Mark Brooks

Encouraging reports on the U.S. housing market sent traders out of the dollar and into riskier currencies.

Called Whispercast, the free service lets businesses and schools buy and distribute books and documents to Kindles over a wireless Internet connection.

A group of lawmakers is working on an agreement aimed at stopping the cuts, and many in Washington believe that the budget reductions will be put off.

But it looks like a good year for quality.

The company, which develops oil and natural gas reserves in Texas, had its first day of trading as a public company on Friday.

The deal broadens Exxon's stable of shale plays at a time of massive oversupply.

CEO Steve Rhoades says filing for Chapter 11 will help the company keep operating while it reorganizes.

The site features photos from inside some of the eight data centers that Google Inc. already has running in the U.S., Finland and Belgium.

Wheat for December delivery rose 3.25 cents to $8.51 per bushel; December corn gained 0.75 cent to $7.39 per bushel; December oats were unchanged at $3.9225 per bushel and November soybeans increased 4.25 cents to $14.98 per bushel.

Crude inventories grew by 2.9 million barrels, or 0.8 percent, to 369.2 million barrels, which is 10.9 percent above year-ago levels, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report.

The drinks will be positioned under the Oenobiol Beautific brand, but Coca-Cola declined to provide further details.

The price match program will cover the period from Nov 1 through Dec. 16.

The announcement by Fotis Kouvelis of the Democratic Left party is another snag in the country's ongoing efforts to agree on a package of cuts and reforms that Parliament must approve to keep receiving bailout money Greece desperately need to stay solvent.

Hillenbrand is also assuming about $98 million in debt and about $129 million in pension liabilities.

Oil prices wavered between small gains and losses Tuesday, as traders mulled mixed data about the nation's slowly recovering economy.

The deal gives Microsoft another tool to offer to corporate customers who want to back up their data on computers managed and maintained in remote data centers.

The Chinese solar power product manufacturer's shares traded in the U.S. have fallen below the $1 threshold required by the Nasdaq.

The pace at which countries like Greece and Spain cut their deficits with austerity measures must depend on their economic conditions, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Tuesday.

The increase, which starts in January, is tied to a measure of inflation released Tuesday.

The Labor Department said Tuesday that the consumer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent last month.