Zurich’s auction houses are attracting a growing number of international buyers for Swiss art, reflected in higher prices for artists including Ferdinand Hodler, Albert Anker and the Giacometti family.

The yen strengthened for the first time in three days against the dollar and European stocks were little changed before a Federal Reserve meeting that may clarify the outlook for U.S. monetary stimulus. Oil approached $100 a barrel for the first time since September.

West Texas Intermediate crude rose to a nine-month high after an industry report showed U.S. inventories dropped last week.

The U.S. and the Taliban, deadly foes through 12 years of war in Afghanistan, executed a bit of choreographed diplomacy that sets the stage for initial peace negotiations to begin within days.

The Bank of England will reveal how much capital U.K. banks need in the first public test of its credibility and transparency since it took back the role of financial regulator.

A group representing 225,000 U.S. doctors called for a ban on marketing energy drinks, such as those from Red Bull GmbH and Monster Beverage Corp., to youths.

Once on the cutting edge of consumer electronics, Sony lost its mojo years ago. But every so often, it still comes up with something that reminds you of what it was, and maybe could be again.

Next time you’re waiting three-deep at the bar for a table at Balthazar, consider Lafayette, a 10- minute walk uptown where the thinner (so far) crowds are happily sucking shrimp heads and quaffing $21 flutes of Billecart-Salmon Champagne.

Former Australian billionaire Nathan Tinkler, who’s been battling creditors, sold his shares in Whitehaven Coal Ltd., with Farallon Capital Management LLC paying A$301 million ($285 million) for more than half his stake.