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The euro, stocks and commodities fell on Tuesday as a bailout for debt-soaked Ireland failed to allay fears of a wider euro zone crisis, prompting investors to seek safety in the U.S. dollar and Treasuries

Russia’s government approved selling stakes in 10 major companies as part of a 1.8 trillion ruble ($57.5 billion), five-year privatization program, including stakes in OAO Rosneft and OAO Sberbank

The Russian Trading System (RTS) will hold an Initial Public Offering (IPO) planned for 2011 on its own trading floor

The following companies may be active in Russian trading, according to Bloomberg. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are from the previous close of trading in Moscow

The dollar jumped on Thursday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner suggested major currencies were roughly in alignment, while stocks fell as investors digested data showing China's growth ebbed in the third quarter even as inflation edged higher

If the G20 wants to soothe currency tensions, finance leaders may have to do more than simply repeat a well-practiced refrain that too much foreign exchange rate volatility is unwelcome

The world's foreign exchange markets bracing themselves for fresh turbulence after weekend talks at the International Monetary Fund failed to ease fears of a currency war.

Crude oil prices held steady on Friday near $82 before a report expected to show U.S. employment declined for a second straight month in July, as investors watch for clues to the pace of economic and energy demand recovery.

Oil prices tumbled in Asian trade today on profit-taking ahead of a key report expected to show that the US rebound from recession is losing pace.

Oil was steady around $77 on Thursday after falling in the past two sessions on weak durable good data and the biggest weekly increase in crude inventories for nearly two years in the United States.

Oil fell for a second day on Wednesday towards $77 after an unexpected increase in U.S. crude stockpiles and a drop in U.S. consumer confidence deepened doubts about recovery in energy demand.

Oil nudged up to just above $79 on Monday, supported by improved risk appetite and expectations that a forecast severe Atlantic hurricane season could bring further disruptions to oil and gas operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Crude prices slipped from an 11-week high to stay near $79 on Friday, as uncertainty about European bank stress tests and U.S. oil demand tempered a boost from positive corporate results and storm threats.

Oil prices extended losses to more than a dollar Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in prepared remarks before a U.S. Senate panel said the economic outlook was "unusually uncertain," and that the Fed remained prepared to take further action as needed.

Oil rose more than 1 percent Tuesday, up a second day as U.S. stocks bounced higher from early lows.

U.S. crude oil futures rose for the first time in four sessions on Monday, advancing with Wall Street on some robust quarterly earnings but tempered by a report that home building sentiment fell to its lowest in more than a year.

Oil prices rose nearly 3 percent Tuesday to a two-week high above $77 per barrel as better-than-expected corporate earnings boosted confidence about the economy and lifted markets.

Oil fell to stay below $75 on Tuesday as forecasts for a seventh straight weekly gain in distillate fuel inventories at top consumer the United States tempered expectations of a drop in crude stockpiles.