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TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar edged up against the yen on Tuesday after Japan's economy minister clarified earlier remarks about the yen's weakness that had toppled the greenback from a 4-1/2-year high against the Japanese currency on Monday. The dollar...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - "Will he or won't he?" is the question investors want answered at Wednesday's Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, as suspense builds on whether the Fed will soon start tapering its bond-buying stimulus...

DUBLIN/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Royalty Pharma raised its hostile bid for Elan to $12.50 per share and threatened to withdraw the bid if Elan shareholders approve a series of defensive transactions announced by the Irish drug firm. Royalty Pharma, which buys...

The parent of Rockville Bank announced today its board of directors has approved a new stock repurchase plan for up to 10 percent of the bank's outstanding shares. Rockville Financial Inc. said it has received approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of...

* Dollar slips from Friday's 4-1/2 year high vs yen * Asian shares firmer after Friday's Wall Street rally By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen pulled up from a 4-1/2 year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economics...

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. arms maker Northrop Grumman Corp said on Thursday it planned to buy back 25 percent of its outstanding shares by the end of 2015, depending on market conditions, after its board of directors approved $4 billion in...

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has issued 30 million shares as part of the Wall Street bank's employee bonus plan, according to a securities filing. Morgan Stanley valued the stock at a maximum offering price of $705.6 million, or $23.52 per...

(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co on Wednesday announced a boost in its dividend and its share repurchase program and said it is changing some plane orders and deliveries. The discounter said its board boosted the quarterly dividend to 4 cents a share...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank shares leapt as much as 17.6 percent on Wednesday as investors bought back stock sold in anticipation of a share placing by Germany's bank bailout fund, which was completed earlier in the day. Hedge funds have bet...

* Billboards, sports events to be bigger part of mix * Marketing effort targets 18-to-34-year-olds * Seeks to reverse drop in revenue, user engagement * Still mulling future of 35 pct stake in Yahoo Japan By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO, May 14...

* Telus profit jumps 13 pct; BCE up less than 7 pct * Telus stock rises after results; BCE dips * Wireless growth helps both companies * Telus results gets Optik TV boost By Alastair Sharp TORONTO, May 9 (Reuters) - Canadian telecoms provider Telus...

May 9 (Reuters) - North America's biggest farm retail supplier Agrium Inc reported lower quarterly profit on Thursday, and said it would buy back up to 5 percent of its stock. Net earnings for the first quarter fell to $141 million, or 94 cents per...