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February 22, 2012

• Kenanga Said to Near $298 Million Purchase of ECM Libra Unit
• Dotcom Faces N.Z. Extradition Hearing Aug. 20
• Petronas New LNG Train in Malaysia Sets Up Engineers’ Contest
• India’s BSE and NSE Equity Derivative Market Activity
• SEC Sues China-based Executives Over Theft of Company Assets
• Samsung, LG Lead Declines Among Electronics
• GMA Network Is Open to Purchase Offers as CEO Forecasts 20% Profit Growth
• New Asia Hedge Funds Raise Most Since ’07
• Rupiah Drops a Third Day After Foreigners Cut Debt Holdings
• Investa Office Mulls Asset Sales as It Seeks to Boost Quality
• Wen Seen Paring China’s 8% Growth Target on Rise in Inequality: Economy
• Hinduja Leyland Finance Plans to Raise 1 Billion Rupees
• From Dumped Leader to Gillard Challenger: Kevin Rudd Timeline
• OSG Pulled Loan Bid After Cantor Urged U.S. to Reject It on Iran Sanction
• CFTC to Consider Post-MF Global Futures-Collateral Safeguards
• Wynn, Okada Hearing in Las Vegas Postponed to March 8
• Asia CEOs Look to Europe for Takeovers: Citi
• Neptune Orient Shares Fall Most in Three Years After Loss: Singapore Mover
• Venezuela’s Jaua Says Won’t Hold Presidency in Chavez’s Absence
• Techint Said to Seek $1.05 Billion Loan for Usiminas Steelmaker Purchase
• U.S. to Raise Nuclear Issue in First North Korean Talks Since Kim’s Death
• Indo Tambangraya, Permata, Tractors: Indonesia Equity Preview
• Henry Tang Should Quit Hong Kong Leadership Race Over Scandal, Poll Shows
• Portman Taps Investors From Hong Kong Base to Fund Asia-Pacific Projects
• Ecuador Rejects OAS Call to Suspend Newspaper Sentences on Clerical Error
• Turkcell Predicts Revenue Will Climb as Much as 7.8% This Year
• HSBC to Withdraw From Japan Consumer Banking, Close Branches
• Maximize Promise of Fracking by Solving Safety Problems: View
• China Stock Rally to End as Policies Disappoint, BofA’s Cui Says
• Tony Blair’s Wife Cherie Sues News Corp., Convicted Phone-Hacker Mulcaire
• Solyndra Wins Approval to Pay Bonuses to Remaining Employees
• Obama Signs Extension of Payroll Tax Cut, White House Says
• Obama’s Corporate Tax Plan Could Be Fairer and Simpler: View
• Men Aren’t Going Extinct, Research on Shrinking Y Chromosome Determines
• Arctic Glacier Inc. Files for Bankruptcy Protection in U.S.
• Mazda Shares Decline After Carmaker Plans Record Share Sale: Tokyo Mover
• Tax Cuts Should Create Growth, Not Junk Spending: Amity Shlaes
• IIF Sees Greek Debt Resolution a ‘Key Challenge’; Portugal, Italy at Risk
• Bank of America to Speed Growth in China After Doubling Profit
• AMR in Bankruptcy to Pare New York Flying in Summer 2012
• Sanctions Alone Won’t Topple Syria’s Assad: Meghan L. O’Sullivan
• Why Renters Rule U.S. Housing Market (Part 2): A. Gary Shilling
• Intesa’s IMI Hires London Bankers to Expand
• Siemens Blindsided by China Wind Boom Plans ‘Massive’ Investment
• U.K.’s Cameron Says He’s ‘Sick of Anti-Business Snobbery’
• Late Goals Lift Marseille, Basel to Champions League Soccer Victories
• Why Voters Shouldn’t Trust Their Own Political Party: Ezra Klein
• Santorum and Obama, Allies on Industrial Policy: Alan D. Viard
• Gallagher Rocks, Keynes’s Picasso, Digital Diva: London Weekend
• Ai Weiwei’s Defiant Images, Berenice Abbott’s New York: Review
• New Mona Lisa Stirs Buzz Over Romantic Triangle: Martin Gayford
• Greek Deal Leaves Europe on the Road to Disaster: Clive Crook
• Soros Sees Merkel Shoving Europe Into ‘Deflationary Debt Trap’
• German Business Sentiment May Reach High
• Everything Everywhere to Become First U.K. Carrier to Offer 4G
• Dell Falls After Forecast Misses Estimates: San Francisco Mover
• Gold Rises on Bets Stimulus Will Continue: Commodities at Close
• Apple, Google Join California to Boost Mobile App Privacy
• Argentina Had Primary Surplus of 622.4 Million Pesos in January
• Expert Networker John Kinnucan Released From Jail by Judge
• Lynas Receives Court Filings Seeking Delay to Malaysian Plant
• Morgan Stanley’s Dean, Bradley, Osborne to Start Firm, FT Says
• Japanese Stock Futures Unchanged on Signs of Overheating, Yen
• Duke Energy Files Power Competition Plan in North Carolina
• Knicks’ Jeremy Lin Rents Condominium in Manhattan’s Financial District
• Buenos Aires Commuter Train Crash Kills 49, Hundreds Injured
• Indiana Board to Consider Tea Party Questions on Lugar Residency
• Most Emerging Stocks Rise as Oil Gain Offsets Europe Slowdown
• GM-Peugeot Seen as Europe Money-Losers Still Losing Money: Cars
• Eco-Labeling: The Critical Questions to Ask
• Buenos Aires Commuter Train Crash Into Buffer Kills 49 People, Hurts 460
• Warner Music Said to Continue Chase for EMI as Vivendi Deal Faces Scrutiny
• IMF Resources Talks Should Follow Europe Financial Firewall, Brainard Says
• Dodgers to Submit Bankruptcy Plan That Includes Immunity for Fan Beating
• Washington State Can’t Force Pharmacies to Sell Contraceptive, Judge Rules
• War Vets Should Get Tax Break on Foreclosures, Fed’s Peach Says
• Mexican Peso Drops on Concern Europe Will Drag on Export Market
• Not All Migrating Birds Adjusting to Climate Change, Report Says
• USDA Says Rule Changes to Hasten Modified Crop Approvals
• Mexico Stocks: Wal-Mart de Mexico, Soriana Advance; Cemex Drops
• Yen Depreciates to Seven-Month Low Versus Dollar; Norwegian Krone Rallies
• Water Leadership Up for Grabs as Deception Fells Gleick
• Wager on Pound to Weaken Versus Norwegian Krone, Goldman Sachs Recommends
• Google Privacy Policy Criticized by State Attorneys General
• SEC Seeks Testimony of Ex-IKB Employee in Lawsuit Against Goldman’s Tourre
• Mattel Wins Dismissal of MGA Entertainment’s $1 Billion Antitrust Lawsuit
• Canadian Currency Drops Below Parity with U.S. Dollar First Time in 4 Days
• Treasuries Remain Higher as Five-Year Note Auction Yield Trails Forecast
• Toll Brothers Declines After Builder Reports Unexpected Loss on Expenses
• UVA Murder Jury Weighs Charges Against Huguely in Death of Fellow Student
• COMMODITIES DAYBOOK: Gold Rises On Stimulus Bets, Technical Buys
• Thailand Proving Best After China Among Emerging Markets
• Ailing Tymoshenko to Get Doctors’ Report
• RBA’s Ellis Sees No Reason Australia to Follow U.S.-Style House Slump
• Ternium Sees Lower Operating Profit as Net Misses Estimates
• Sloan-Kettering Chief Is Sued by University of Pennsylvania Over Startup
• The Top Ten: Today’s Most Important Stocks
• Noah Jumps as Lower Rates May Lure to Equities: China Overnight
• Hertz Rises as Profit Beats Analysts’ Estimates
• Oil Rises to Nine-Month High as Iran Bars Nuclear Inspectors From Base
• Citigroup Sells Three-Year Debt With 2012 Goal of $20 Billion
• Colombian Stock Movers: Colinversiones Drops; Ecopetrol Gains
• USDA Montana Spot Grain Closing Prices for February 22
• Power Companies Win U.S. High Court Clash Over River Rights
• Clean Harbors Rises as Earnings Beat Estimates: Boston Mover
• U.S. Stocks Decline Amid Disappointing Economic Reports
• Rogers Fourth-Quarter Profit Advances 8.3% on Growth in Wireless Business
• Record Farmland Values Fueled by Profits, Low Interest Rates, USDA Says
• FuelCell Energy Jumps Most in 5 Months on Fraunhofer Deal
• Gillard Set for Australian Leadership Showdown as Rudd Canvasses Support
• Canada Natural Gas Falls as Above-Normal Storage Tempers Demand
• Ternium Falls on Lower Earnings Outlook: Buenos Aires Mover
• Ford Increases Pay for Directors 25%; Edsel Ford Fees Rise
• Chico’s, Dell, Lumber Liquidators: U.S. Equity Movers
• USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Closing Prices for February 22
• Mitsubishi to Pay $280 Million for Stake in Talisman Leases
• Community Health Systems Shares Increase Most in 10 Months: Atlanta Mover
• Peugeot Is In Talks With General Motors on Possible Alliance; Shares Surge
• J&J Names Alex Gorsky CEO to Replace William Weldon
• Bombardier Business-Jet Deliveries Outpace Industry
• Honda Putting No. 2 Executive in U.S. in Localization Drive
• Goldman Sachs Wins Judge’s Approval of Overtime Suit Accord
• Chu to Discuss Energy Loans in Senate Appearance With Allison
• Stocks Fall After Europe, China Economic Reports; Gold Jumps, Yen Weakens
• Mosaic Rises After Ending Fight Over Florida Phosphate Mine
• MGM Resorts Posts Narrower Loss as Strip Gambling Recovers
• Zillow Falls 6.1% After Stock Sales by Execs
• Kodak Case Against Apple, HTC to Get Agency Investigation
• T-Mobile Asks FCC to Stop Verizon Buying Cable Airwaves
• Ethanol Follows Gasoline Higher After Iran Blocks Base Access
• Cuomo Says Tappan Zee Replacement Plan Moving at ‘Phenomenally Rapid’ Pace
• Sony Goes Hardcore With New PlayStation Vita: Rich Jaroslovsky
• Romney and Santorum to Vie for Advantage in Debate in Arizona Tonight
• N.Y. Diesel Strengthens on Speculation Inventories Will Decline
• FCC Chief Presses Internet Providers on Cybersecurity
• Philip Morris Wins Reversal of Florida ‘Engle’ Verdict
• Gasoline Rises to Seven-Month High as Iran Tension Grows
• Gas Stockpiles Probably Fell More Than Average, Analysts Say
• Oil Options Volatility Gains as Crude Rises to Nine-Month High
• Carstens Sees No Reason to Shift Monetary Policy, Reuters Says
• Arabica Coffee Drops Most in Week as Supplies Increase; Sugar Futures Gain
• Ukraine’s Yanukovych Names Khoroshkovsky First Deputy Premier
• Capitol Terror Suspect Ordered Held Without Bail at Hearing in Virginia
• John Deere Capital Corp Sells $500 million 5-Year Notes
• Fuller Brush Files for Bankruptcy Less Than Two Months After ‘Reboot’
• John Deere Capital Corp Sells $500 million 10-Year Notes
• Yemen Car Dealers Embrace Post-Saleh Security as Challenges Loom
• Miami Dolphins Won’t Re-Sign Quarterback Chad Henne, Sun-Sentinel Reports
• U.S. Pork Supply Rises 8.5% as Production Increases, USDA Says
• Lin Rents NYC Financial District Condo: Report
• U.S. Gulf Coast Oils Strengthen Against WTI as Brent Gap Widens
• France Holds Syria Responsible in Journalists’ Bombing Deaths
• Citigroup Sells $1.25 billion 2.65% 3-Year Sr Unsecured Notes
• Peruvian Sol Holds Near a Three-Year High on Rising Inflows
• Stanford Fraud Trial Resumes Following Illness Interruption
• Goldman Sachs, Barclays Tapped for Loans to California Landlords
• Connecticut Coach Calhoun to Have Back Surgery, Will Miss Two More Games
• Verizon Wireless Says LTE Service is Back After Outage
• Australian, N.Z. Dollars Rise Versus Yen on Commodities, U.S. Housing Data
• Cordray Announces U.S. Inquiry Into Bank Overdraft Policies
• Ecuador Bank Lending Rose to $12.8 Billion in January, SBS Says
• Cameron Hosts Talks on Racism, Homophobia in U.K. Soccer
• Christie: Buffett Should ‘Write a Check and Shut Up’
• Cooperman Shuns Treasuries; Favors Stocks (Transcript)
• Military Medals Lies Spur High Court Debate Over Free Speech
• Obama Proposes Corporate Tax Rate Cut to 28%
• Yankees Sign Former Mariners Reliever David Aardsma After Elbow Surgery
• Merkel Signals She’ll Keep Austerity Pressure on Greece After Rescue Fund
• Banking Crisis May Return for Encore, Santa Cruz’s Dooley Says: Tom Keene
• Peru Stocks: Candente, Minera IRL, Pomalca, Relapasa, Telefonica
• U.S. Gasoline Consumption Rose 3.4% Last Week, MasterCard Says
• Marijuana Drivers
• Colombian Peso Falls for Second Day on Currency Measure Bets
• Barclays, JPMorgan Complete $1 Billion Loan to Help California Pay Bills
• Durbin Calls for ‘Careful Review’ of For-Profit University
• Chavez Cancer Surgery Spurs Investors to Buy Venezuela Debt: Caracas Mover
• Chile Peso Drops as Europe, China Data Push Copper Prices Lower
• India Allows Airlines to Import Jet Fuel
• Puda Coal Sinks 11 Percent in New York After SEC Levies Fraud Charges
• Eygpt’s FIHC Buys Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil at Tender Today
• Solyndra Ex-Workers Denied Bid to Challenge Lender Releases
• Gazprom Gas Pipeline Projects Mean ‘Zero’ Need for Ukraine
• High Court Moves Up Clock on College Race Policies: Noah Feldman
• Lehman Brothers Wins Approval for Proposal to Boost First Creditor Payout
• Argentine Stocks: Siderar SAIC Declines, Tenaris Advances
• SAC’s Cohen Hid $5.5 Million From Ex-Wife in 1990 Divorce, Lawyer Argues
• Former SEC Commissioner Casey Working for Atkins’ Firm Patomak
• SEC’s Schapiro Says Money Funds’ Makeup Makes Them Run-Prone
• Brazilian Stock Movers: ALL, Cosan, HRT, OGX Petroleo
• Microsoft Says Motorola Mobility Blocks Sales in Complaint Filed With EU
• Goldman Hedge Fund Group Chief Howard Wietschner to Retire
• Knicks’ Iman Shumpert to Miss NBA All-Star Dunk Contest With Knee Injury
• Al Khaleej Sells About 150,000 Tons of Sugar to World Market
• German Clinic to Complete Report on Health of Tymoshenko in Days
• Ex-Credit Agricole Banker Claims Threats, Betrayal in Bonus Case
• Cairo Trial of Mubarak Draws to Close Ahead of June Verdict
• Distressed Properties Help Boost U.S. Home Sales: Economy
• Google Privacy Plan Should Be Stopped, Consumer Group’s FTC Complaint Says
• OneRoof Energy Adds Solar-Power Savings to Homeowner Roof Tiles
• U.K. Police Said to Arrest Man in Threadneedle Attempted Fraud
• Romney Proposes Reductions Tax Rates
• German Bonds Advance as Euro-Area Services Contract; Italian Debt Declines
• Gordhan Unexpectedly Reduces South African Budget Deficit Target for 2013
• Mediobanca Second-Quarter Profit Falls on Higher Writedowns
• Obama Campaign Prepares for Political Fallout From Rising Gasoline Prices
• Treasuries Gain for First Time in Four Days Amid Greek Debt Plan Concern
• U.S. Finishes Rules for States Seeking to Opt Out of Obama’s Health Law
• Mental-Health Cuts by U.S. States Risk Boosting Health Costs
• Ukraine Fans Default Risk in Russia Bet as Vote Molds Policy
• German Stocks Drop as Manufacturing Growth Slows; TUI, Lufthansa Decline
• HRT Jumps Most in Five Months on Oil Estimates: Rio Mover
• Kazakhs Urged to Channel Money From Oil Fund to Aid Businesses
• Stocks in Europe Decline After Worse-Than-Expected PMI Data; TUI Retreats
• UN Nuclear Regulator Says Iran Denies Request to Visit Key Military Base
• USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Midday Prices for February 22
• Russia's Bad Cop Means Business: Leonid Bershidsky
• Utah Immigration Act Judge Awaits Top Court’s Arizona Ruling
• Rexam Begins Sale of Personal Care Unit, Managed by Barclays
• Exxon, OMV Find Up to 3 Trillion Cubic Feet of Romanian Gas
• Paramount Sues Mario Puzo Estate to Block ‘Godfather’ Sequel
• Switzerland Stocks Decline as Euro-Area Manufacturing, Services Contract
• Shell Bids $1.6 Billion for African Oil Explorer Cove Energy
• FCC Jumps as Spain Set to Approve $66 Billion Debt Payment: Madrid Mover
• Sumitomo Mitsu Banking Said to Sell $1.5 Billion of Notes
• EDF’s U.K. Hinkley Nuclear Power Site Faces Protests Next Month
• America's First Great Financial Journalist: Echoes
• Almacenes Exito Plans to Invest $200 Million in 2012 Expansion
• Ethiopian and Somali Troops Capture Baidoa From Al-Shabaab
• Straumann Drops Most in Three Years on Disappointing 2011 Profit, Outlook
• Polish Stocks: Budimex, NG2, Sygnity, Asseco Moved in Warsaw
• EON Said to Proceed With Energy Asset Sales in Germany
• Obama Says African-American History Museum a ‘Long Time Coming’
• Volatility Futures Reach 19-Month High on S&P 500 Rally: Options
• Court Grants Review of Tchenguiz Brothers’ Arrests and Searches
• CVC Capital Said to Seek $1.5 Billion in Leveraged Loans for Ahlsell Bid
• Bunge Buys Climate Change Capital After C02 Prices Plunge
• Cooperman: Investing in Treasuries ’Makes No Sense’
• EU Agricultural Policy Needs to Be Flexible, de Castro Says
• Sub-Sahara Africa Stocks: Housing Finance Kenya, Safaricom Move
• Hungary Stocks: Richter, Egis, OTP Bank Are Active in Budapest
• EU Announces Members, Mandate of Group to Assess Bank Structure
• Sealink to Sue Over $948.8 Million in Mortgage Securities
• Pimco Said to Quit Mortgage Bond Group
• Naira Rises to 16-Week High on Low Dollar Demand, Auction Sale
• Whitney Sees ‘Danger Zone’ After Failed Default Forecast
• Kinder Trans Mountain Pipe Oversubscribed by 69% for March
• Wheat May Rise on Bets Export Demand to Climb After Price Drop
• Petrus Vies With Ausone as Wine Sales Move to U.S., U.K.
• Turkish Stocks: Dogan, Ford Otomotiv, Netas, OMV Petrol Ofisi
• Austria Grants Up to $1.3 Billion to Research Institute by 2026
• Bond Yields Fall to Six-Month Low After Urals Gain; Ruble Climbs to Dollar
• Riverstone Approaches $3 Billion in Energy Fund
• Google Is Poised to Overtake Facebook in U.S. Display Advertising by 2013
• Treasury 7-Year Special Repo Status May Fade After $29 Billion Auction
• U.K. Beet Harvest May Top Record on Autumn Rain, NFU Sugar Says
• South African Stocks: Anglo, BHP, Implats, Massmart, Old Mutual
• Czech Stocks: Central European Media, Erste Group Move in Prague
• Knicks-Heat Ticket Prices Double as Lin Phenomenon Extends to Miami Arena
• Russia Equity Movers: Sistema, Etalon, Lukoil Shares Are Active
• LightSquared to Cut 45% of Jobs to Trim Costs After U.S. Rejects Its Plans
• Serbia’s EU Bid Looks Remote Amid Kosovo Talks, President Says a
• Total Says Nigeria Usan Field to Start Output by End-March
• UN Agrees to Expansion of African Mission in War-Hit Somalia
• Turkish Lira Falls 2nd Day on Bets of More Central Bank Funding
• Evonik of Germany Said to Plan Decision on Public Offering by End of March
• BayernLB’s MKB Sees Mortgage Loss Above $133 Million, Index Says
• Sovereign, Corporate Bond Risk Rises, Credit-Default Swaps Show
• Ukraine to Increase Naftogaz Ukrainy Capital, RBK Says
• WTO to Rule on Korean Complaint Against U.S. Zeroing Methodology
• Record Nickel Supply Expanding Glut Thwarts Bull Market Rally: Commodities
• Massmart Says Margins Curbed by Expansion, Wal-Mart Costs
• Iran Has No Pre-Emptive Strike Policy: Ambassador
• Senegal Election Agency to Release Vote Results by March 2
• U.S. Repo Close: Current 7-Year Note at Lowest Rate, Minus 2.02%
• Lukoil Drops Most Since December on $155 Billion Investment
• Strauss-Kahn Held by Police a Second Day
• Colombian Stocks: Colinversiones, Almacenes Exito, Ecopetrol
• Barclays Said to Add 700 Million Pounds to 2015 Covered Bonds
• Pimco’s El-Erian Cites ‘Implementation Risk’ in Greece Plan
• Fukushima Disaster Left U.S. NRC Confused, Documents Show
• German Ministers to Present Solar Subsidy Decision Tomorrow
• Vail Resorts Buys Adjoining Lake Tahoe Kirkwood in $18 Million Transaction
• Construction Jobs Rebound Amid U.S. Home Remodeling Pick-Up
• FedEx Corp. Extends PGA Tour Playoff Sponsorship With $10 Million Prize
• Alstom Units Barred From World Bank Contracts on Misconduct
• Ecuador’s Foreign Reserves Rise 15% to $3.52 Billion
• U.S. Stocks Extend Losses After Data on Sales of Previously Owned Homes
• F-35 Fails to Meet Goals Costing Lockheed $32 Million
• Week in Pictures: Jan. 27, 2012
• Bloomberg Pictures of the Week
• Seven Afghans Are Killed During Protests Over Koran Burning at U.S. Base
• Rio Carnival
• Earthquake Rebuild Spurs Japan Small Caps
• Nokia Said to Expand Lineup With Entry-Level Smartphones
• Brazil Inflation Drop Shows Rate Cuts Are Right, Templeton Says
• Teva Premium Swells on $250 Million Settlement: Israel Overnight
• Wayne Rooney to Miss Manchester United’s Europa League Re-Match With Ajax
• Shire Wins EU Backing for U.S. Plant to Ease Drug Shortage
• Sunday Times Reporter Marie Colvin Killed With French Photographer in Homs
• Estonian Official, Wife Held on Suspicion of Treason, ERR Says
• Merko Ehitus Fourth-Quarter Loss Widens on Asset Writedown
• Deutsche Bank Says ECB to Wind Down LTROs After Three-Year Loan
• U.K. Wheat Needs Rain by April to Avoid Losses, NFU Says
• Greece Cut to Cusp of Default as Fitch Lowers Rating
• J&J Offer Concessions to EU in Review of Synthes Purchase
• Allied Irish Banks Plc to Give 39 of Most Valuable Artworks to Irish State
• Gamestop to J.C. Penney Shut Facebook Stores
• Citigroup ‘Defrauded’ Fannie, Freddie: Whistle-Blower
• Shell’s Director Brinded Steps Down to Be Replaced by Brown
• Brazil 2013 Consumer Prices Forecast Rises for First Time in 12 Weeks
• RioZim CEO ‘Working Night and Day’ to Reduce Miner’s Debt Burden
• Sourcefire Surges on First-Quarter Forecast: Washington Mover
• RBS Said to Cut Investment Banking Bonus Pool by More Than 50%
• Enel Said to Sign 3.2 Billion-Euro Term Loan After 50% Increase
• Namibia Central Bank Keeps Key Rate at 6% to Boost Growth
• BTA Bank’s Ex-Chairman Ablyazov Said to Flee U.K. After Getting Jail Term
• Wall Street Crowds Into Trader Joe’s for Bond Deals: Mortgages
• Deutsche Bank Said to Sell 500 Million Euros of Covered Bonds
• Sabic Rises to 7-Month High in Saudi Arabia on Oil: Riyadh Mover
• Nigeria to Renew Shell, Chevron Oil-Output Leases in Month
• Grains, Soy May Open Lower on Beneficial Weather, Easing Demand
• Belgian Business Confidence Rises More Than Estimated on Exports
• Canada’s Currency Falls Below Parity with U.S. Dollar First Time in 4 Days
• Crude Oil Falls From Nine-Month High on Signs of Slowdown in Europe, China
• Banks’ Dollar Funding Costs Decline to Six-Month Low in Europe
• CVC Said to Hire Adviser After Japanese Approaches for StarBev
• Ambani Leads Tycoons Pushing India for Faster Coal Approvals
• Saudi Shares Rise to 3-Year High on Bets Bourse May Allow Overseas Funds
• Rhea Forms TRPE Capital as Turkey-Focused Private Equity Firm
• U.K.’s Ofgem Plans to Force Electricity Sales to Boost Competition
• Norway’s Krone Jumps as Interest-Rate Cut Speculation Fades: Oslo Mover
• EU Asks Court to Clarify Legality of Anti-Counterfeiting Accord
• Implied Stock-Price Moves for U.S. Companies Reporting Results
• Fannie-Freddie Plan, Sweden FSA, Trader Suspects: Compliance
• EU Agriculture Policy Should Be Simplified, Enforced, Defra Says
• Cioffi’s $2 Million Redemption Factored Into Lawsuit Settlement, SEC Says
• Ghana Producer Prices Climb in January as Gold Increases
• Persian Gulf Stocks: Eshraq Properties, Saudi Arabian Mining
• Access of Kenya Declines for Fifth Day, Trades at Record Low
• Belarus Hands Stuffed-Toy Rally Organizer 10-Day Jail Sentence
• Global Investment Banking Revenue to Drop 4%
• Egyptian Stocks: Commercial International Bank, Sodic, Mobinil
• Russia, Nations Agree on Retaliation to EU Airline CO2 Trade
• Israel Tycoons Said to Face Rules Cutting Company Pyramids to Three Levels
• Israel Tycoons Face Regulations Reducing Company Pyramids to Three Levels
• S. Africa Considers $78 Billion Nuclear-, Coal-Power Spend
• HDFC & Magma CP's Issued:India
• Foreign Bribery, Wynn, Parmalat, Paulson, Teva in Court News
• UBI CDs Deals:Indian Money Market
• Most Affluent Would Raise Social Security Age, BofA Survey Finds
• Chilean Peso Weakens as China, Europe Data Reduce Risk Appetite
• Angola Sells $350 Million of Foreign Currency in Week to Feb. 17
• AFK Sistema to Decide on New Share Buyback ‘Soon,’ Shamolin Says
• Merkel to Host Juncker on Feb. 24 in Stralsund
• Asian Citrus, Citic Telecom, Elpida, Nexon, Megmilk: Asian Stocks Preview
• PNB and IOB CDs Deals:Indian Money Market
• Commercial Papers Reported: India Money Markets
• Certificate of Deposits Reported: India Money Markets
• KenolKobil of Kenya Rises to Six-Month High on Earnings Bets
• Kenya Commercial Bank’s Rwandan Unit Returns to Profit on Loans
• Chavez Facing More Cancer Surgery as Venezuelan Vote Looms
• COMMODITIES DAYBOOK: Record Nickel Supply Threatens Rally
• Irish Trees Earmarked for Sale in 3 Billion-Euro State Sell-Off
• Stelios to Invest $500 Million in Low-Cost West Africa Airline
• Bertelsmann to Remain in Guetersloh, Neue Westfaelische Reports
• Batelco Sees Rise in Profit This Year on Sale of India Stake
• Businessman Who Sparked Pakistan Coup Memo Controversy Testifies
• Spring Lambing in U.K. Turns Deadly as New Virus Kills Young
• Benioff, Emanuel, Daley Join Obama Campaign as Co-Chairmen
• Spain’s Competition Watchdog Fines Endesa $30 Million for Abuse
• Israel Stocks: Teva, D-Pharm, Can Fite, Partner, Cellcom, Camtek
• Can Fite Poised for Biggest Gain Since November
• Maersk Drops as China Manufacturing Slumps: Copenhagen Mover
• Greentech Energy May Acquire Companies in Distress, Chief Says
• Johannesburg to Toll Road Users From April to Help Repay Debt
• South Africa’s Budget Forecasts in Brief
• Rambus, J&J, Geico, Pernod-Ricard: Intellectual Property
• Fed Funds Projected to Open at 0.10% to 0.14%, ICAP Says
• Chile Traders See Rates on Hold in March on Increased Inflation Forecasts
• India’s January Refinery Output by Company
• BAA Slims Edinburgh Airport Bids, Nears Stansted Decision
• Europe Struggles to Rebound With China’s Output Poised to Shrink: Economy
• Asian Stocks Rise as Exporters Climb, Alibaba Soars on Buyout
• Collahuasi Copper Mine in Chile Restarts After Accident
• Greek October 2022 Bonds Stay Lower After Fitch Cuts Rating to C From CCC
• Spain May Limit Renewable Energy Plant Earnings, S&P, BBVA Say
• Junk Bonds Seen Rallying as Europe Crisis Wanes
• Alibaba.com Jumps Most in Four Years on Parent’s $2.5 Billion Buyout Offer
• Batelco Is Debt Free With $286 Million in Cash, Bank Balances
• Latvia’s Fourth-Quarter Unemployment Rate Declined to 14.3%
• Swiss Re May Post Fourth-Quarter Profit After Year-Earlier Loss
• China Manufacturing Data Show Risk of Deeper Slowdown on Exports: Economy
• Foreign Investors Buy Net 14.95 Billion Rupees of Indian Stocks
• Ver.di Welcomes RWE’s Sale of Stake in Saarland’s VSE Utility
• Monte Paschi Rises on Speculation Profumo to Be Appointed: Milan Mover
• Yandex Fourth-Quarter Net Climbs 50% to 2.2 Billion Rubles
• Cypriot Banks’ Greek Debt Losses Seen at 20% of GDP, CyBC Says
• Tencent Pivots From PC to IPhone for China’s $4.2 Billion Online Ads: Tech
• Poll: Santorum Leads Romney, Both Come Close to Obama
• Camtek Tumbles Most Since October After Posting Quarterly Loss
• Egypt Offers $1.2 Billion in T-Bills Tomorrow; Dollar Bonds Rise
• Syrian Dissidents Form Rival to Main Opposition, Hurriyet Says
• Homs Residents Seek to Negotiate Cease-Fire After Attack Kills Journalists
• EU Opens In-Depth Probe of Air Transport in Germany, Austria
• South Korea’s Crude Oil Imports From Iran Drop 25% in January
• Chelsea Wants to Swap Striker Sturridge for Arsenal’s Walcott: Roundup
• BOE Splits as Posen Pushes With Miles for Larger Boost to Asset Purchases
• Accor 2011 Earnings Rise on Budget Hotels
• Eldorado Gold Greek Unit Gets Pre-Environmental Go-Ahead
• China International Marine Said to Allocate Syndicated Loan
• Erste Group Leads Czech Shares Lower as European Output Shrinks
• Kenyan Shilling Strengthens on Inflows From Tea, Coffee Sales
• Alibaba Said to Consider More Arrangers for $3 Billion Loan
• 3W Power Jumps on Andrem Power Takeover Offer: Frankfurt Mover
• UN Atomic Agency Says Couldn’t ‘Finalize Way Forward’
• India’s Sensex Plunges from 7-Month High; State Bank Leads Drop
• U.S. 10-Year Yields Approach One-Month High Before Existing Home Sales
• Rudd Quits Gillard Cabinet on Speculation He’ll Seek Australia Leadership
• Nanjing Cuts Contact With Japanese City After Massacre Denial
• KL Kepong Profit Rises 12% on Higher Palm Oil, Rubber Prices
• Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Said to Tighten Bond Spread Guidance
• Swire Pacific, Sun Hung Kai Bonds Rise in First Day of Trading
• Greek Bailout Wins Cheers From Wary Investors
• Swedish Match Pretax Matches Estimates, Sees 2012 Snuff Growth
• South African Inflation Exceeds Target for Third Month at 6.3% for January
• Euro-Area Industrial Orders Rebound in Sign Economy Stabilizing
• Astra Agro Sells 4,000 Tons of Palm Oil in Auction
• Myanmar Karen Rebels Want Troops to Withdraw Before Talks
• Thailand Stocks: Bangkok Life, CP All, Thai Union, Vinythai
• Wilmar Shares Slump as Quarterly Profit Misses Estimates: Singapore Mover
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