Market Gawk

The Malaysian ringgit’s strength against the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen was not a concern as it remains largely steady against regional currencies, the deputy finance minister said Sunday.

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Suntanned and barbecued investors returning after the long Memorial Day weekend have about a day to reorient themselves before the next big onslaught of market-moving news. By Wednesday, they better be ready.

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The slowdown in global industrial production may have run its course, with this week’s purchasing managers’ surveys on manufacturing expected to show recovery.

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The latest sequel to ”Pirates of the Caribbean” scored the fifth-highest opening weekend in box-office history.

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Soft commodities are hardening. corn, wheat, cocoa and coffee prices have all risen strongly in recent months, suggesting consumers will face an extended period of more expensive food.

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Forget window shopping the photos of million-dollar manses in the real estate shops on Southampton’s Main Street. If you really want to know how the housing market in the Hamptons is faring as summer beckons, Steven Gaines suggests an unusual yardstick.

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Heavy rain descended on the Brickyard Sunday afternoon, putting the brakes on the Indianapolis 500 after just 113 laps. If organizers are forced to end the race it would be the second shortest race in the history of the event. Rain was expected to end in the late afternoon, and the race could resume if the track dries sufficiently. At the time the race was stopped, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti and Danica Patrick were first through third respectively, making it a top-three sweep for the Andretti-Green Racing.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — A crooning Jim Nabors will be missing due to an illness, but the celebratory milk-stache will still conclude one of the world’s biggest sporting events this weekend, with millions of race fans across the globe tuning in for the running of the 91st Indianapolis 500.

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Warner Bros. will donate money from the sale of DVDs featuring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck to help efforts to save the Tasmanian Devil from extinction, an Australian official said.

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Ray Quinlan has decided to retire as president of retail distribution in the North American division of Citigroup’s consumer-banking unit, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing an internal memorandum.

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