While you were sleeping: Markets edge higher

While you were sleeping: Markets edge higher

By Margreet Dietz Dec. 17 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street moved higher, though pared some of its earlier gains because oil slid, as investors anticipated a decision by US Federal Reserve policy makers to increase their target interest rate for the first time in nearly a decade....

Margreet Dietz 16 Dec 2015
While you were sleeping: Oil rebound lifts mood

While you were sleeping: Oil rebound lifts mood

By Margreet Dietz Dec. 16 (BusinessDesk) - Equities on both sides of the Atlantic rose with the price of oil, while US Federal Reserve policy makers began their two-day meeting. Investors are bracing for the first Fed interest rate increase since 2006, and will listen close...

Margreet Dietz 15 Dec 2015
Dairy product prices edge up for second straight auction

Dairy product prices edge up for second straight auction

By Margreet Dietz Dec. 16 (BusinessDesk) - Dairy product prices increased in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, moving higher for a second straight auction, though the gains were less than expected amid concern about worldwide excess supply. The GDT average winning prices...

Margreet Dietz 15 Dec 2015
While you were sleeping: Oil burns investors

While you were sleeping: Oil burns investors

By Margreet Dietz Dec. 15 (BusinessDesk) - Equities slid with the price of oil as investors awaited the result of the US Federal Reserve two-day meeting starting on Tuesday.  The Federal Open Market Committee is widely expected to announce its first interest rate increase s...

Margreet Dietz 14 Dec 2015