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SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- The benchmark index in Canada gained ground Monday as a strong push in the energy sector helped to cushion losses in other industries including metals and mining and industrials. The S&P/TSX Composite Index(:,,) rose 0.62% to 11,906.65. The S&P/TSX 60 Index of blue chips picked up 0.55% to 672.45 and the S&P/TSX Venture Composite added 0.78%. The Nasd ...

CHICAGO (Dow Jones) -- Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. jumped nearly 5% in after-hours action Monday after the casual-dining company reported a swing to profitability in the fourth quarter. The gain came on top of regular-session gains for Chipotle (CMG) , shares of which rose 3% to $43.41 at the close. A double-digit jump in same-store sales helped Chipotle turn to profit. The company sa ...

By Alan Raybould SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar softened on Tuesday while Asian shares, reflecting the hesitant mood on Wall Street, were flat as investors held back ahead of U.S. economic data that may give clues on how far interest rates will rise. Shorter-dated Japanese government bond (JGB) yields continued to rise on the prospect of higher official interest rates now that the Bank of Japa ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Procter & Gamble Co. on Monday pushed up its third-quarter earnings forecast but tempered its organic sales-growth target. P&G, maker of Cover Girl cosmetics, Tide laundry detergent and Pepto-Bismol, said that it now expects organic sales growth -- which excludes the impacts of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign exchange -- of 5% to 6%, at the low-end of ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- An uptick of activity on the mergers and acquisitions front lifted U.S.-listed shares of European companies on Monday, as drugmaker Schering AG led the way as the day's top price performer. The Bank of New York Europe American Depositary Receipt Index closed 1.3 points higher, or 0.88%, to 142.97. The overall Composite Index rose 1.2 points, or 0.85%, to 143.49.  ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Shares of Asian companies with U.S.-listed stocks rose Monday and resisted a mixed performance in the broader market as higher oil prices and concern about high interest rates pressured stocks. The Bank of New York Asia American Depositary Receipt Index rose 1.06 points, or 0.77%, to end the day at 139.06. The overall Composite ADR Index added 1.2 points, or 0.85%,  ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Hiring intentions for the next three months by companies remained roughly steady compared with the last quarter, a survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting demand for labour remains relatively robust. Global employment company Manpower surveyed 2,100 firms and reported that 19 percent expected to add to their staff in the next three months, three-quarters expected no change and only six percent expected to cut jobs. That left a balance of +13 compared with +9 three months ago an ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Investors seem to think Intel Corp. will aggressively cut prices to blunt advances made by much smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. They've seen this scenario play out before. AMD takes some market share in computer chips from Intel Corp., only to see Intel cut prices to stunt its archrival's growth. This time things might not go Intel's way. But investo ...

Apple Computer Inc. helped lead technology shares higher on Monday after an analyst upgraded the stock, but overall, the sector's stocks closed off their best levels on rising oil prices and inflation worries. Standing out on the downside, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s fell over 7% after an analyst downgraded shares of the No. 2 maker of computer chips to sell, citing expected pricing pressure. ...