Reuters - European shares were little changed as worries over steep bond yields offset solid results from the world's third-biggest drugs maker, Sanofi-Aventis.

Reuters - The Nikkei share average rose 0.43 percent by midsession on Wednesday, extending gains into a fifth day, as brokers such as Nomura Holdings gained on expectations a recent improvement in market activity would help boost revenue.

Reuters - The dollar hovered below a one-week high against the euro and three-week high against the Australian dollar on Thursday, kept in check by Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan's warning that the United States should tackle its budget deficit.

Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei average edged down 0.11 percent by midsession on Friday as profit-taking hit a range of blue chips including Honda Motor Co. after the benchmark had logged a six-day winning streak.

AP - The mighty billionaire Warren Buffett says he has 'struck out.' The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway wrote in his annual report Saturday that he had hoped to make several multi-billion dollar acquisitions in 2004. He certainly had the money, so what's the problem? None to buy, he said.

AP - A surprisingly strong job creation report energized Wall Street, propelling stocks sharply higher as investors grew more confident about the economy and corporate earnings. The Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index both reached 3 1/2-year highs on the news.

Reuters - European shares were little changed on Monday, with an early focus on Deutsche Boerse's exit from the race to buy the London Stock Exchange LSE, while basic resources and utilities were firm.

Reuters - European share indexes were down around 0.2 percent by midsession on Tuesday and automaker Volkswagen fell after saying it expects a weak first quarter.

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Advances in base and precious metals stocks awarded the Toronto stock market with minor gains Tuesday while the U.S. dollar's infirmity sent the Canadian currency up sharply.

Reuters - The dollar spun to a two-month low against the euro on Thursday, hit by comments from the Japanese prime minister that Japan's foreign reserves needed diversity.

Reuters - The dollar was mired near a two-month low against the euro on Friday as the market girded for U.S. data expected to show a widening of the trade gap to a near record, magnifying worries about U.S. deficits.

AP - Investors preoccupied with inflation extended Wall Street's decline Friday, selling stocks sharply lower in response to a ballooning U.S. trade deficit. The drop, which came in spite of a bullish sales outlook from Intel Corp., left the market substantially lower for the week.

Reuters - The dollar jumped against the yen and gained against other major currencies on Monday as investors bought the greenback on the view that Friday's sell-off on poor U.S. trade data may have been overdone.

Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei average reversed morning gains to fall 0.39 percent by mid-afternoon on Tuesday, as concerns about earnings due to a possible rise in steel prices hit Toyota Motor Corp. and other manufacturers.

Reuters - The dollar held at a one-week high against the euro on Wednesday, bolstered by figures showing that the United States attracted more than enough foreign investment to offset its trade deficit in January.

Reuters - The dollar crawled higher against the euro and the yen on Thursday as investors and traders took comfort from the fact that the swelling U.S. current account deficit was being easily financed by foreign capital.

Reuters - The dollar sat tight on Friday, keeping the previous day's gains as traders and investors pondered whether an upcoming Federal Reserve policy meeting would point to interest rates climbing at a faster pace.

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AP - With oil prices coming off a record high, investors will look to the Federal Reserve and key pricing data from the Labor Department for a read on Wall Street's biggest fear of the moment — inflation.

AP - U.S. stocks are set to open higher Monday as S&P 500 index reweighting comes into effect, according to a trader.

Reuters - The dollar stayed in sight of two-week highs against the euro and the yen on Tuesday ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting that could point to interest rates rising at a faster pace in the future.

Reuters - European shares fell on Wednesday, weighed down by interest-rate sensitive stocks on fears the Federal Reserve will be more aggressive on tightening credit after it said inflation pressures had picked up.

Reuters - European shares edged above six-week lows on Thursday as strength in the U.S. dollar improved investor sentiment but oil major BP weighed after an explosion at one of its U.S. refineries.

Reuters - Japan's Nikkei share average ended a touch higher on Friday as several blue-chip exporter stocks such as Honda Motor Co. and Canon Inc. rose after the dollar struck a six-week peak against the yen.

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Stock markets could be in for a more difficult time, now that the U.S. Federal Reserve has plainly signalled interest rates will keep on going up - and maybe at a faster pace.

AP - With Wall Street's fears of inflation confirmed by the Federal Reserve, investors are now looking for proof that the economy will be strong enough to handle the increased pricing pressure and additional expected Fed interest rate increases.

Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei average tumbled more than 1.5 percent by Tuesday afternoon after weak retail spending figures and a surprise rise in the jobless rate, with firms like retailer Mitsukoshi Ltd. leading the decline.

Reuters - The dollar retreated after touching a five-month high against the yen on Wednesday, as the U.S. currency's two-week rally stalled before much-awaited economic data later in the week including the U.S. jobs report.

Reuters - The dollar retreated further on Thursday from a five-month high against the yen as investors eyed jobs and inflation data that could boost expectations for U.S. interest rates to rise more quickly.