Australian Banks Giddy as Yen Falls

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See all stories on this topic » Capitol Report MarketWatch By Jeffry Bartash, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The big fight in Congress over whether to extend the Bush tax cuts is a classic game of ... See all stories on this topic » Dollar hits parity with Swiss franc on rate bets MarketWatch By Deborah Levine, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The US dollar fell more than 1% against the Swiss franc Tuesday, to the lowest level this year, ... See all stories on this topic » MasterCard unveils $1 billion buyback MarketWatch By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — MasterCard Inc. unveiled a $1 billion stock buyback late Tuesday, the latest US company to ... See all stories on this topic » AngloGold Ashanti drops in late trading MarketWatch By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. shares slid late Tuesday following the mining company's plan for a ... See all stories on this topic » Next lifts dividend as profit rises 12% MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- UK clothing retailer Next PLC (LONDON:UK:NXT) said Wednesday that its first-half net profit rose 12% to 155 million pounds ($241 ... See all stories on this topic » Brazil stocks pull back from previous rally MarketWatch By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Brazilian equities fell Tuesday, giving back a portion of their gains from a nearly 2% surge in the ... See all stories on this topic » Gold to hit $1300 an ounce gold by year-end: GFMS MarketWatch By Wallace Witkowski, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold is likely to rise past $1300 an ounce this year, thanks to investment demand, ... See all stories on this topic » Ace puts $1.1 billion to work buying crop insurer MarketWatch By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Ace Ltd. said Tuesday it agreed to buy the rest of crop insurer Rain & Hail Insurance Service ... 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See all stories on this topic » Israel stocks off; Strauss-Pepsi firm does a deal MarketWatch By Robert Daniel, MarketWatch TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israel stocks eased on Tuesday, with weakness in Israel Chemicals and the energy stocks offset by ... See all stories on this topic » Best Buy lifts forecast after profit tops estimates MarketWatch MarketWatch's Andria Cheng reports. The Minneapolis-based company (NYSE:BBY) lifted its full-year forecast by 10 cents a share to a range of $3.55 to $3.70, ... See all stories on this topic » Pension funds eager to use SEC investor power tool MarketWatch By Ronald D. Orol, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A new era of investor-corporate relations will begin next year when a landmark rule giving ... See all stories on this topic » MarketWatch Lanxess sets mid-term earnings target MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Germany's Lanxess (FRANKFURT:DE:LXS) said Wednesday that it is targeting adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and ... See all stories on this topic » Energy stocks move up, Enbridge falls MarketWatch By Steve Gelsi, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks ran out of steam on Tuesday as gains at midday gave way to flat-to-lower trading by the ... See all stories on this topic » Insure your college kid's laptop, and more MarketWatch By Jennifer Openshaw NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — It's that time of year when parents are helping to move their children into college. ... See all stories on this topic »