WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae said Monday that it named Jonathan Plutzik, a former Credit Suisse executive, to its board directors. More »
WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae said Monday that it named Jonathan Plutzik, a former Credit Suisse executive, to its board directors. More »
MONTREAL - A Canadian woman on sick leave for depression said Monday she would fight an insurance company's decision to cut her benefits after her agent found photos on Facebook of her vacationing, at a bar and at a party.
NORWALK, Conn. - President Barack Obama on Monday tapped Xerox Chief Executive Ursula Burns to help lead an education initiative aimed at helping students excel at science, technology, engineering and math.
NEW YORK - Key currency exchange rates Monday, compared with late Friday in New York: Dollar vs.
WASHINGTON - A lot more Americans are feeling stressed out by debt this holiday season, raising the glum likelihood they'll behave like Scrooge rather than Santa.
BURLINGTON, Mass. - Dutch telecommunications company Royal KPN NV said Monday it has agreed to buy the outstanding shares of iBasis Inc., a Massachusetts-based wholesale international long distance carrier, for $3 each in cash.
DENVER - You drag yourself out of bed, head reluctantly to work and watch the minutes tick off the clock.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Florida man accused of running a Ponzi scheme that scammed more than $14 million from Haitian-American investors has pleaded guilty.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Sarah Palin brought her book-signing tour to North Carolina's Fort Bragg on Monday and hundreds greeted the former Republican vice presidential candidate in a campaign-like gathering.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - U.S. Tennis Association tax forms show that former CEO of professional tennis Arlen Kantarian received more than $9 million in total compensation in 2008, his last year running the U.S. Open.
SARASOTA, Fla. - Roper Industries Inc., which makes products for water and energy companies, said Monday it has increased its quarterly cash dividend by 15 percent to 9.5 cents.
MCLEAN, Va. - Defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. said Monday it has received a Navy contract potentially worth $25 million for information technology systems.
HOUSTON - Oil services company BJ Services Co. said Monday it posted a fiscal fourth-quarter loss as drilling plunged.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Defense contractor BAE Systems has been awarded Army contract modifications worth $60.6 million for Bradley fighting vehicles, launch rocket systems and ambulances.
INDIANAPOLIS - Indy Racing League Vice President of Public Relations John Griffin is resigning, effective Dec. 18.
NEW YORK - Anadarko Petroleum Corp. on Monday said success from an exploration well drilled offshore Brazil signals better potential for an area that could become the company's "next mega project."
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma's unemployment rate climbed to 7.1 percent in October, the state's highest rate in more than 20 years, officials reported.
LONDON - The projected final cost of construction for the 2012 London Olympics has risen slightly, but the overall budget for the games remains unchanged.
LAS VEGAS - Kimbo Slice will make his official Ultimate Fighting Championship debut on Dec. 5 in Las Vegas.
| AUD vs MYR | 3.109917 |
| GBP vs MYR | 5.595053 |
| SGD vs MYR | 2.445343 |
| USD vs MYR | 3.388000 |
| MYR vs AUD | 0.321553 |
| MYR vs GBP | 0.178729 |
| MYR vs SGD | 0.408941 |
| MYR vs USD | 0.295073 |