Australia shares up 1 pct; miners extend rally - ninemsn

MELBOURNE, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Australian stocks rose 1 percent in early trade on Tuesday, lifted by the top miners on cautious optimism that government spending drives around the ...

Nicolas Sarkozy and Ehud Barak hold key to Gaza peace - The Australian

TWO men hold the key to halting the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Gaza -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak. The first is a suave ...

Stock & fund quotes - ninemsn

TOKYO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Sterling hit a record low against the euro on Monday, hurt by its yield disadvantage against the single European currency and inching closer to parity. A ...

Gold ends higher, bounces off 2-week low - Reuters

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Gold finished higher on Tuesday, rebounding from a two-week low early in the day on chart-based support and as investors covered short positions. "Gold ...

Apple rolls out movie, pix software upgrades - Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc, missing master pitchman Steve Jobs and facing subdued expectations during its final appearance at the Macworld trade show, rolled out upgrades ...