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U.S. dollar falls to fresh 15-year low against yen MarketWatch By Sarah Turner, MarketWatch SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- The US dollar fell to a fresh 15-year low against the Japanese yen ahead of a big leadership election ... See all stories on this topic » ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friends don't let friends pay retail. Get 70% off luxury goods at Gilt! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Energy, oil stocks top money-manager's list MarketWatch By MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Investors should put individual securities "on the radar screen" while they wait for an opportunity to buy blue-chip ... See all stories on this topic » Midday update from MarketWatch Radio Network MarketWatch Hewlett-Packard Co. made another pricey acquisition Monday, giving rise to concerns that -- without a CEO -- financial discipline at the tech giant is ... See all stories on this topic » Potash in talks with others to foil BHP takeover MarketWatch By Jim Jelter, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Canadian fertilizer giant Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan told its employees Monday it has held talks ... See all stories on this topic » Commentary: Wall Street is wondering who is in charge MarketWatch By MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. made another pricey acquisition Monday, paying a high multiple for another company just on ... See all stories on this topic » Postbank shares drop after Deutsche Bank offer MarketWatch By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Deutsche Postbank fell sharply on Monday after Deutsche Bank officially announced its ... See all stories on this topic » New York Fed plans to buy $27 bln in Treasurys MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Monday that it will buyback about $27 billion in Treasury ... See all stories on this topic » Philips presents five-year growth plan MarketWatch FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG) (EURONEXT:NL:PHIA) said Tuesday that it's targeting comparable annual sales growth at least ... See all stories on this topic » Latest gauge of movement's influence is in Delaware and New Hampshire MarketWatch By Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Two candidates backed by the tea-party activists are giving established Republicans a run for ... See all stories on this topic » Volkswagen taps new chief for U.S. division MarketWatch By Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Volkswagen AG on Monday named Jonathan Browning to lead its US operations, as the German car ... See all stories on this topic » MarketWatch Mitsui & Co strikes coal deal with China's Shenhua MarketWatch By Mari Iwata TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Mitsui & Co. (8031.TO) said Tuesday that it has agreed with Chinese coal producer Shenhua Group Corp. on wide-ranging ... See all stories on this topic » CME: Some test orders went into active markets MarketWatch TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- CME Group Inc., (NASDAQ:CME) the Chicago derivatives-exchange operator, said late on Monday that for six minutes, 2:38 to 2:44 pm ... See all stories on this topic » RWE cut to sell from buy at Societe Generale MarketWatch MADRID (MarketWatch) -- German utility RWE AG (FRANKFURT:DE:RWE) was downgraded to sell from buy, and its price target to €47 from €54 on Monday at Societe ... See all stories on this topic » AIG reportedly in talks to repay U.S. taxpayers MarketWatch SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG) is in talks over an accelerated plan to repay US taxpayers, The Wall Street Journal ... See all stories on this topic » New bank rules will bring higher consumer costs MarketWatch By Jennifer Waters, MarketWatch CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Consumers will face higher borrowing costs in coming years now that financial institutions must ... See all stories on this topic » Churchill Downs to buy Mississippi casino MarketWatch By William Spain, MarketWatch CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- In a move to further expand beyond its increasingly moribund core business of horse racing, ... See all stories on this topic » Crude closes up 1%, extends last week's advance MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Crude futures finished higher Monday, starting the week with a 1% rise to $77.19 a barrel. Gains were supported in part by ... See all stories on this topic » Japan Prime Minister Kan wins vote, remains leader MarketWatch TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan retained leadership of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan -- and by extension, the nation -- late ... See all stories on this topic » Australian shares extend gains in early trading MarketWatch SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares edged higher in early trading on Tuesday, extending steep gains from the previous session when data from China ... See all stories on this topic » Gold futures waver slightly lower MarketWatch By Laura Mandaro and Kate Gibson, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold prices closed modestly higher Monday in a session colored by bullion's ... See all stories on this topic » U.S. ad spending rises nearly 6% in first half MarketWatch By David B. Wilkerson, MarketWatch CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- US advertising expenditures in the first half of this year grew 5.7% over the comparable period ... See all stories on this topic » State regulator orders PG&E to check all gas pipes MarketWatch By Matt Andrejczak, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Still searching for answers behind a deadly natural-gas pipeline explosion last week in San ... See all stories on this topic » Bank of America reportedly looking to sell assets MarketWatch SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) is planning to try to sell or wind down billions of dollars of assets or businesses, the Financial ... See all stories on this topic » All S&P 500 financial stocks finish the day in the black MarketWatch By Sam Mamudi, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- US banks paced the rally in financial stocks Monday, after newly-agreed upon international banking ... See all stories on this topic » U.S. banks may hike dividends on Basel certainty MarketWatch By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- US banks may start paying dividends again, or increase payouts, after new rules from the Basel ... See all stories on this topic » H.B. Fuller due to post results in late session MarketWatch By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Shares of HB Fuller slumped late Monday as the specialty-chemical maker trimmed its yearly sales ... See all stories on this topic » Calif. governor sniffs out train loans in Asia MarketWatch By Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger may have found a much-needed backer for the state's ... See all stories on this topic »