

Yields for one month US Treasury bills spiked as investors backed away in fear of a default. On Tuesday, the T-bills traded near 0.16 percent, up 14 basis points from last week. With the US government...

Monday was a light day for news and correspondingly light volume. On top of this was very little economic data. This is the seventh day of the government shutdown and fears are escalating that the...

Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded down 0.47 percent to 15,002.26 while the NASDAQ declined 0.50 percent to 3,788.59. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.40 percent to 1,683.81. Top Headline...

The euro traded steadily above $1.35 on Monday morning after pushing above $1.36 last week. The dollar was on shaky ground as investors began to worry that the US government shutdown was having...

Brent crude oil traded steadily on Monday morning as investors kept an eye on Tropical Storm Karen. The commodity traded at $109.14 at 4:30 GMT on Monday with the government shutdown keeping a lid on...

The satirical story of the day (and probably week) is that shares of TWTRQ (TWTRQ) shooting higher as investors confused them for Twitter, which is yet to IPO. Shares were last up 684.62 percent...