Dollar Rallies After US Tax-Cut Agreement, Higher US Yields

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Dollar Rallies After US Tax-Cut Agreement, Higher US Yields BusinessWeek By Catarina Saraiva Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar rose the most since September against the euro after an agreement to extend and expand tax cuts fueled speculation the US economy will accelerate, driving stocks and Treasury yields higher and ... See all stories on this topic »

Analysts' View: Saudi still favors $70-$80 oil Reuters QUITO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia reiterated it favored oil prices between $70-$80 a barrel and OPEC agreed to maintain output levels at a meeting on Saturday. Other members of the group said they were comfortable with current prices levels after crude ... See all stories on this topic »

Comcast Nixed Metered Pricing. But What About Time Warner Cable? paidContent.org Earlier this week, Comcast Corp. (NSDQ: CMCSA) president Neil Smit stated pretty emphatically it had no plan to institute usage-based broadband pricing. But Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) COO Landel Hobbs seemed to send a distinctly different signal in ... See all stories on this topic »

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