Dubai firms buy stake in Cirque du Soleil

Two government-owned investment firms in Dubai have acquired a 20 percent stake in the colorful Canadian acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil, furthering the desert city's plans to expand its tourism appeal and

Dollar slips on profit-taking

The dollar weakened broadly on Thursday as dealers took profit from its recent gains ahead of two major interest rate decisions in Europe, and as oil prices stemmed their recent slide to