Dollar is about to flex its muscles after declining most of 2016, currency strategists say

Strategists say the beaten-up dollar could be in the process of making a turn higher, thanks to Federal Reserve policy. The dollar index was up just slightly Monday at 95.05, but it is down about 6 percent for the year so far, after surging 7 percent in the fourth...

Germany’s Siemens says Russian partner violated Crimea sanctions

One of Germany’s biggest companies said Monday that it had become an unwitting pawn in a scheme to evade sanctions against Russia and break a de facto blockade of electricity to the annexed territory Crimea. The company, Siemens, a giant engineering and...