Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.72 percent to 15,196.52, while the NASDAQ fell 0.99 percent to 3,428.98. The S&P was also down, declining 1.06 percent to 1,637.88.

May 22 (Reuters) - Discount retailer Dollar Tree Inc reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its full-year earnings forecast as it more than holds its own against intensifying competition from Wal-Mart and Target, sending its sh

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Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) reported a 15% rise in its fiscal first-quarter earnings and lifted its full-year earnings forecast.Dollar Tree now expects full-year earnings of $2.61 to $2.77 per share on sales of $7.81 billion to $7.97 billion.

* Aussie hit hard by weak China data, fall in commodities

A significant part of the dollar’s strength has been expectations the Fed will soon trim quantitative easing, but Lloyds thinks such talk is premature

Mining and commodities-trading giant Glencore Xstrata PLC (GLEN.LN), Thursday enounced the launch and pricing of a dollar denominated issue of notes in a $5 billion five-tranche transaction comprising 3 year, 5 year and 10 year fixed-rate Notes and 3

Good morning. Here's what you need to know. Markets in Asia were thrashed in overnight trading. The Japanese Nikkei 225 plummeted a staggering 7.3% (and the dollar is 1.7% lower against the yen), the Hang Seng dropped 2.5%, and the Shangha

TEL AVIV, May 23 (Reuters) - On a new industrial park in Israel's largest Arab town, a software plant belonging to a multibillion-dollar U.S.-listed firm sits cheek-by-jowl with two small Arab-owned businesses: a metal factory and one producing tools

TEL AVIV, May 23 (Reuters) - On a new industrial park inIsrael's largest Arab town, a software plant belonging to amultibillion-dollar U.S.-listed firm sits cheek-by-jowl with twosmall Arab-owned businesses: a metal factory and one producingtools for

TEL AVIV, May 23 (Reuters) - On a new industrial park in Israel's largest Arab town, a software plant belonging to a multibillion-dollar U.S.-listed firm sits cheek-by-jowl with two small Arab-owned...

Brent crude oil dropped below $102 on Thursday morning after the dollar hit new three year highs on Wednesday following the release of the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes and Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to congress. The commodity traded at $1

The dollar slumps on Thursday, dropping closer to the 100-yen level, as Japanese stocks plunge on the back of disappointing Chinese data and fears the U.S. Federal Reserve could soon begin to reduce its bond purchases.

Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) is expected to report its Q1 earnings at $1.62 per share on revenue of $2.01 billion.Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $1.87 billion.Bon-Ton Stores (NASDA

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:Wall Street expects Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) to report its Q1 earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $1.87 billion.

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - The dollar and the euro fell by more than two percent against the yen on Thursday as investors opted for safe-haven currencies on increasing prospects the U.S. Federal...

MADRID (MarketWatch) -- The dollar tumbled against the Japanese yenon Thursday, dropping below 102 yen to levels not seen in more than a week as stocks in Japan plunged on back of fears the U.S. Federal Reserve could begin to pare back its bond-buyin

The U.S. dollar was at its highest for nearly nine months against the Indian rupee on suggestions the U.S. Federal Reserve could taper its economic stimulus.

TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - The dollar fell below 102 yen, extending its daily fall to more than one percent on Thursday as Japanese share prices plunged after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke...

DUBAI, May 23 (Reuters) - Dubai's Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), which is buying Carrefour's stake in a regional joint venture, has picked five banks to arrange the sale of a dollar-denominated hybrid bond, a document from lead arrangers showed.

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* Yen down 20 percent vs dollar over past year, won up by a third against yen

* Yen down 20 percent vs dollar over past year, won up by a third against yen

* Yen down 20 percent vs dollar over past year, won up by athird against yen

* Yen down 20 percent vs dollar over past year, won up by a third against yen

* Yen down 20 percent vs dollar over past year, won up by a third against yen

* Yen down 20 percent vs dollar over past year, won up by a third against yen

* Fed could step down bond-buying pace if economy improves

Gold futures fall, weighed by strength in the U.S. dollar after the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicates the central bank could start tapering stimulus efforts in the coming months.

CHENNAI, India, May 23 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures slipped below $102 per barrel on Thursday as fresh data from China cast doubt on the strength of recovery in the world's second-biggest oil consumer and the dollar weighed on commodity markets.

* Weak China factory activity cuts Nikkei gains * Bernanke remarks sees yen at 103 to dollar, aids exporters * Fast Retailing jumps as retail investors in hot pursuit By Dominic Lau TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average trimmed gains after hit

* Weak China factory activity cuts Nikkei gains * Bernanke remarks sees yen at 103 to dollar, aids exporters * Fast Retailing jumps as retail investors in hot pursuit By Dominic Lau TOKYO, May 23...

* Weak China factory activity cuts Nikkei gains * Bernanke remarks sees yen at 103 to dollar, aids exporters * Fast Retailing jumps as retail investors in hot pursuit By Dominic Lau TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average trimmed gains after hit

* JGB dive, 10-year JGB yield hits highest since April 2012

* JGB dive, 10-year JGB yield hits highest since April 2012

* JGB dive, 10-year JGB yield hits highest since April 2012

* JGB dive, 10-year JGB yield hits highest since April 2012

* JGB dive, 10-year JGB yield hits highest since April 2012

* JGB dive, 10-year JGB yield hits highest since April 2012

* JGB dive, 10-year JGB yield hits highest since April 2012

* Bernanke remarks sees yen at 103 to dollar, aids exporters * Nikkei heads for fifth straight day of gain * Fast Retailing jumps as retail investors in hot pursuit By Dominic Lau TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average soared 1.9 percent to

* Bernanke remarks sees yen at 103 to dollar, aids exporters * Nikkei heads for fifth straight day of gain * Fast Retailing jumps as retail investors in hot pursuit By Dominic Lau TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average soared 1.9 percent to

* Bernanke remarks sees yen at 103 to dollar, aids exporters * Nikkei heads for fifth straight day of gain * Fast Retailing jumps as retail investors in hot pursuit By Dominic Lau TOKYO, May 23...

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* Strong Australia dollar, cheaper imports hurt local manufacturers

* Strong Australia dollar, cheaper imports hurt local manufacturers