Dollar Halts 3-Day Decline After Report Shows Inflation Firming

The U.S. currency strengthened from an almost two-week low as the increase in so-called core inflation reflected broad-based gains in the cost of living.

Spreading the Risk With Real Estate

SINGAPORE — Commercial real estate has long had a place in the portfolios of wealthy investors, who see it as a useful diversification away from more volatile assets like stocks or bonds.

Pesos Go Underground as Dollar Ban Backfires: Argentina Credit

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s foreign-exchange controls are driving pesos underground. A quarter of Argentines are keeping their pesos at home, up from 19 percent a year ago, according to a survey conducted in September by the Catholic University of Argentina and TNS Gallup.