Equities climb ahead of Goldman earnings

A burst of confidence in U.S. financial stocks lifted global equities on Tuesday ahead of results for bellwether Goldman Sachs. The dollar was slightly weaker against major currencies, following a recent trend

Facebook gets $6.5 billion valuation with share sale

Facebook netted a $6.5 billion valuation for its common shares on Monday, further underscoring the fast-growing Internet social networking site's high rank among technology and media industry heavyweights. Russia's Digital Sky Technologies