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fiscal cliff, "while a win by Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party lifted the dollar to a 20- month high against the yen.
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*White House meeting a sign of progress. President Barack Obama and top Republican John Boehner met at the White House on Monday as hopes rose that Washington will be able to head off steep tax hikes and spending cuts that could push the economy into recession next year.
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OTTAWA, Dec 17- Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney did not breach conflict of interest policy by vacationing at the home of a Liberal Party lawmaker, his chief spokesman said on Monday, following a report that the visit occurred while the opposition party was seeking to recruit him.
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which was enacted in 2010. They will create online marketplaces where individuals can buy health insurance from companies like UnitedHealth Group, Wellpoint Inc, Aetna Inc and Cigna Corp..
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fiscal cliff, "while a win by Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party lifted the dollar to a 20- month high against the yen.
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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Dec 17- Members of the Cayman Islands' ruling party met on Monday to debate whether to oust Premier McKeeva Bush, who was arrested last week on suspicion of corruption, party members said.
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Dec 17- The National Credit Union Administration sued JPMorgan Securities and Bear Stearns& Co on Monday over alleged misconduct in the sale of $3.6 billion in mortgage securities to credit unions that collapsed on losses from the securities.
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*Global introduction of new line scheduled for Jan. 30. TORONTO, Dec 17- Research In Motion Ltd said on Monday that it had begun a "beta testing" program that allows 120 companies and government departments to try out its new BlackBerry 10 smartphones before their global launch on Jan. 30.
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LONDON, Dec 17- The bold policies promised by Japan's new government look ill-suited to reverse a relative decline that has turned a leading actor on the world economic stage into a bit-part player in less than a generation.
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LONDON, Dec 17- European shares fell on Monday, hit by slumps in telecoms group KPN and temporary power company Aggreko, as investors cashed in some equity holdings at the start of the final, full trading week of 2012..
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*Gains in Ivory Coast boost mid-crop cocoa outlook. Cocoa futures on ICE were slightly lower as rains improved the outlook for crops in parts of top grower Ivory Coast. March raw sugar futures on ICE were up 0.19 cents or 1.0 percent at 19.20 cents a lb at 1540 GMT.
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Nine of the S&P 500' s 10 sectors were higher, led by financials, as the S&P Financial Index gained 1.6 percent. Shares of Bank of America rose 2.7 percent to $10.87 and Citigroup gained 2.6 percent to $38.57.
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*Deutsche co-CEO called Hesse state premier after raid. *CDU, SPD, Greens all criticise Deutsche leadership.
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*Germany fought to constrain ECB's regulatory scope. BRUSSELS, Dec 17- New European Central Bank powers to oversee euro zone banks will help restore confidence in the sector and revive interbank lending, its president, Mario Draghi, said on Monday.
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Dec 17- Activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corp offered to buy business software maker Compuware Corp for $2.3 billion, seven months after it pushed for a sale of rival BMC Software Inc.. Elliott's $11 per share offer represents a 15.4 percent premium to Compuware's Friday close on the Nasdaq.
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OTTAWA, Dec 17- The Bank of Canada's general counsel has determined that Governor Mark Carney did not engage in a conflict of interest when he and his family stayed at the home of Liberal legislator and finance critic Scott Brison, Carney spokesman Jeremy Harrison said on Monday.
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BUENOS AIRES, Dec 17- Argentina's soy output hinges on whether waterlogged fields get enough sun in the weeks ahead to make them plantable, allowing the grains powerhouse to provide the supply jolt needed to cap soaring world food prices.
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LONDON, Dec 17- Proposed curbs on insurers aimed at preventing a repeat of AIG's 2008 taxpayer bailout could raise the cost of insurance, making more people dependent on the state, a finance sector lobby group said. "As currently designed, there is a high risk of detrimental unintended consequences," the Institute of International Finance said on Monday.
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Dec 17- U.S. health regulators have approved a new four-strain seasonal influenza vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the company said on Monday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Fluarix Quadrivalent to immunize children age 3 and older and adults against flu virus subtypes A and B contained in the vaccine.
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NEW YORK, Dec 17- Global shares advanced on Monday on encouraging signs over the weekend on "fiscal cliff" negotiations in the United States, while a win by Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party lifted the dollar to a 20- month high against the yen.