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The US dollar bought 119.79 Japanese yen, higher than 118.62 yen of the previous session.

“This is great news, ” Wanaka Paper Plus manager Chris Lumsden said yesterday.

PARIS-WPP PLC, the world’s largest advertising holding company, said Wednesday that an uptick in its North American business helped it post a sharp rise in net profit, but warned that highly volatile markets in China were a concern.

Research by Citrix, mobile workspace solutions firm, and London-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) found that South Africa could add 17 billion rand per year to its economy, or 0.4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP).

In an appearance on Monday evening on the The O’Reilly Factor, the presidential candidate and sayer of things about China criticised the Obama administration for its plans to hold a state dinner when the Chinese president visits Washington next month. The result was an...

So-called farm profits – a measure including the value of inventories and adjusting for capital depreciation – will be $58.3 billion in 2015, the USDA also said.

Most other Asian currencies managed to rebound, and stock and commodity markets picked up. But the International Monetary Fund has certainly noticed, suggesting that “a more market-determined exchange rate would facilitate SDR operations, in case the renminbi were included...

He was arrested in Denver in July 2013 on suspicion of sexual assault involving two children – one who an affadavit says was assaulted while in Martinez’s care and the other on a trip to Las Vegas.

“The question for investors is when to catch this falling knife”, Barty wrote.

Put an elite quarterback on any basement-dwelling team and they become instant contenders.

When does the draw start? The ceremony includes the vote for – and presentation of – the 2014-15 UEFA Best Player in Europe Awards for men and women.

Investors also got some encouraging news from a survey indicating that U.S. consumer confidence rebounded this month.

Jessica Stern, director of the worldwide Gay and Lesbian Rights Commission, informed members at the meeting about IS militants’ executions of at least 30 gay men for “sodomy” and the videos or photos that had been uploaded by them to show their merciless killings.

( Monday ) has made an increased takeover offer to Syngenta AG ( SYT ), seeking to draw the Swiss pesticide producer to the negotiating table after its earlier approach was rejected, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.

Schlumberger, the world’s leading oilfield services company, said today it is acquiring equipment maker Cameron in a deal valued at US$14.8 billion (RM62.9 billion). For replacement purposes, Cameron’s investors will receive $14.44 in cash and 0.716 of...