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Shares in US credit rating agency Moody's Investor services tumble on a report that it mislead investors.

As investment sharks circle, it appears more likely co-founders Jerry Yang and David Filo will lose control

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Power company NRG Energy Inc has made an unsolicited bid to buy competitor Calpine Corp for about $11 billion in stock, the companies said on Wednesday.

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With the soaring loonie and high gas prices, 'The Canada-only supplier is getting killed'

Markets confounded by new class of investors making long-term bets on crude; rare trading patterns mark shift in sentiment

Prime Minister Tymoshenko cancels deal with Vanco Energy she charges was arranged improperly by rival Yushchenko.

The billionaire investor warns that there is pain ahead for Britain and the eurozone in the current economic crisis.

Reuters - Crude oil soared to a fresh record high above $135 per barrel on Thursday as a surprise drawdown in U.S. crude oil inventories and a weaker dollar prompted heavy fund inflows into the market.

Oil prices hit a record above $135 a barrel before falling back in Asia Thursday, with supply worries, rising global demand and a slumping dollar keeping crude futures on an upward track. With gas and oil prices setting new records nearly every day, many...