World stocks rise after bin Laden death
World stocks rise after bin Laden death
TOKYO (AP)— Major world stock markets rose, the dollar strengthened and oil prices were lower after news that U.S. forces killed terror mastermind Osama bin Laden following a near-decade-long manhunt. President Barack Obama announced during holiday-thinned Asian trading hours that the man who inspired the deadly Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in the United States was killed in Pakistan in a U.S …
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Aussie, NZ dlrs poised and ready to scale new heights
WELLINGTON/SYDNEY, May 2 (Reuters) – The Australian dollar held tantalisingly close to a landmark chart objective of .10 on Monday, while the New Zealand dollar was firm but struggling to break through hefty resistance.
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Global stocks rise after news of Osama bin Laden death; oil slides
The dollar rebounded from 3-year lows and US crude slid more than 1% on the back of news that a US-led operation killed Bin Laden in Pakistan.
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