| Bank of Japan Tries New Policies Japan's central bank announced a dramatic package of experimental policies, establishing a new fund to buy potentially risky assets and steering rates back toward zero percent for the first time in four years. online.wsj.com |
Oil-Thirsty U.S. Dived Into 'Dead Sea' An examination of two decades of oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico—culminating in the BP disaster this year—yields a story with an echo of the recent financial crisis. online.wsj.com |
African Barrick Gold Cuts Forecast U.K.-listed African Barrick Gold lowered its full-year gold output forecast after it said it was forced to suspend a large portion of its mining department due to the discovery of systematic fuel theft. online.wsj.com |
BlackRock's BGI Buy Again Pays Off BlackRock's third-quarter earnings rose 74% as the asset-management firm again saw its results boosted by December's $13.5 billion purchase of Barclays Global Investors. online.wsj.com |
Bocker Deal Acumen Faces Test A veteran of big exchange mergers, Singapore Exchange Chief Executive Magnus Böcker may face his toughest deal yet. online.wsj.com |