Archive

May 31, 2012

• Thunder Defeat Spurs to Pull Within 2-1 in NBA Western Finals
• Treasuries Head for Biggest Weekly Gain in 2012
• China Home Prices Fall in More Than Half Cities Tracked
• Brazil’s Tombini Proposes New Post to Improve Transparency
• Petrobras First Female CEO Is Rousseff’s Response to Delayed Oil
• Clinton Warns Russia Stance Pushes Syria Into Civil War
• China Urged to Investigate Corruption by Low-Level Officials
• Bolt Clocks Season-Best 9.76 Seconds for 100 Meters in Rome
• Mike Nichols Remembers Papa, Praises Miller: Interview
• Malaysian Stock Movers: Bintai Kinden, Pasdec, Sumatec Resources
• Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Says Reforms Depend on Military Commitment
• Aneka Tambang, Astra, Bank Danamon: Indonesian Equity Preview
• South Korea Exports Fall 0.4% in May for Third Monthly Drop
• Asia-Pacific Bond Risk Rises, Credit-Default Swap Prices Show
• South Korean Equity Movers: Korea Aerospace, Korea Zinc, SK C&C
• Japan’s Capital Spending Increased 3.5% in First Quarter
• China Manufacturing Expands Less Than Forecast in May
• Ecclestone Says F1 IPO May Not Take Place Until Later This Year
• Brazil’s Tombini Proposes New Post to Improve Transparency
• Obama Tells Donors Health-Care Fight May Loom After Court Rules
• Germany Rebounds in Last Euro 2012 Tuneup, France Extends Streak
• Activist Chen Says China Local Authorities Trample Rights
• Azumi Pledges ‘Decisive’ Acts Should Excessive Yen Moves Persist
• Qatar’s Farm Fund to Target Grain, Wool Exports From Australia
• Ghana Cocoa Harvest Set for Mid-Crop Boost as Weather Improves
• Chevron Fires Ogilvy as Lobbyist Over Ecuadorean Dispute
• Labor Wisconsin Recall Hopes Ebb as Walker Cash Pays Off
• Soaring Volume Overwhelms Mexico’s Bolsa as Trading Halted
• Caligua Murders Wife, Vigilante Plots Revenge: U.K. Stage
• Acer, Toshiba to Take on IPads With Windows 8 Tablets
• Google Wins Copyright Ruling on Use of Java in Android
• Japan, Australian Stock Futures Fall on U.S. Data, Spain
• Isner’s Marathon French Open Loss Eliminates Final American Man
• Televisa, Mexican Cable Companies Seek Third TV Network
• How Financial Regulation Can Be Market Friendly
• China’s Blog Censorship Rules Have U.S. Parallels
• New Zealand Terms of Trade Fall Further on Stronger Currency
• Barclays Books Comedian to Harness Female Bankers’ Secret Power
• EU Questions French Plan for Municipal Lending Amid Dexia Probe
• U.K. Economy Will Barely Grow This Year on Euro Crisis, BCC Says
• Cameron Backs Hunt After Six Hours Testimony on News Corp. Ties
• U.S. Can Rescue Its Troubled Cities by Abolishing Them
• Obese Children Navigate Minefield of Calories and Bad Ads
• BAE, McLaren Aid U.K. Olympians With Wind Tunnel, Sensors
• SpaceX’s Achievement Should Prod NASA to Think Big
• Cheap Corn Cuts Wheat Feed-Grain Appeal: Chart of the Day
• Davis to Get $44.3 Million Bonus as Glencore-Xstrata CEO
• ResCap Unsecured Creditors May Fight Quick Sale, Lawyer Says
• Southern’s Nuclear Reactors May Be Delayed, Monitor Says
• Crude Oil, Gasoline, Heating Oil Drop: Commodities at Close
• Microsoft Recruits Designers in Race for Windows Apps
• Canada Lawmakers Approve Law to End CP Railway Strike
• Swaps Index Linked to JPMorgan Loss Surges Versus Current Gauge
• Peru Government to Seek Bids for All Expiring Oil Blocks
• Aereo Defends Online TV Service as Networks Seek Shutdown
• Mexico Peso Drops to Three-Year Low as Lopez Obrador Gets Boost
• Cancer Incidence May Surge 75% by 2030, Lancet Says
• N.J. Senators Reject Christie’s Supreme Court Nominee
• Panama’s Lawmakers Approve Creation of Sovereign Wealth Fund
• Teva Advances on NYSE Trading, Cheap Valuation: Tel Aviv Mover
• Lazard Hires Ex-Brazil Central Bank President Meirelles
• Mayors Join Industry to Complain About EPA Water Standards
• Argentina Stock Movers: IRSA, Petrobras Argentina Were Active
• Clemens’s Ex-Manager Says He Never Suspected Steroid Use
• Brazilian Stock Movers: Cosan, Hypermarcas, Klabin, SLC Agricola
• Texas Man Asks to Remove Judge Who Cited His Case in Campaign
• Emerging Stocks Head for Worst May Since 1998 on Europe
• Brazil Rate Futures Yields Drop as Tombini Signals More Cuts
• John Edwards's Crime and Punishment
• French Open Prize Rise Gives Bottom Players Financial Breather
• Brazil’s Wild West Gets a Law That Makes Everyone Unhappy
• Asian Millionaires Counter Lost Riches in Europe, North America
• BMW’s Apple-Like Geniuses Sell Luxury Cars with Tablets
• Peru Stocks: Candente Copper, Credicorp, Volcan Advance
• U.S. Labor Market Cools as Jobless Claims Rise: Economy
• N.Y. Mets Settlement With Madoff Trustee Wins Court Approval
• Talbots Accepts Lower Sycamore Bid in $369 Million Takeover
• Bolsa’s Tellez ‘Skeptical’ of Return of Mexico IPOs in ‘12
• Stockton Bankruptcy Is ‘Inevitable,’ Union Lawyer Says
• Modular Wind Hires Repower Executive Gnaedig as CEO
• California Governor, Lawmakers Get Pay Cut 5% by Panel
• Geithner Hears Spain’s Plans to Strengthen Financial Sector
• West Coast Gasoline Weakens as Refinery Restarts Boost Stocks
• Colombian Stocks: Davivienda, Cementos Argos, Isagen, Sura
• Bovespa Pares Biggest Monthly Loss Since ’08 on Europe
• Corn, Soybeans Called Higher on Dry Weather; Wheat May Decline
• CGI Jumps to Highest Since 2000 After Deal to Buy Logica
• Lions Gate Posts Loss on Costs From Summit, ‘Hunger Games’
• Yen Strengthens to 11-Year High Versus Euro on Demand for Safety
• Facebook Buyers Expecting Surge Were Naive, Gorman Says
• AIG to Pay Record $16.8 Million To End Pennsylvania Probe
• AmBev Rises 1.2% in Sao Paulo Trading After Reversing 2.3% Drop
• Abacus Bank, 19 People Charged in Fannie Mae Loan Fraud
• FTS Downgraded on Chesapeake's Drilling Cutback Plan
• Aussie Dollar Drops to Six-Month Low Versus Yen on U.S. Growth
• Ford to Expand on Facebook With Ads for Logo Merchandise
• Treasury Yields Fall to Records on Europe Debt Concern
• Canadian Dollar Loses Most in a Month Since September on Europe
• CIBC Second-Quarter Profit Rises 5.7% on Consumers
• USDA Montana Spot Grain Closing Prices for May 31
• S&P 500 Caps Worst Monthly Drop Since September on Data
• Splunk Sales Surge on Demand for Big Data Software
• RG Steel Seeks Bankruptcy Protection, Plans to Sell Mills
• AIG’s Hancock Says Bailout Punctured Insurer’s Hubris
• Credit-Default Swaps in U.S. Rise as Jobless Claims Increase
• Gross Says Low Quality of Debt Threatens Monetary System
• Chilean Peso Rises, Paring Steepest Monthly Drop Since September
• Solar Losses Spur Worst Month Since September: China Overnight
• TiVo Falls on Wider Quarterly Loss on Litigation Expenses
• Carbon Traders Feel Wind in Their Faces Biking to Expo
• Facebook’s Menlo Park Has Home-Price Jump as Inventory Falls
• Endeavour Surges After North Sea Asset Purchase: Dallas Mover
• Greek Exit Contagion Impossible to Predict, Zoellick Says in FT
• Two Senior SEC Investigators to Leave Agency for Private Firms
• Treasury Yields Fall to Records as Stocks Cap May Slump
• Romney Calls Solyndra a Symbol of Failure for Obama
• Commodities Head for Worst Loss Since Recession of 2008
• Rostelecom Tumbles as MSCI Inc. Cuts Country Index Weighting
• U.S. Retailers’ May Sales Beat Estimates
• Microsoft Says It’s Aiming for Windows 8 Release by Holidays
• U.S. Companies Reporting Lower Quarterly EPS, May 31
• U.S. Companies Reporting Negative EPS Surprises, May 31
• U.S. Companies Reporting Quarterly EPS Reversals, May 31
• U.S. Companies Reporting Higher Quarterly EPS, May 31
• U.S. Companies Reporting Earnings on May 31
• U.S. Companies Reporting Positive EPS Surprises, May 31
• Esterline Seen Reaping 37% With Bid as Value Bemoaned: Real M&A
• Veterans Won't Know of Retraining Option, Lawmakers Say
• Leap Becomes First U.S. Prepaid Carrier to Offer iPhone
• Marriott to Buy Gaylord’s Hotel Brand for $210 Million
• AIG’s Hancock Says Chartis to Recalibrate From Focus on Growth
• News Corp. Confirms It’s Considering National Sports Network
• John Edwards Judge Declares Mistrial in Campaign Payment Case
• USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Closing Prices for May 31
• Nike’s Plan to Sell Umbro Continues Mixed Record on Deals
• Chesapeake Must Sell $7 Billion in Assets This Year
• Synta Rises on Potential for Novel Cancer Drug: Boston Mover
• LDK Solar ‘Fantasy Land’ Forecast Belies Debt, U.S. Duty
• ECB Member Visco Says Another LTRO Remains Possible, FT Reports
• GM Goes From Super Bowl to Soccer With Manchester United
• SpaceX Vehicle Returns to Earth After Leaving Space Station
• Gasoline Slides on Concern the U.S. Economic Recovery Slowing
• Joy Cuts 2012 Forecasts as Mining Companies Curb Spending
• Oil Caps Biggest Monthly Drop in More Than Three Years
• Grace Financial Seeks Injunction Against Penson Financial
• Republican Leaders Offer Options for Student Loan Subsidy
• Pembina Pipeline Declines for Eighth Straight Day: Calgary Mover
• SunTrust Settles U.S. Discrimination Suit for $21 Million
• A123 Falls on ‘Significant’ Losses to Replace Batteries
• Peru Sol Posts Biggest Monthly Drop Since 2008 on Copper View
• Philip Morris, BAT, Japan Tobacco Battle Putin’s Anti-Smoke Plan
• Axa’s Deputy CEO Sees Inflows at Investment Managers Fund Unit
• Belarus to Receive Third Part of $3 Billion Loan, Putin Says
• Saudi Output Rises to Highest Level in at Least 23 Years
• U.S. Farms Got $1 Million in Insurance Subsidies, Group Says
• SAP Doubles Staff in Brazil to Capture Growth Opportunities
• California Tax Plans May Have Broader Reach, Lockyer Says
• Crude Options Volatility Falls as Oil Rises
• Jack Twyman, Basketball Hall of Famer and Caregiver, Dies
• Canada Natural Gas Gains on Below-Normal Stockpile Gain
• Hogs Surge Most in 16 Months as U.S. Pork Demand Climbs
• Edwards Jury Reaches Verdict, Ordered to Continue Talks
• Politics Aside, Obama Welcomes Bush Back to White House
• Coffee Caps Monthly Slump; Sugar Declines; Cotton Rallies
• World Bank Considers $200 Million Contingency Loan for Uruguay
• Goldman’s Blankfein to Testify at Gupta Trial, U.S. Says
• Cuba Hijacker Gets 15-Year Sentence for 1968 Crime Tossed
• U.S. Oil Boom Prompts Motiva to Change Port Arthur Strategy
• Billionaire City Belies Capitalism’s Victories
• Spain Hasn’t Asked for IMF Aid, No Help Planned
• NYC Mayor Bloomberg Seeks Ban on Super-Size Soft Drinks
• Canadian Oils Gain After Exxon Completes Montana Refinery Work
• Drugmakers Vowed to Campaign for Health Law, Memos Show
• Western Asset Funds to Drop Legg Mason Name in Sales Push
• Liverpool Reaches Agreement to Compensate Swansea for Rodgers
• Dodd-Frank Exemption for Single N.Y. Bank Advances in House
• Wells Fargo Lending Discrimination Case Seen Possible by U.S.
• Martin Marietta Fails to Get Vulcan Bid Ruling Overturned
• U.S. CFTC Considers Tighter Volcker Rule After JPMorgan Loss
• Russia Agrees to Finance Belarus Nuclear Plant, Interfax Reports
• Cenveo Said to Set Rate on $65 Million Loan to Refinance Debt
• Facebook Falls on Concern for Growth: San Francisco Mover
• Gold Poised for Worst Monthly Run in 11 Years on Europe
• Argentine Grandfather Refused $10 Bill Under Fernandez Controls
• U.S. House Rejects Bill to Ban Gender-Based Abortions
• N.Y. Gasoline Weakens With Imports Rising, Stocks at High Levels
• Obama Boosts Coal Exports, Prompting Allies’ Complaints
• CFTC’s O’Malia Says Dodd-Frank Rules Should Avoid ‘Overreach’
• F5 Networks Falls After Executive Leaves: Seattle Mover
• MSCI Prepares Index Contingency Plans for Greek Euro Exit
• Weakening Ruble Not a Signal of Instability, Siluanov Tells RIA
• Alabama County Agrees to Extend Sewer System Cash Split
• Broker Fees for U.S. Stock Trading Fell to Lowest Since 2006
• Ethiopia Faces Increased Hunger After Late Rains Damaged Crops
• Republicans Attempt to Repeal Taxes for U.S. Health Law
• Sanofi Planning Further Acquisitions, Board Member Tells Boersen
• Gazprombank Acquires Stake in French Wind-Farm Operators
• Apple-Samsung Copy Case Hinges on Cheech, Chong Test
• Human Genome Sciences Takeover Defense Survives Court Test
• Google Seeks .google, .youtube, .lol in Suffix Expansion
• Spain March Foreign Investment Shrinks Amid Capital Outflow
• SL Green to Buy Flatiron District Building for $135 Million
• JPMorgan CIO Swaps Pricing Said to Differ From Bank
• Sierra Leone High Court Says Red Rock Iron Ore Leases Not Legal
• Greece's Eurobank, Alpha Bank Report 1st-Quarter Loss
• Vivendi Drafts SFR Cost Cuts, Looks to New Unit CEO for ‘Vision’
• United to Cut 1,300 Houston Jobs After Win by Southwest
• Moscow Police Detain More Than 80 Protesters, Interfax Says
• Westinghouse Solar, Zep Settle Patent Dispute Over Panels
• Saskatchewan Seeding 74% Complete as of May 28, Ministry Says
• Tanzania Inflation Will Probably Slow to Below 10% This Year
• Thai Air's Fired CEO Says Profit Goal `Easily' Achievable
• Lacker Says Rising Federal Debt Poses Challenge for Fed
• England’s Lampard to Miss Soccer’s Euro 2012 With Thigh Injury
• S&P 500 Pares Drop on Greek Poll, Report of IMF Talks on Spain
• Munis Cheapest in 7 Months Versus Treasuries on European Crisis
• Ecuador Proposes Pastor as OPEC Head Vs Saudi, Iraq Bids
• Goldman’s Cohn Warns of Poaching Risks From Further Cuts
• Kenya Finance Ministry Wants Central Bank to Smooth Shilling
• Russia Equity Movers: MTS, Norilsk, Sberbank, Sistema Are Active
• Man Sought for Mailing Montreal Body Parts May Be Abroad
• InterContinental Surges After Peltz’s Trian Buy: London Mover
• Industry Chief Says June Ballot Test of Greece’s Will to Change
• Greek Premier Urges Businesses to Save Jobs, Keep Investing
• Sanofi Aims to Be Pharma’s Top R&D Organization, Zerhouni Says
• JPMorgan’s Zames Said to Unwind CIO Stake in LightSquared
• Study Says $1 Million Tax Cut Line Nets 56% of Obama Plan
• U.K. Stocks Rise Led by InterContinental; Xstrata Falls
• Mediobanca Seeking to Oust Generali CEO Perisinotto, FT Says
• Ruble Tumbles to 3-Year Low as Bank Rossii Steps Up Intervention
• Baidu to Double Fees Payout to Web Partners on Ad Sales
• Ailing Murray Pulls Back From Brink to Reach 3rd Round in Paris
• Netia Places Binding Bid for Railway’s TK Telekom Unit, PAP Says
• Merck, Pfizer Back Lawmakers Who Oppose Company Products
• European Stocks Decline as U.S. Jobless Claims Advance
• Four Power Traders Leave EGL in Switzerland, SparkSpread Says
• Repsol Shareholders Criticize Brufau’s Handling of YPF Loss
• China Must Speed Reform Even as Hard Landing Avoided: Liu
• Polish Stocks: Azoty Tarnow, Jastrzebska Shares Move in Warsaw
• German, French Government Bond Yields Decline to Records
• U.K. Pound Falls Against Euro on Economic Outlook Concern
• USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Midday Prices for May 31
• Colombia’s April Urban Unemployment Rate Was 11.4%
• South Africa Shares: Anglo, Eastplats, Harmony, Mr Price, Telkom
• Telkom Slumps Before MSCI Index Exclusion: Johannesburg Mover
• Greek New Democracy Party Leads in Marc Poll on June Elections
• China Can ‘Cope’ If Greece Exits Euro, NDRC Researcher Says
• U.S. Races to Prevent Doha-Like End to Trans-Pacific Trade Talks
• JPMorgan’s Dimon to Testify on Loss to U.S. Lawmakers
• Investec Has Top-Paid Bank CEO Along With Lowest Returns
• Hedge Fund ETF Weapons Turn Dangerous for Solo Investors
• Euro-Region Inflation Rate Declines More Than Forecast
• Real Madrid Will Play A.C. Milan at Yankee Stadium in August
• Red Wings’ Lidstrom Retires From NHL After 20 Seasons, 4 Titles
• Serbian Central Bank Sells 60 Million Euros to Support Dinar
• Czech Stocks: Erste Group, New World Resources Move in Prague
• EFG-Hermes Received Offer to Buy Shares from Planet IB
• Akbank, Erdemir Gain Most Since February on MSCI Index Weight
• Hungary Stocks: Refiner Mol, OTP Bank Shares Move in Budapest
• JPMorgan ETN Tied to Master-Limited Partnerships Reaches Record
• Ai Weiwei’s Underground Pavilion to Open in London Park
• Russia’s Southern Winter Grains Yield Falls 20-25% From 2011
• Ukraine Detains Two Suspected of Organizing Blasts, IFX Says
• Sub-Sahara Africa Stocks: AccessKenya Group, PZ Cussons Nigeria
• Belarus Confirms Weapons Holding Is Sold to Russian Businessman
• Irish Vote on Fiscal Treaty as Europe’s Debt Crisis Deepens
• Azerbaijan in Talks With European Banks on $17 Billion Refinery
• Rand Heads for Worst Month Since September on Growth Concerns
• RIM’s Strategic Review Prompts Investor Demands for Sale
• East Africa Nations Plan at Least $800 Million Bond Sales
• Fracking’s Interstate Pollution Needs U.S. Rules, Scientist Says
• Pianalto Says New Fed Easing Not Needed Amid Slow Growth
• Surgut Jumps as Ruble Weakens to Lowest Since 2009: Moscow Mover
• Iberdrola Urges Poland to Keep Support for Wind Power
• Cosan Net Beats Estimates as Fuel Prices Boost Sales
• Oil Extends Drop After U.S. Supplies Rise to 22-Year High
• U.S. DOE Weekly Petroleum Status Report for May 25 (Text)
• Patagonia Protests Lead Colbun to Backpedal on Chile Dam
• Zambia Corn Policy Hurts Other Crops, World Bank Says
• CAL Bank of Ghana Falls as Investors Eye T-Bills: Accra Mover
• Student-Loan Debt Rose to $904 Billion in First Quarter
• Norilsk Rises as Shareholders May Seek to Cancel Shares
• Gates Foundation Veteran Yamada Retools Drugmaker Takeda
• Skyscrapers to Replace U.S. Base as Office Glut Looms for Seoul
• Fed Says Household Debt Fell 0.9% During First Quarter
• Iraq Fails to Entice Bidders for Most Oil, Gas Blocks
• SLC Agricola Rises Most in Four Weeks on Brazil Land Venture
• U.K. Stocks Drop on U.S. Economic Reports; ITV Retreats
• Beijing’s New Home Sales May Reach 16-Month High: Xinhua
• U.S. Natural Gas Export Permits Delayed Until Late Summer
• Downing Said to Resign From Justice Department Tax Post
• Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Want End to Processors’ Tax Breaks
• U.S. First Quarter Second Gross Domestic Product (Text)
• U.K. Exempts Charity Giving From Tax Cap in Budget U-Turn
• Midmorning Positive EPS Surprises for U.S. Companies, May 31
• Midmorning Negative EPS Surprises for U.S. Companies, May 31
• U.S. Companies Reporting Midmorning EPS, May 31
• U.S. First-Quarter Second GDP Technical Note (Text)
• EU, Japan Move Closer to Beginning Talks on Free-Trade Accord
• Planet Says Arranged Debt for EFG Bid, Waiting for Due Diligence
• Chilean Stocks: Colbun, Endesa and SACI Falabella Are Active
• Slovenian Economy Unexpectedly Exits Recession on Demand
• Kardan Rises the Most in a Month in Tel Aviv on Bank Stake Sale
• PZ Cussons Nigeria Advances on Dividend Bets: Lagos Mover
• Danish Central Bank Says Negative Rates an Option
• Wells Fargo Would Face ‘Spillover’ in European Recession
• Natural-Gas Supply Probably Rose 70 Bcf, Bloomberg Users Say
• Commercial Landlords Fail to Pay Loans Amid Crisis, Moody’s Says
• China Looks to Boost Sino-Arab Trade to $300 Billion by 2014
• TMK Sees 2012 Sales Exceeding $7 Billion, May Consider Purchases
• Zambia Leaves Key Lending Rate Unchanged for Second Month
• India Reports Smaller-Than-Projected Budget Deficit for FY12
• Business Activity in U.S. Unexpectedly Grew at Slower Pace
• Brazil Primary Budget Surplus in April Drops From Year Ago
• Israel Stocks: Hot Telecommunication, Tower , Teva, Kardan NV
• Condoleezza Rice Endorses Romney Citing His Leadership
• Norwich City Rejects Lambert Resignation Amid Villa Speculation
• Insurance Supervisors Ready to Identify Too-Big-To-Fail Insurers
• Mortgage Rates in the U.S. Decline to Lowest on Record
• Euro’s Biggest Fan Loses Faith as HSBC Cuts Currency Forecast
• South African Oil Imports From Iran Drop as Sanctions Loom
• Leumi, Hapoalim Profits Drop on Bad Debt Provisions
• WeSC Surges After U.S. Oved License Deal: Stockholm Mover
• Bon-Ton Debt Drops Most 4 Months as Clothing Sales Fall
• Mali Opens Inquiry Into Senior Aides of Ex Leader, Journal Says
• CEZ Heads for Best Three-Day Gain This Year on Disposal Plan
• Brazil Creates Stimulus Package for Ethanol Industry, Valor Says
• EADS to Get German State as Shareholder by Year-End, Uebber Says
• Iron-Ore Carriers Extend Rate Decline on Fewer Vessels Booked
• Landsbanki Asset Value Rises $589 Million, 43% of Claims Paid
• Consumer Comfort in U.S. Climbs to Highest in Four Weeks
• Morgan Stanley to Buy More of Smith Barney From Citigroup
• Gorman Sees Smith Barney Talks Taking Months
• Danish Mortgage Haven Debt Exposes Flaws in Basel Attack
• Indian Oil Corporation CP deal:India Money Markets
• Economist Gartman Recommends Buying Wheat as Corn a Sell
• Axis Bank & Punjab National Bank CDs Deals: Indian Money Market
• Efes Looks for Brewery Acquisitions in Former-Soviet Markets
• Godrej Industries & L & T Finance CP:India Money Markets
• Pitcher Jamie Moyer Designated for Assignment by Rockies at 49
• Iran Razes Buildings Near Suspected Parchin Nuclear Site
• Novozymes Considering Multiple Enzyme Plants in Brazil
• Canara Bank & Indian Bank CDs Deals:Indian Money Market
• Azerbaijan’s Umid Field to Pump Gas From September, APA Reports
• Brazil Signals More Cuts After Reducing Rate to Record Low
• Merck’s Frazier Says He Won’t Follow Pfizer in Splitting Company
• Riksbank Should Keep ’Cool Head’ in Crisis, Wickman-Parak Says
• Colombia Regulator Worried by Rise in Bad Loans, Republica Says
• Commercial Papers Reported: India Money Market
• Certificate of Deposits Reported: India Money Markets
• Deutsche Boerse Signs Up Seven Banks for Rate Clearing
• Russia’s Stance on Syria Is Propping Up Regime, Clinton Says
• Egypt Military to Maintain Security After State of Emergency
• HSBC Said to Appoint Mark Stadler as CEO of Russian Division
• Hunt Sent Murdoch ‘Congrats’ Text Day He Got BSkyB Oversight
• Oil Set for Biggest Monthly Drop in Three Years on Debt Crisis
• AccessKenya Gains for Third Day on Owner Report: Nairobi Mover
• Volcker Urges Global Financial System Overhaul After Crisis
• Nikolic Sworn in as Serb President, Pushes for Cabinet Talks
• Economy in U.S. Expanded Less Than Previously Estimated
• ADP Employer Services Says U.S. Added 133,000 Jobs in May
• India Growth Slows to Nine-Year Low as Rupee Drops to Record
• German Deputy Says Economic Crisis Fixes Need More Time
• Oil Falls as U.S. Jobless Claims Rise, GDP Growth Revised Down
• Romania Central Bank Eases Regulations for Liquidity Operations
• Ain Parmaciez, Daiwa House, Tohoku: Japan Stock Preview
• War Stops Congo Conflict Minerals Progress, Global Witness Says
• Merkel Says No Taboos on Euro Reform Steps to Calm Market
• Indonesia Time Zone, Russian Tax Dodgers, EU Aid: Compliance
• Latvian Premier Calls Fiscal Pact Vote Important Step to Euro
• Gilani Seen Risking Record Pakistan Budget Shoftfall
• Foxtons Sale Fuels Hunt’s Move Into London Luxury Workspace
• Euro Leaders May Need to Ease Deficit Plans, IMF’s Shafik Says
• Canada First Quarter Current Account Report (Text)
• Canada March Employment, Earnings and Hours Report (Text)
• Canada March Weekly Payroll Earnings Rise 2.1% From Year Ago
• EU Plans Guidance on Support Plans for Renewables, Draft Shows
• EU Seeks to Fine 4 States for Missing Telecom-Rules Deadline
• U.S. Imports of Nigerian Crude Declined to 15-Year Low in March
• Brazil Industrial Output Contracts for Second Month in April
• Uganda Forecasts Economic Growth Slowed to 3.2% in 2011-12
• Greenhill Adds Managing Directors, Opens Stockholm Office
• Ukraine May Seek Third IMF Lending Program in 2013, Dragon Says
• Volvo Construction Chief Sees No Southern Europe Market Recovery
• Draghi Sees ECB Serving Solvent Banks During Crisis Vacuum
• Syria Massacre Fuels UN Debate on Sanctions, Monitors
• Turkey Exported $1.2 Billion of Precious Metals to Iran in April
• Bankia Bailout Cost Too High as Investors Shun Spain Debt
• EDF to Build South African Wind Farms in 2013 After Award
• ECB’s Paramo Says Spain Has Room on Bank Recapitalization
• South African Trade Deficit Widens as Mineral Exports Slump
• Paramo Says Spain Has Sold Enough Debt to Gain Room on Bank Aid
• India’s April Budget Shortfall at 13.1% of Fiscal-Year Target
• Egypt Acquits Four Police Officers in Protesters' Deaths
• Persian Gulf Stocks: Dubai Financial Market, Industries Qatar
• Italian Labor-Market Reform Passes First Hurdle in Senate
• Implied Stock-Price Moves for U.S. Companies Reporting Results
• China Aims to Link With Global Markets to Cap CO2 Emissions
• Italian Leaders Press for German Action to Fight Crisis
• Banks’ Dollar Funding Costs Rise for First Month Since November
• Finnish FSA Needs New Tools to Increase Stability, Report Says
• Solarworld Supplies Modules to U.S., Canada Solar Power Plants
• Announced U.S. Job Cuts Jump 67% From Year Ago, Challenger Says
• Ex-Cameron Aide Coulson Charged With Perjury, Police Say
• Pietersen Quits One-Day Cricket for England, Will Focus on Tests
• Babacan Says Greece Euro Exit Shouldn’t Be Allowed
• Foreign Investors Buy Net 855 Million Rupees of Indian Stocks
• Metinvest Gets $325 Million Syndicated Loan Led by Deutsche Bank
• Fed Funds Projected to Open at 0.13% to 0.17%, ICAP Says
• New World Declines for Third Month as Slowdown Hurts Commodities
• Ackermann Ending Decade at Deutsche Bank Says Markets Muted
• South African Producer-Price Inflation at One-Year Low
• Prudential US Acquisition
• Qatar Fire Victims’ Parents Seek Expert Help in Investigation
• AfDB Agrees to Return Headquarters to Abidjan, Ouattara Says
• CEZ Looks to Sell Coal-Fired Power Plants in Supply Dispute
• NordLB First-Quarter Profit Rises 55% on Higher Lending Income
• Asian Stocks Decline on Japanese Data, Greece Concerns
• Nordex Gains as U.S. Sets Levy on China Imports: Frankfurt Mover
• Lufthansa Vies With Air France for Low-Cost European Cure
• Tyson Foods, Marzetti, ABC, Ivi: Intellectual Property
• Adidas’ Reebok Business in India Faces Fraud Investigation
• Kaye Scholer, Hogan Lovells, Milberg, Baker: Business of Law
• Issa Wants to Question Solis About Labor Data Changes
• CIC Said to Lose Two Private-Equity Department Executives
• Jordan’s Tourism Industry Lost $986 Million in 2011, Al-Rai Says
• Standard Bank Says Share Buyback Not an Immediate Intention
• Japan to Provide African Development Bank $1 Billion
• Zimbabwe’s Green Fuel Ordered to Curb Pollutants, Chronicle Says
• BAE Considers Closing Newcastle Site as Terrier Production Ends
• Iran Guards Chief Visits Disputed Islands in Gulf, IRNA Reports
• Erste Leads Czech Shares to Worst Month in Eight: Prague Mover
• Egypt Offers T-Bills Before Mubarak Verdict; Dollar Bonds Gain
• Vietnamese Bonds Advance on Speculation More Rate Cuts Coming
• German Jobless Rate Drops to Two-Decade Low
• Canadian Building Jobs Boom While U.S. Busts: Chart of the Day
• Slovenia Austerity Program Comes to Force
• Sri Lanka May Inflation Rate Accelerates to a Nine-Month High
• ECB’s Visco Says EU Leaders Should Consider ‘Common’ Funding
• Rouen Grain Shipments Double as Algeria Deliveries Resume
• Thailand Stock Movers: Asia Aviation, Siam Inter, Thai Rubber
• U.K. Quarterly Gasoline Demand Rises on Tanker Strike Threat
• Turkey Has ‘Very Large’ Loan Demand on Cash Challenge, EBRD Says
• Kenyan Shilling Reverse Losses as Central Bank Sells Dollars
• Japan Refrained From Selling Yen in Month to May 29, MOF Says
• Lira Rebounds From Weakest in 4 1/2 Months on Trade Gap, Funding
• Toyota Quality Perception Rebounds; GM’s Chevy Declines
• Indonesian Stocks: Aneka Tambang, Bumi, Erajaya Swasembada
• Brewer Anadolu Efes Advances for a Second Day on Expansion Plan
• Rupiah Has Worst Month Since November on Europe Woes; Bonds Drop
• Pakistan Rupee Falls to a Record on Speculation IMF Loans Needed
• Indonesia’s Kharisma Sells 3,000 Tons of Palm Oil
• Brazilian Sugar Awaiting Port Loading Rises 26% as Ramadan Nears
• Hong Kong Yuan Deposit Declines to Lowest Level in 11 Months
• Astra Agro Sells 9,000 Tons of Palm Oil in Auction
• Georgian Investment on Target to Exceed $1 Billion, Gilauri Says
• Lufthansa Investment Freeze Stops Finnair Catering Unit Purchase
• Latvian Parliament Approves EU’s Fiscal Stability Treaty
• Drilling Fleet Seen Doubling This Decade to Meet Demand
• Polish Economic Growth Slowed as Euro Turmoil Hurts Exports
• Yahoo’s Yamli Deal to Spur Arab Startups as Facebook Expands
• Iran Rejects Chinese Bidder in $2 Billion Dam Deal, Mehr Reports
• Palm-Oil Shipments From Indonesia Seen Climbing on Ramadan
• Selfridges Opens Nine-Hole Crazy-Golf Course on Roof
• ABB’s Low Voltage Unit May Miss Top End of Target on Demand
• Monti Urges ‘Deep, Quick’ Moves by Germany to Quell Euro
• Greece’s Tsipras Denounces Austerity to Break Election Deadlock
• Frank Zappa Trademark No Longer Valid in Germany, Court Rules
• Dubai’s Nakheel Has First-Quarter Profit as Market Recovers
• Yuan Completes Worst Month Since Peg as Europe Woes Hurt Exports
• HSBC’s Gulliver Says Euro ‘Stresses’ Similar to Asian Crisis
• Asian Currencies Weaken Most Since September on Europe, China
• Croatia Economy Shrank for Second Consecutive Quarter on Exports
• Gazprom Sets Up Slovenian Joint Venture for South Stream Section
• Italy Inflation Rate Remained at Six-Month High in April
• German Credit Conditions Tightened in May, Ifo Survey Shows
• Monti Says Italy Threatened by ‘Huge Possibility’ of Contagion
• Crude, Copper, Gold Set for Monthly Drops: Commodities at Close
• Kenyan Military Says It Seizes Somali Towns of Afmadow, Hayo
• Mauritius Rupee Heads for Biggest Monthly Drop in Six on Euro
• UralChem First-Quarter Profit Doubles as Fertilizer Output Grows
• Philippine Peso Falls as Spain Concern Mounts
• Oman Crude Official Price in July Falls 8.2% to $107.68 a Barrel
• Ican’s Singhvi Says India’s Leadership Vacuum Is Hurting Growth
• Poland Estimates Grain Plantings May Be 2.7% Higher in 2012
• Hollande Confronts Mounting French Unemployment as Reality Bites
• Baht Has Biggest Monthly Drop Since September on Fund Outflows
• Cathay Pacific’s Chu Says ‘Lucky to Be in Asia’ as Economy Grows
• EU Weighs Direct Aid to Banks as Antidote to Crisis
• Swiss Economic Growth Unexpectedly Strengthens on Consume
• Yingluck Backs Party Efforts That May Absolve Thaksin
• Sterling Resources to Start Black-Sea Drilling in September
• German Credit Lines Less Tapped as Cash Flow Used, BdB Says
• U.S. Sets Duties as High as 26% on Wind Towers From China
• Vietnam Scandal to Boost State Firm Disclosure: Southeast Asia
• Zain Saudi Said to Hire Four Banks for $2.5 Billion 5-Year Loan
• Polish Economic Growth Slowed as Euro Turmoil Hurts Exports
• Taiwan Dollar Has Monthly Slump, Bonds Rise on Export Outlook
• Raiffeisen Plans to Relocate Employees to Eastern Hungary
• Fed’s Bullard Says BOJ Will Meet Price Target With Easing Plan
• Two Americans Kidnapped by Bedouins in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
• Czech Koruna Strengthens, Snaps Two Days of Declines Versus Euro
• U.K. House Prices Rose on Supply Shortage, Nationwide Says
• Sovereign, Company Bond Risk Falls in Europe, Default Swaps Show
• ECB Says Target2 Claims Don’t Reflect Central Bank Risk Exposure
• Singapore’s Fuel Stockpiles Rise 1% From Last Week
• Singapore Distillate Stockpiles Drop to Lowest in Five Months
• Toyota Prius c Denied Consumer Reports Recommendation
• Mol Rebounds From 7-Month Low, Trims May Decline: Budapest Mover
• Russian Court Authorizes Detention of Two Anti-Putin Protesters
• China Stocks Seen Rising 15% by Goldman Partner on Loans
• Russian Stocks Head for Biggest Monthly Drop in Eight on Oil
• Obama Discusses Europe’s Crisis With Merkel, Hollande, Monti
• Uganda Coffee Development Authority’s Robusta Prices
• Euro Strengthens Against Dollar, Gains 0.4 Percent to $1.2413
• Telefonica Plans German IPO as Investors Lose $60 Billion
• PetroChina Needs Time on Shale Gas, Looks Abroad: Energy
• Tardy CO2 Plans by Italy, Greece, Spain Delay EU Permit Decision
• InterContinental Says Funds Managed by Peltz’s Trian Own 4.27%
• China’s Stocks Fall for Second Day on Europe Concerns
• Germany Plans New High-Frequency Trader Rule, Handelsblatt Says
• PTT Still Competing With Shell to Acquire Cove, Pailin Says
• Lesotho Prime Minister Offers to Quit After Party Loses
• Oil Heads for Monthly Drop on Europe Debt Crisis, Economy
• ESRB Says Fiscal Crisis Poses Challenge to Insurance Companies
• Marcus Says South Africa’s Bank Mandate Brings Challenges
• Shipping Seen Deteriorating by Moody's on Europe Slowdown
• Yandex Starts Music Application for iPhone, Vedomosti Reports
• Fuller Smith & Turner Chairman Says U.K. Consumer ‘Volatile’
• Chelsea Targets Fulham’s Dembele, Newcastle’s Ba: Soccer Roundup
• RBS Will Close Its German M&A Operations, Handelsblatt Reports
• French Consumer Spending Gains as Election Spurs Optimism
• Hungarian President Confronts Lawmakers First Time Since 2010
• Australian Bonds Gain; Local Dollar Falls to 6-Month Low
• TNK-BP in Talks to Buy Two Itera Oil Fields, Kommersant Says
• Taiwan Stocks: Kinsus Interconnect Technology, Wistron
• Nikkei Caps Biggest Monthly Loss in Two Years on Greece
• Treasury Yields Fall to Record Low in 2nd Monthly Rally
• Groupama Considers Plan to Trim Up to 200 Jobs, La Tribune Says
• Romanian Social-Liberals Keep Lead in Opinion Polls, IMAS Shows
• Australia Housing Escapes Peril on Undersupply: Mortgages
• RBA to Lower Cash Rate to Record-Low 2.75% in 2012, Westpac Says
• Yen Rises Against Major Peers on Europe’s Credit Crisis
• Ex-Cameron Aide Coulson Charged With Perjury, Police Say
• India Policy Freeze Saps Funds as Greek Fallout Risk Rises
• German Retail Sales Rose for a Second Straight Month in April
• AFK Sistema to Reorganize Management Structure, Vedomosti Says
• Genting Net Drops After Sales Fall From Casinos to Power
• Russian Sea Group May Bid for Trawler Fleet, Kommersant Says
• Intervention From Rupee to Real Shows Focus on Inflation
• Volkswagen Faces China Warranty Costs, Handelsblatt Reports
• Russia Says Serial Killer-Rapist Stalked Victims in 10 Regions
• Nickel Slump Seen Ending as China Faces Ore Import Curbs
• India Refiner Bonds Set for First 2012 Drop on Protests
• Belmont Stakes Horses Face Stringent Rules to Prevent Tampering
• Malaysian Stocks: CB, Genting, Land & General, Yeo Hiap Seng
• Hindalco, Reliance Power Rise After Panel Suggests Mine Approval
• Germany’s DAX Will Sink 5% on Slide Below 200-Day Average
• Marubeni to Use Loans for Half of Gavilon Payment, Sell Assets
• Hong Kong Short Selling Turnover (GEM) Recorded 05/31/2012 (Tabl
• Hong Kong Short Selling Turnover (Main Board) Recorded 05/31/201
• Rosneft to Spend $1.8 Billion on Stock Buyback, Kommersant Says
• Kings Defeat Devils 2-1 in OT in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final
• Russia, China to Produce New Long-Haul Aircraft, Vedomosti Says
• Manulife Said in Second Round of ING Asia Insurance Bidding
• Ex-Credit Suisse Trader’s Asia Macro Hedge Fund Returns 20%
• Kuwait’s Aref Energy Holders Back Acquisition Offer, KUNA Says
• TNK-BP Billionaire Fridman May Seek BP Stake, Kommersant Says
• Banks, Advisers Face Disclosure of Muni-Bond Fee Payments
• Oil Enters Bear Market on Europe Debt Crisis, Slow U.S. Economy
• Thai Stocks Seen Rebounding 19% by JPMorgan on Growth
• Defaults May Loom on California Redevelopment Agency Debt
• Daewoo Told to Pay 71% U.S. Duty on Washing Machines
• Stevens Questions Court’s Commitment to Campaign Ruling
• Ellison Says Legacy of Apple’s Jobs Compares to Picasso
• Electronics Makers Need More Demand to Lift U.S. Index
• Megaupload Asks Court to Dismiss U.S. Criminal Copyright Case
• Gupta Lawyer Asks Witness If Galleon Traders Exaggerated
• Clemens Wouldn’t Cheat, Ex-Blue Jays Teammate Testifies
• Chesapeake Energy Investors Must Wait on Bid to Delay Meeting
• South Dakotans Driving at 14 Faulted for Fatal Crashes
• Drones Take to American Skies on Police, Search Missions
• Republicans Hit Dental Bill That Private Equity Hates
• Boeing Cargo-Jet Orders Vanish Amid Air-Shipments Slump: Freight
• Startup Act Shows Silicon Valley Clout Growing in DC
• Tree-Hitter Tercek Channels Goldman at Nature Conservancy
• Short Sales of U.S. Homes on Track to Exceed Foreclosure Deals
• Pace of Rising Health Costs May Slow for U.S., Study Says
• Regular Exercise May Raise Risk for 1 of 10, Study Finds
• David Bouley, Charlie Trotter to Cook for Disabled Kids
• Woman Who Couldn’t Be Intimidated by Citigroup Wins $31 Million
• Ellison Says Oracle Looked at Buddy Media Before Vitrue
• New Orleans Takes No. 1 NBA Draft Spot, Brooklyn Nets Lose Pick
• Corn Syrup Makers Denied Use of Term ‘Corn Sugar’ in Ads
• Nasdaq Safeguards in Facebook Seen as Focus of Regulators
• Providence Sets Deal to Curb Pensions, Prevent Bankruptcy
• Mail-Order Chickens Trigger Salmonella Outbreak, CDC Says
• Wal-Mart Board Faces Angry Investors at Annual Meeting: Retail
• House Passes FDA’s $6.4 Billion Fee Plan for Drug Reviews
• LVMH Wins Order From to Block Knockoff Imports in U.S.
• Pet Relocation for Community College President Covered in N.J.