Japan aid
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to become the best friend of investors in Treasuries as he buys US government bonds to boost his nation’s slowing economy, helping Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke damp Treasury yields.
Ruger rises
A month after the Newtown school shootings, shares of firearms maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. are nearly back to their pre-Dec. 14 close of $47.73. They fell 15 percent in the three trading sessions after the shooting, closing Friday at $47.51.
German fight
Deutsche Bank and Germany’s finance regulator are under pressure by lawmakers to publish findings of a probe of whether the lender rigged interest rates.
Porsche rolls
Porsche sold more sports cars in 2012 than ever before, with 141,075 customer deliveries, up 18.7 percent from last year.
Gas up
The average price for regular gasoline at US pumps rose 6.68 cents a gallon in the past three weeks to $3.3247 on a rally in crude prices, Lundberg Survey Inc. said.