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19 Jun ' 10:08
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The largest mining companies traded in London cut pay for their chief executive officers by an average 23 percent last year, as boards punished several top managers after a wave of failed deals.
General Motors Co. led one of the auto industry’s most closely watched quality measures for the first time since the survey began almost three decades ago, pacing U.S. carmakers producing their best cars in a generation.
- Dollar, Treasuries Fall as Stocks Fluctuate Before FedUpdated 9 minutes ago
- Swiss Banks Face U.S. Charges as Parliament Rejects DealUpdated 14 minutes ago
- FedEx Sees 2014 Profit Gain Up to 13% Amid Cutting CostsUpdated 20 minutes ago
Canadian stocks fell, ending two days of gains, as investors awaited a statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said a rebound in business confidence is needed to drive growth.
- Treasury 10-Year Notes Decline Amid Speculation on Fed PurchasesUpdated 10 minutes ago
- Apple TV Carrying HBO and ESPN Streaming ContentUpdated 12 minutes ago
Pannonia Ethanol, a Hungarian ethanol producer, led critics of Platts at a meeting in London, a month after the publisher was raided by the European Union in a probe into potential manipulation of oil and biofuels prices.
- Crude Little Changed as Report Shows U.S. Supplies RoseUpdated 18 minutes ago
- Carbon Rescue Plan Wins Support of EU Parliamentary PanelUpdated 20 minutes ago
- Canada Dollar Remains Higher After Poloz Calls for StabilityUpdated 27 minutes ago
Total SA bought North Sea Forties crude within the same price range as previous trades. No bids or offers were made for Russian Urals for a second day even after the grade fell from yesterday’s 10-month high in Northwest Europe.
- GM Says New V-6 Pickups Fuel Efficiency Exceed Ford’sUpdated 37 minutes ago
- Men’s Wearhouse Board Fires Founder George ZimmerUpdated 37 minutes ago
Venezuela will boost supplies of dollars to importers as it seeks to alleviate a shortage of goods that is fueling the fastest inflation in the region, central bank director Armando Leon said.
President Barack Obama renewed his call to cut the world’s nuclear arsenals, saying the U.S. can ensure its security and that of its allies with one-third fewer weapons.
- Grassley Criticizes Potential $70 Million in IRS BonusesUpdated 2 hours ago
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Patriot Coal Corp. is in talks with Aurelius Capital Management LP and Knighthead Capital Management LLC over a potential investment of “hundreds of millions of dollars” that would help fund its reorganization, and seeks court permission to pay them fees.
- Chrysler Agrees to Repair SUVs on Fire Risk After ProbeUpdated 2 hours ago
- Banks’ Mortgage-Service Fixes Faulted by Settlement MonitorUpdated 2 hours ago
Russia will spend about 14 billion rubles ($430 million) to close the Baikal pulp and paper mill in southern Siberia after the United Nations called for its shutdown on concern it pollutes water.
Computer systems to help Americans gain coverage on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges may not be ready on time, and training for the people who will assist consumers is behind schedule, a government report found.
Gangly and dapper in a Good Humor suit, bow tie and Panama hat, Hamish Linklater charms the heck out of the customers at the Delacorte Theater.
Jonathan Trott scored 82 not out as England defeated South Africa by seven wickets to reach the final of cricket’s ICC Champions Trophy.
- Al Kazeem Wins Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot RacesUpdated 1 hour ago
Prudential Financial Inc. hired Eryck Su as managing director and chief investment officer of its Asia-Pacific real estate business as the second-largest U.S. life insurer pursues deals in China.
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19 Jun ' 03:59
2,699.23 -1.70 -0.06% 6,361.59 -12.62 -0.20% 8,245.52 +16.01 0.19% 13,245.20 +237.94 1.83% 20,986.90 -238.99 -1.13% 4,861.38 +47.03 0.98% 
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.
- Asian Stocks Rise as Topix Rallies on Japanese ExportsUpdated 35 minutes ago
- Glencore Loan Wins Banks on Future Business: Corporate FinanceUpdated 41 minutes ago
- European Stocks Fluctuate Before Fed as Nordea RetreatsUpdated 43 minutes ago
West Texas Intermediate crude rose to a nine-month high after an industry report showed U.S. inventories dropped last week.
- Terra Firma Unit to Raise $1.5 Billion in German Homes IPOUpdated 17 minutes ago
- Dubai Buyout Firm Abraaj Agrees to Buy West Africa’s Fan MilkUpdated 25 minutes ago
- Gold Swings Near Three-Week Low Before Fed Concludes MeetingUpdated 26 minutes ago
Swiss stocks rose before Federal Reserve policy makers wrap up a meeting today that may shed light on future monetary policy in the world’s largest economy.
- Arabica Coffee Gains as Investors May Start Buying; Sugar SlidesUpdated 35 minutes ago
- U.K. Stocks Are Little Changed Before Fed StatementUpdated 44 minutes ago
- Germany’s Bonds Rise Before Bernanke as Italian Securities DropUpdated 55 minutes ago
One of China’s most polluted cities will limit vehicle ownership through a lottery, becoming the latest locality to do so in the world’s largest auto market as air quality and traffic congestion worsen.
- BC Partners to Buy Springer Science for $4.4 BillionUpdated 46 minutes ago
- Lundbeck Fined $125.6 Million by EU Drug Delay ProbeUpdated 50 minutes ago
Japan’s companies stockpile of cash reached a record in the first quarter as they poured investment abroad, underscoring Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s challenge to boost the nation’s investment and wages.
- Vietnam to Reduce Corporate Income Tax Rate to Help BusinessesUpdated 55 minutes ago
- Indonesia’s Opposition Party Rallies Against Fuel Price IncreaseUpdated 2 hours ago
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.
- U.K. Banker Bonuses Face Decade Delays in Industry OverhaUpdated 2 hours ago
Singapore asked Indonesia to name the firms involved in forest burning on the island of Sumatra that has caused the worst smog in the city-state for 16 years.
- Romania Utility Awards Waterworks Contract for GropeniUpdated 52 minutes ago
- Warming Threatens Africa Food, Asia Water Within LifetimeUpdated 2 hours ago
David Moyes will have his first Premier League game as Manchester United coach away at Swansea, according to the schedule released today.
- Lions Winger North Is Fit for First Rugby Test Against AustraliaUpdated 3 hours ago
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.
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18 Jun ' 22:17
13,107.70 +100.37 0.77% 20,966.90 -258.99 -1.22% 4,848.10 +33.75 0.70% 
China’s interest-rate traders are the most pessimistic on economic growth in 21 months, as Fitch Ratings says policy makers are focused on fixing the nation’s banks to avert an industry crisis.
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.
- Rice Exports From Thailand to Advance as Support Prices CutUpdated 31 minutes ago
- China Stocks Fall to a Six-Month Low Amid IPO, Property ConcernUpdated 38 minutes ago
- China Swaps Surge as Cash Squeeze Sees Demand Wane at Debt SaleUpdated 39 minutes ago
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. blocked an Australian unit’s plan to pay creditors, including towns, churches and charities standing to recover as much as A$225 million ($213 million).
- News Corp. Spinoff Falls in Sydney as Murdoch Splits BusinessesUpdated 40 minutes ago
- Indian Stocks Decline to One-Week Low Before Fed DecisionUpdated 49 minutes ago
- Japan Stocks Rise, Ringgit Falls Before Fed; China SlidesUpdated 51 minutes ago
Surfilter Network Technology Co. jumped to a record as Chinese Internet security companies rallied on speculation they will benefit from increased demand to protect domestic computer networks.
- Foreign Investors Poised for 9th Day of South Korean Stock SalesUpdated 57 minutes ago
- WTI Crude Trades Near Nine-Month High as U.S. Stockpiles DeclineUpdated 57 minutes ago
GF Fund Management Co., an asset- management unit of China’s fourth-largest brokerage, will next month start the country’s first fund that tracks a U.S. property index to meet rising demand from local investors.
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz will probably use his first public speech since taking office today to stress that rebuilding business investment is a key challenge, suggesting he won’t tighten monetary policy soon.
Intelligence and law enforcement agencies sought to fulfill their pledges of more transparency for classified U.S. surveillance initiatives, telling Congress the programs helped thwart more than 50 terrorist plots.
- Markey Bets on Democratic Machine While Gomez Talks NSAUpdated 1 hour ago
- IRS Scandal’s Origins Become Clearer Amid Other QuestionsUpdated 1 hour ago
Hong Kong’s government is investigating claims by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden that the U.S. had attacked computers in the city.
- Paul Hastings, Lowenstein, Nixon Peabody: Business of LawUpdated 1 hour ago
- Marathon Patent Group, Novo Nordisk, Levi: Intellectual PropertyUpdated 1 hour ago
- Kodak Seeks Court Approval for $406 Million Rights OfferUpdated 1 hour ago
Los Angeles embodied America’s love affair with the automobile in the last century. In this one it’s trying to kick the car to the curb.
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.
- Hitler Awaits Rowers After They Beat Ivy League: BooksUpdated 1 hour ago
- David Bowie Portrait Hits Houston Street, Word by WordUpdated 1 hour ago
Zack Wheeler pitched six scoreless innings in his Major League Baseball debut as the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 6-1 to complete a double-header sweep, and then was sent back to the minors.
- U.S. Beats Honduras to Stay Top in World Cup Soccer QualifyingUpdated 20 minutes ago
- Top-seeded North Carolina, UCLA Win in College World SeriesUpdated 54 minutes ago
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn urged Dell Inc. to spend $15.4 billion to buy back most of its stock, his latest attempt to derail a planned leveraged buyout by founder Michael Dell.
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18 Jun ' 15:59
15,318.20 +138.38 0.91% 1,651.81 +12.77 0.78% 3,482.18 +30.05 0.87% 
Rubber is headed for the biggest glut on record, prolonging the bear market that began in April, as supply exceeds demand for a third year and Southeast Asian exporters ended curbs on shipments.
The House of Representatives voted to ban abortions nationwide past 20 weeks of pregnancy, joining at least 10 states in seeking to expand prohibitions on the procedure further than the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed.
- Sudden Stock Crashes Usually Caused by Human Error, SEC SaysUpdated 17 minutes ago
- Asian Futures Tip Gains as U.S. Jumps on Fed; Gas RalliesUpdated 29 minutes ago
House Speaker John Boehner said he won’t bring an immigration bill to a vote unless it has the support of most Republicans in the chamber.
- Almirall CEO Eyes $11.6 Billion COPD Market Smokers FuelUpdated 55 minutes ago
- Shareholders Vote No-Confidence in GSW Immobilien’s CEOUpdated 55 minutes ago
The fee buyers pay to obtain aluminum in the U.S. climbed to a record amid longer waits for warehouse supplies and reduced availability of scrap metal, Harbor Intelligence said.
Nvidia Corp., the largest maker of chips used in computer graphics cards, said it plans to license technology to other chipmakers, seeking to broaden sources of revenue.
- Alpine May Face Austria’s Biggest Insolvency Since 2010Updated 55 minutes ago
- Sweden to Cut Nordea Stake to 7.8% to Reduce National DebtUpdated 55 minutes ago
Builders began work on more U.S. houses in May and permits for new single-family homes rose to a five-year high as residential real estate underpins an economy that’s generating little inflation.
Intelligence-gathering efforts by the U.S. have helped prevent more than 50 terrorist attacks in more than 20 countries, including one planned on the New York Stock Exchange, government officials said.
- U.S. Military Moves to Admitting Women to Combat PostsUpdated 2 hours ago
- U.S. to Start Talks With Taliban in Qatar This WeekUpdated 2 hours ago
Major League Baseball was accused in a lawsuit of improperly keeping the Oakland Athletics from moving to San Jose, California, to shield the nearby San Francisco Giants from competition.
PensionDanmark has pledged $200 million in funding for a wind farm in Nantucket Sound, in the first committed investment in Cape Wind Associates LLC’s proposed 468-megawatt park offshore Cape Cod.
- Suntech European Unit Receives Creditor Reprieve in CourtUpdated 2 hours ago
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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.
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Whole milk powder auction prices rose for the first time in two months amid expectations of a modest increase in New Zealand production in the second half of the year.
Matt Harvey struck out a career-high 13 batters and took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning as the New York Mets held off the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in the first game of a double-header.
- Venus Williams Says She’s Skipping Wimbledon to Heal Back InjuryUpdated 4 hours ago
Duke Energy Corp. named Chief Financial Officer Lynn Good to be its next chief executive officer, replacing Jim Rogers who had agreed to retire as part of a settlement with regulators probing the company’s $17.8 billion Progress Energy acquisition.
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18 Jun ' 09:04
15,289.10 +109.24 0.72% 1,650.04 +11.00 0.67% 3,476.52 +24.39 0.71% 2,700.93 -1.76 -0.07% 6,374.21 +43.72 0.69% 8,229.51 +13.78 0.17% -0.02 
Currency strategists from Barclays Plc to Deutsche Bank AG are telling investors to sell the yuan, this year’s best-performing emerging-market currency, as growth slows in the world’s second-largest economy and inflows wane.
- Rigged-Benchmark Probes Proliferate From Singapore to UKUpdated 3 hours ago
After more than five years of reporting on school-board meetings and community bake sales, AOL Inc.’s Patch is now at the center of another story: whether the company’s bet on local news can be profitable.
- U.S. Equities Gain While Yen, Treasuries Drop Before FedUpdated 20 minutes ago
- M&T Reaches Fed Deal on Money Laundering; Hudson City JumpsUpdated 21 minutes ago
European stocks were little changed as U.S. housing starts for May missed estimates amid concern the Federal Reserve will signal stimulus cuts at its policy meeting starting today.
- Brazilian Currency Touches Four-Year Low, Prompting InterventionUpdated 19 minutes ago
- Boeing Stretched 787 Gets First Sale in Split With AirbusUpdated 22 minutes ago
Treasury notes declined for a second day amid speculation the Federal Reserve may indicate when it will begin slowing bond purchases at tomorrow’s conclusion of the central bank’s two-day policy meeting.
- Koruna Weakens After Lizal’s Intervention Comment: Prague MoverUpdated 24 minutes ago
- Gold Futures Decline to Three-Week Low on Stimulus BetsUpdated 24 minutes ago
United Continental Holdings Inc., the world’s largest airline by passenger traffic, joined Delta Air Lines Inc. in a move to reward elite passengers based on both spending levels and miles traveled.
- Liberty Global Makes Bid for Kabel DeutschlandUpdated 31 minutes ago
- FDA Investigating Lilly’s Zyprexa Injection After Two DieUpdated 36 minutes ago
Prime Minister Stephen Harper concludes his eight-day European trip unable to complete a trade agreement with the European Union, just as the opening of EU- U.S. talks raises the risk that Canada will be left out.
- Surprising Slowdown in Nonresidential Building: EcoPulseUpdated 3 hours ago
- Consumer Prices in U.S. Increased Less Than Forecast in MayUpdated 3 hours ago
- Housing Starts in U.S. Rose in May to 914,000 Annual RateUpdated 3 hours ago
Niagara Falls and Rochester’s home county are among the 24 most fiscally distressed municipalities in New York, a report by Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found.
- Rohrabacher Warns of Boehner Ouster on U.S. ImmigrationUpdated 54 minutes ago
US Airways Group Inc. and AMR Corp.’s American Airlines won’t learn if their $11 billion merger passes U.S. antitrust review before a court hears American’s request to confirm its bankruptcy reorganization plan in August, people familiar with the matter said.
Triogen Group BV, a Dutch maker of equipment that turns waste heat into electricity and water, raised 6.5 million euros ($8.7 million) to expand.
- First Solar Raises $427.7 Million in Secondary Share OfferingUpdated 55 minutes ago
Gary Cohn, president and chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., played an “okay” game of golf on Saturday, and an excellent game of baseball-themed gala last night.
Australia scored with seven minutes remaining to beat Iraq 1-0 and secure one of Asia’s final three direct berths at next year’s soccer World Cup alongside Iran and South Korea.
- Iran and South Korea Join Australia in Reaching Soccer World CupUpdated 1 hour ago
JPMorgan Chase & Co. named Ina De and Conor Hillery co-heads of its U.K. investment banking business, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg News.
- Carney’s COO Choice Makes Hogg BOE’s Top Female EmployeeUpdated 1 hour ago
- Duke Names CFO as Next Chief Executive OfficerUpdated 1 hour ago
- HP’s Bradley to Lead Stategic Growth in China in PC SlumpUpdated 1 hour ago
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18 Jun ' 02:52
2,699.65 -3.04 -0.11% 6,364.71 +34.22 0.54% 8,202.14 -13.59 -0.17% 13,007.30 -25.84 -0.20% 21,225.90 0.00 4,814.35 -11.53 -0.24% Croatia’s government is doing what’s necessary to return to economic growth for the first time since 2008 as the Balkan nation gears up to become the European Union’s 28th member, central bank Governor Boris Vujcic said.
For almost eight decades, many Swiss bankers had an easy job taking in often untaxed money from wealthy customers from around the world. Now, the country’s first female finance minister is changing the way Switzerland’s 300 banks are doing business.
- Spain Meets Upper Goal at Bill Sale, Borrowing Costs RiseUpdated 12 minutes ago
- European Car Sales Fall to 20-Year Low Amid UnemploymentUpdated 13 minutes ago
- Yen Weakens Against Dollar Before Fed Meeting; Aussie DeclinesUpdated 14 minutes ago
China’s one-year interest-rate swap jumped the most since August 2011 as the central bank refrained from adding cash to the financial system amid concern housing costs are climbing too fast.
- EasyJet Orders Airbus Jets, Risking Clash With FounderUpdated 29 minutes ago
- European Stocks Are Little Changed Before U.S. Data, FedUpdated 37 minutes ago
U.S. stock futures rose, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will gain for a second day, as investors awaited data that may show housing starts climbed and the start of a Federal Reserve policy meeting.
- German Bunds Fall 2nd Day as Spanish Bonds Rise Before Fed MeetsUpdated 26 minutes ago
- Dollar Strengthens as Bunds Drop With Gilts on FedUpdated 40 minutes ago
West Texas Intermediate crude traded near the highest price in more than four months before a government report that will probably show U.S. stockpiles declined as refinery processing increased.
- Axa Plans to Invest $13.3 Billion in Infrastructure DebtUpdated 56 minutes ago
German investor confidence rose in June amid signs the recovery in Europe’s largest economy is gathering pace.
Rhode Island may have its credit grade cut by Moody’s Investors Service after lawmakers debated defaulting on $75 million in debt that brought a company started by former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling to Providence.
Yahoo! Inc., the largest U.S. Web portal, said it got as many as 13,000 requests for information from U.S. law enforcement agencies, becoming the latest technology company to detail government data collection.
The U.K. may become a net importer of rapeseed for the first time in four years after excess rain swamped fields and crops were damaged by pigeons and slugs.
- Palm Exports From Indonesia Rising First Time Since JanuaryUpdated 1 hour ago
- Daimler-BYD Says Zhongsheng Among Dealers That May Sell DenzaUpdated 1 hour ago
The following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable Internet links.
6,364.71 +34.22 +0.54% 8,202.14 -13.59 -0.17% 13,007.30 -25.84 -0.20% 21,225.90 1.3382 +0.0016 +0.12% 95.3685 +0.8635 +0.91% 105.18 -0.29 -0.27% 1,377.50 -5.30 -0.38% 670.50 +2.00 +0.30% 0.06% +0.02 0.27% 2.19% +0.01 -
17 Jun ' 21:13
12,991.70 -41.43 -0.32% 21,082.90 -142.99 -0.67% 4,787.60 -38.28 -0.79% Currency strategists from Barclays Plc to Deutsche Bank AG are advising investors to sell the yuan, this year’s best-performing emerging-market currency, as growth slows in the world’s second-largest economy and inflows wane.
The yen extended losses against the dollar and the euro as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve meeting that starts today. Asian stocks and rubber futures fell for the first time in three days while food grains advanced.
- Obama Views with Snowden for Public Support on NSA LeaksUpdated 11 minutes ago
- China Swaps Climb to 2011 High as PBOC Refrains From Adding CashUpdated 16 minutes ago
- Obama Says Bernanke Fed Term Lasting ‘Longer Than He Wanted’Updated 23 minutes ago
Internal Revenue Service employees tried to treat politically oriented groups the same way as other clusters of non-profits seeking tax-exempt status. That didn’t work, an IRS manager told congressional investigators.
- Most China Stocks Drop as FDI, Money Rates Boost Economy ConcernUpdated 17 minutes ago
- Japan Shares Swing Before Fed Meeting as Shippers AdvanceUpdated 21 minutes ago
Asian stocks dropped, with the regional benchmark index heading for its first decline in three days, as Chinese developers fell on concern gains in home prices will limit scope for monetary easing.
- Australia’s NSW State Seeks to Lease Newcastle Export Coal PortUpdated 27 minutes ago
- Philippine Stocks Rally for Third Day as Consumer Shares AdvanceUpdated 38 minutes ago
In the farming country of northwest Alberta, heavy oil wells are becoming more common than cattle and combines. Along with money and jobs, the boom has brought smells and fumes that are adding to the greenhouse gas emissions from Canada’s oil sands.
- Mitsui O.S.K. Ship Suffers Extensive Damage Amid Bad WeatherUpdated 34 minutes ago
China’s new home prices rose in almost all cities in May, led by major centers, as the government’s latest property measures failed to deter buyers.
President Barack Obama and European allies moved to further isolate Russian president Vladimir Putin for supporting the regime in Syria even as the leaders sought a way to push both sides in that nation’s civil war into talks.
Sprint Nextel Corp. said it sued Dish Network Corp. seeking to block a buyout of Clearwire Corp., saying Dish’s bid violates rights of investors in the wireless network provider.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives spent dozens of meetings fretting about the company’s future as hundreds of younger employees quit over salary cuts after Fukushima, according to minutes obtained by Bloomberg News.
Medtronic Inc.’s Infuse, designed to help bones heal after spinal surgery, works no better than a graft and carries side effects including an increased risk of cancer, two independent reviews found.
Peace and love, naked bottoms and PVC-clad punk rock: Yoko Ono’s Meltdown had a triumphant opening with sets from the Plastic Ono Band and gothic legend Siouxsie.
The Boston Bruins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 to lead the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Final by two games to one.
Lori Dickerson Fouche has left as chief executive officer of the U.S. property casualty unit of Allianz SE, Europe’s largest insurer, to help lead Prudential Financial Inc.’s business providing coverage through employers.
12,991.70 -41.43 21,082.90 -142.99 -0.67% 1.3355 -0.0011 -0.08% 94.8605 +0.3555 +0.38% 105.53 +0.00% 1,381.90 -0.90 +0.00% 672.25 +3.75 +0.56% 0.00% +0.00 +0.00 -0.00 -
17 Jun ' 14:51
15,179.80 +109.67 0.73% 1,639.04 +12.31 0.76% 3,452.13 +28.58 0.83% 2,702.69 +35.37 1.33% 6,330.49 +22.23 0.35% 8,215.73 +87.77 1.08% 
More than $500 billion wiped off the value of U.S. stocks is providing opportunities for investors who remember that equities tend to rise when the Federal Reserve begins reducing efforts to stimulate the economy.
Drugmakers can be sued for paying rivals to delay low-cost versions of popular medicines, the U.S. Supreme Court said in a decision that rewrites the rules governing the release of generic drugs.
- Venezuela’s Rating Cut by S&P Amid Post-Chavez PolarizationUpdated 9 minutes ago
- Asian Futures Advance Before Fed After U.S. Stocks RallyUpdated 15 minutes ago
- Smithfield Investor Urges Hog Farmer to Consider BreakupUpdated 39 minutes ago
The Ibovespa fell for a second day as Gafisa SA led losses by Brazilian homebuilders amid concern that rising borrowing costs may curb the recovery in Latin America’s biggest economy.
- Dollar Gains Before Fed Meetings on Taper-Timing SpeculationUpdated 40 minutes ago
- Traxis Sees Yuan Weakening as PBOC Credit Easing Policy EbbsUpdated 40 minutes ago
- Meningitis Outbreak Spurs Effort Before Gay Pride EventsUpdated 42 minutes ago
Rhode Island’s credit rating was put on review for a possible downgrade by Moody’s Investors Service after lawmakers debated defaulting on $75 million in bonds used to lure a company started by former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling.
- Treasuries Fall First Time in Three Days Amid Speculation on FedUpdated 30 minutes ago
- Canada Dollar Drops on Speculation Fed May Taper Asset BuyingUpdated 42 minutes ago
Medtronic Inc.’s Infuse, designed to help bone heal after spinal surgery, works as well as a more invasive bone graft and carries side effects including an increased risk of cancer, two independent reviews found.
- ‘Man of Steel’ Gets $116.6 Million 2013’s 2nd-Best DebutUpdated 51 minutes ago
- Rockwood to Sell Ceramics Unit to Cinven for $2 BillionUpdated 52 minutes ago
- Investors Bet BCE-Astral Deal Wins Approval in Second BidUpdated 54 minutes ago
Emerging-market stocks rose a second day, led by Russian shares, as investors awaited this week’s Federal Reserve policy meeting. Turkey’s lira slumped after riot police stepped up their crackdown on protesters.
- Hedge Funds Cut Gold Bets as Paulson’s Loss Widens: CommoditiesUpdated 3 hours ago
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- Stripping Treasuries Up Most Since 2011 as Real Yields GainUpdated 4 hours ago
President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, put their escalating differences over Syria on display even as they agreed to urge both sides in the civil war there to the negotiating table.
- Cuomo’s Abortion Bill Dies in N.Y. Senate as Coalition BalksUpdated 4 hours ago
John Martorano, a government witness in the federal murder trial of James “Whitey” Bulger, started his testimony by identifying 10 of the people he killed over his decades in organized crime.
- Martoma, U.S. Reach Deal With University Over LaptopUpdated 3 hours ago
Ethanol gained versus gasoline on concern that lower production of the biofuel will keep stockpiles near record lows.
- EnBW Doubles Asset Sales Target to Pay for Renewable ExpansionUpdated 4 hours ago
“My First Trip to China” may sound like a high-school writing assignment. Don’t get put off by the title. This collection of short essays by scholars, journalists and businessmen provides insightful and often entertaining early glimpses into the Middle Kingdom.
Sri Lanka defeated Australia by 20 runs to reach the semifinals of the International Cricket Council’s Champions Trophy.
- Nuggets Hire Pelicans’ Connelly to Oversee Basketball OperationsUpdated 2 hours ago
- Dodgers Can Learn From Yankees in First Bronx Series Since 1981Updated 3 hours ago
Liberty Mutual Holding Co., the third-largest seller of property-casualty coverage in the U.S., hired Colin Dowling to lead its public affairs office in Washington as policy makers weigh capital standards and laws on terrorism protection.
- Raymond Saxe, Former HSBC Risk Technology Executive, Dies at 50Updated 2 hours ago
- Allianz’s Fouche Leaves as U.S. Unit CEO For PrudentialUpdated 2 hours ago
15,179.80 +109.67 +0.73% 1,639.04 +12.31 +0.76% 6,330.49 +22.23 +0.35% 8,215.73 +87.77 +1.08% 1.3365 -0.0002 -0.01% 94.6650 +0.1600 +0.17% 105.66 -0.27 -0.25% 1,382.80 -4.50 -0.32% 668.50 +13.50 +2.06% 0.26% -0.01 2.18% +0.05 -
17 Jun ' 08:23
15,245.60 +175.38 1.16% 1,645.02 +18.29 1.12% 3,466.02 +42.47 1.24% 2,711.29 +43.97 1.65% 6,355.70 +47.44 0.75% 8,241.09 +113.13 1.39% 
Airbus SAS won a commitment from Doric Asset Finance Ltd. for 20 A380s worth $8.1 billion at list price, making the early running at the Paris Air Show with the biggest superjumbo deal for three years.
A gunman who admitted killing 20 people, sometimes on orders of James “Whitey” Bulger, was called to the stand to testify today at the murder trial of the reputed crime boss in Boston.
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The Ibovespa advanced, paring the worst performance among major emerging market stock benchmarks this year amid speculation that last week’s drop to the lowest level in almost two years was excessive.
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Portuguese bonds rose for a second day as investors bet Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will seek to ease concern a reduction of debt buying will roil financial markets.
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ABP (China) Holdings Group Ltd., the Chinese developer that announced a 1 billion-pound ($1.6 billion) London business center last month, said the project would be valued at more than twice what it will cost to build.
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Emerging-market stocks rose a second day, led by Russian shares, as investors awaited this week’s Federal Reserve meeting. Turkey’s lira slumped after riot police stepped up their crackdown on protesters.
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The U.S. Supreme Court threw out an Arizona law that required evidence of citizenship when people register to vote, in a victory for minority-rights advocates and the Obama administration.
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Google Inc., the world’s largest Internet search engine, settled a lawsuit on the brink of trial over the company’s plan for a stock split that shareholders claimed would unfairly allow founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to strengthen their corporate control.
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Egypt must drop its objection to an Ethiopian dam on the main tributary of the Nile River or it may struggle to ensure adequate supplies from the world’s longest waterway, former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn said.
Johnson & Johnson, the world’s biggest maker of health-care products, agreed to pay as much as $1 billion to buy Aragon Pharmaceuticals Inc. and gain the closely held company’s experimental prostate cancer drug.
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A 50-year-old Dutchman and six youths were jailed for manslaughter after they kicked and beat a soccer linesman to death during a match outside Amsterdam.
Anthony Bolton will give up managing the Fidelity China Special Situations fund and return to retirement after it failed to match the returns of the U.K. trust that made his reputation.
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17 Jun ' 02:23
2,699.67 +32.35 1.21% 6,346.82 +38.56 0.61% 8,223.21 +95.25 1.17% 13,033.10 +346.60 2.73% 21,225.90 +256.76 1.22% 4,825.88 +34.13 0.71% 
Airbus SAS announced an agreement with lessor Doric Asset Finance Ltd. for 20 A380 superjumbos valued at $8.1 billion at list price, in a boost for the world’s largest passenger jet that’s struggled to win business.
India’s benchmark stock index rose for the second day on speculation the central bank will resume lowering borrowing costs after holding interest rates today. Automakers led the gains.
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West Texas Intermediate crude traded near the highest price in more than four months on renewed speculation that unrest in Syria will spread to other parts of the Middle East and disrupt supplies.
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Copper rose for a second day in London as investors awaited a meeting of Federal Reserve policy makers that may give clues to whether the central bank will vary the pace of asset purchases.
- Treasuries Are Little Changed as Investors Weigh Fed ProspectsUpdated 32 minutes ago
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The sale of Mercator Poslovni Sistem d.d. to Croatia’s Agrokor d.d. will inject needed cash into Slovenian banks, helping stabilize the country’s financial system as it scrambles to avert a bailout, the sellers said.
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More than $500 billion wiped off the value of U.S. stocks is providing opportunities for investors who remember that equities tend to rise when the Federal Reserve begins reducing efforts to stimulate the economy.
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Newcrest Mining Ltd., Australia’s largest gold producer, is facing scrutiny from regulators about its disclosure of a possible A$6 billion ($5.7 billion) writedown after bullion slid into a bear market.
Billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. and partners agreed to buy AVR Afvalverwerking BV from Van Gansewinkel Groep BV for 943.7 million euros ($1.3 billion) to add waste processing in Europe.
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When a teacher at his New Jersey high school loaned Eric Einhorn George Gershwin’s “Blue Monday,” the brief jazz opera became an ear worm.
The following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable Internet links.
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France Telecom SA’s Chief Executive Stephane Richard is likely to keep his job after President Francois Hollande said the state, the company’s biggest shareholder, will back him -- for now.
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