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August 31, 2012

• Andy Roddick Delays Retirement With U.S. Open Win Over Tomic
• California Lawmakers Approve Private-Pension Management
• Germany’s Debt Rose 390 Billion Euros on Crisis, Passauer Says
• Fed’s Lockhart Says He’s Weighing Costs, Benefits of More Easing
• Groupon’s Eric Lefkofsky Transfers 18.7 Million Shares
• Syrian Rebels Threaten Civilian Flights to Halt Weapons
• California Lawmakers Send Public-Pension Cutback to Brown
• South Korea Exports Fall for Second Month on Europe, Won
• U.S.’s Long Gets 9th Paralympic Gold; Error Mars Discus Event
• Dempsey, Lloris Move to Tottenham Before English Soccer Deadline
• Ex-SAC Sigma Capital Adviser Horvath Seeks Trial Delay
• Asia Stocks Cap First Monthly Slide Since May on Growth
• ESM to Aid Spanish Banks in ‘Near Future,’ Regling Says
• ESM Intends to Aid Spanish Banks in ‘Near Future,’ Regling Says
• ECB Said to Use Greek Myth for Security on New Euro Notes
• SEC Seeks Sanctions Against Ex-Stanford Brokerage Execs
• Ohio Must Restore Three Days of Early Voting, Judge Rules
• Groupon Chairman Lefkofsky Transfers 18.7 Million Groupon Shares
• Ex-UBS Executive Ghavami Guilty in Municipal Bid-Rig Case
• Romney’s LBO World Is Boys’ Club With Few Top Women
• Williams Calls for at Least $600 Billion in Fed Purchases
• Romney’s TV Audience Rises 40% From Ryan’s Earlier Total
• San Francisco Diesel at Record High as Shell Plans to Shut Unit
• Catalonia Cut to Junk as Spain Bails Out Bankia, Deficit Swells
• Bernanke Leads Jackson Hold Push for Fix to Europe Crisis
• Emerging Market Stocks Advance on Bernanke’s Jackson Hole Speech
• Athabasca Oil Signs Letter of Intent for Oil-Sands Venture
• China Medical Technologies Files Chapter 15 Bankruptcy
• Charlotte’s Foxx Says Obama to Win North Carolina (Transcript)
• Brazilian Real Advances on Economic Expansion; Swap Rates Rise
• Rede Energia Units Given Ultimatum by Brazilian Regulator
• Decline in U.S. Seen Without More Immigration: Cutting Research
• Billionaire Slim Buys 30% Stakes in Mexico Soccer Teams
• U.S. 10-Year Yields Approach Four-Week Low After Bernanke Speech
• Dollar Falls to 3-Month Low as Bernanke Won’t Rule Out Stimulus
• Twitter Alerts U.S. Geological Survey to Philippines Quake
• USDA Montana Spot Grain Closing Prices for August 31
• Are Slave Heirs in the Way of Brazil’s Economic Growth?
• Stocks Rise With Commodities, Treasuries on Stimulus Bets
• Vale Agrees to Sell 10 Large Ore Carriers for $600 Million
• Precious Metals Surge on Stimulus Signals: Commodities at Close
• SEC Says It Will Appeal Ruling on Stanford Victim Payouts
• Cameco Hunts for Uranium Mines While BHP Sells: Corporate Canada
• Abramovich Beats Berezovsky in Battle of the Oligarchs
• Ford Turkey to Raise Truck Exports Sixfold as It Adds New Model
• Apple Claims Court Schedule for Samsung Ban Is Unfair
• Atletico Beats Chelsea in Super Cup 4-1 as Falcao Scores Three
• Romney Heads to Louisiana on First Day as Party Nominee
• October Oil Options Slide as Bernanke Speech Boost Futures
• Ethanol Caps First Monthly Decline Since May on Ample Supply
• Delta Repair Center With Aeromexico to Boost Aerospace Hub
• Solars Lead Weekly ADR Slump Before PMI Report: China Overnight
• California Assembly Passes Biggest Public-Pension Cutback
• U.S. Company Credit-Default Swaps Decline After Bernanke Speech
• Colombia Yields Fall Near Record Low on Lower Debt Auction Plans
• US Airways Moves Toward AMR Deal With Pact to Share Books
• Solyndra Seeks More Time to Negotiate Reorganization Plan
• USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Closing Prices for August 31
• Splunk Rises on Narrower Loss Than Analysts Expected
• U.S. Mint August Gold-Coin Sales Rise to Estimated 39,000 Ounces
• Medivation’s Prostate Cancer Drug Approved by U.S. FDA
• Facebook Drops on Advertising Sales Growth Concern at BMO
• Suntech Cuts Solar Shipment Target as Prices, Margin Fall
• U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities Held Steady in 2011
• Ford, Toyota Each Say They Make World’s Top-Selling Car
• 3D Paintings Come to Life
• England Beats South Africa by 4 Wickets to Even One-Day Series
• Oil Caps Biggest Monthly Gain Since October on Stimulus
• Gulf Gasoline Weakens as U.S. Grants Crude Oil Loan to Marathon
• Obama Emphasizes Veterans Support as War Recedes
• Bernanke Makes Case for Further Stimulus to Help Jobless
• Newcastle’s Taylor to Miss ‘Several’ Months With Knee Injury
• Italians Squeezed by $9.50-a-Gallon Gas Face Costly Drive
• Texas Election Maps to Be Debated After ID Law Rejected
• Tiger Woods Shares Lead at PGA Tour’s Playoff Event in Boston
• Yemen LNG Pipeline Repairs Begin, al-Masdar Reports
• New Iran Nuclear Report Should Not Be Signal to Attack
• AT&T $600 Million Bid Undervalues NextWave, Investor Says
• Citibank Settles Borrowers’ Home Equity Credit Line Suit
• Weekly Links
• Limelight Must Face Akamai Online-Content Patent Claims
• Three Dead, Including Gunman, in New Jersey Store Shooting
• Angola Polls Open as Dos Santos Expected to Return
• InfoCision Solicitation 2 (Audio)
• Bernanke Remarks at Jackson Hole Symposium: Text
• Romney Accepts Nomination Vowing to Renew ‘Lost Hope’
• Lockheed Air-Traffic Upgrade Now on Track, FAA Chief Says
• ECB Should Weigh Bundesbank’s Concern, Asmussen Tells Maerkische
• Pentagon Says Ex-Navy Seal Violated Non-Disclosure Pact
• Southern Expects First Nuclear Milestone After NRC Review
• Yemen Air Strike Kills Eight Militants, Defense Ministry Says
• Bradesco Is Top Pick as BlackRock Buys Banks: Corporate Brazil
• ArcelorMittal Backs Off on Pensions in Talks, Union Says
• World Coffee Exports Increased 18% in July, Group Reports
• IMF’s Deputy Lipton Says Global Recovery Remains ’Very Rocky’
• Argentina Complains at WTO Over U.S. Curbs on Meat Imports
• Emerging Equity Funds Record Fifth Week of Inflows, EPFR Says
• Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Rose to Three-Month High
• Apple Loses Patent Lawsuit Against Samsung in Japan
• Botstein, Trillin Among Bloomberg Muse’s Summer Guests: Photos
• Central Bankers Should Weigh GDP Targeting, Woodford Says
• Highland Capital Spat With Ex-Partner Turns to Lawyers
• Bloomberg Week in Pictures: Aug. 25 - Aug. 31
• ECB Said to Give Central Bank 24 Hours to Digest Plan
• EU Carbon Permits Are Second-Fastest Rising Commodity
• Qatar’s Rejection Leaves Glasenberg to Decide on Xstrata
• Arise to Invest $196 Million in Sweden Wind If Prices Recover
• Defending-Champion Stosur Reaches U.S. Open 4th Round in 2 Sets
• S&P Cuts Catalonia to Junk as Regions Tap National Rescue Fund
• Polimex Reports 388 Million Zloty Net Loss on Order Writedowns
• Solaria to Begin Talks on Reducing Staff at Plant in Spain
• U.K. Stocks Are Little Changed on Bernanke Speech
• Iron Ore Rises for First Time in Two Weeks as Price Fell Too Far
• Crop Traders Extend Bull Run as Rain Comes Too Late: Commodities
• Ruble Climbs 1st Day in Four as Oil Gains After Bernanke Speech
• ISO Sees Global Sugar Surplus Expanding to 5.9 Million Tons
• Serbia to Cap Managers’ Wages, Merge Agencies to Cut Budget Gap
• J&J Loses Appeal of $257.7 Million Risperdal Verdict
• Brazil Economy Emerges From Slowdown as Stimulus Takes Hold
• Class Action Cases Get Top Court Review in Insurance Case
• Lonmin, Workers to Resume Talks on Strike End Next Week
• Spanish Bonds Plunge as Government Boosts Rescue Fund for Banks
• Export Slump Stalls Canada Growth in Second Quarter
• One in Four Voters Are ‘Persuadable,’ Poll Analysis Finds
• Colombia July Urban Unemployment Rate Was 11.5%, Agency Says
• Europe Stocks Rise as Bernanke Doesn’t Rule Out Stimulus
• Ben Bernanke’s Commitment Issues
• Glencore Mine Deaths Give Xstrata Funds Extra Ratio to Mull
• EU Plan Said to Give ECB Sole Power to Grant Bank Licenses
• Russian Stocks Fall to One-Month Low After Bernanke Comments
• USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Midday Prices for August 31
• Chilean Peso Strengthens as Bernanke Won’t Rule Out Stimulus
• Ben Bernanke Takes Us on a Stroll Down Memory Lane
• Redrow Gets Bid Approach Led by Chairman Steve Morgan
• Texas Will Ask U.S. High Court to Review Voter Map Ruling
• Fresenius Fails to Meet Goal of Deciding on Rhoen-Klinikum
• Indonesia’s 2012-13 Coffee Harvest Seen Completed in Lowlands
• New Motorola Phone Is Said to Have Edge-to-Edge Screen
• Swiss Stocks Rise as Bernanke Doesn’t Rule out Stimulus
• Spain’s Bad Bank to Sell Assets in 15 Years, Seek Investors
• Excessive Stimulus Puts Brazil GDP Growth at Risk, Loyola Says
• Orco Tumbles From Six-Week High on Operating Loss: Prague Mover
• England Bowls Out South Africa for 211 in Third One-Day Match
• Banker Bonuses Would Be Curbed by Shareholders Under EU Plan
• Colombia Brags of Overtaking Argentina as Echeverry Eyes IMF Job
• InfoCision Solicitation (Audio)
• Euro Banking Union Should Avoid ‘Systemic Danger,’ Prodi Says
• Marathon Gets 1 Million Barrels From U.S. Oil Reserve
• EDPR Seeks Permit for World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Development
• How U.S. Naval Power Grew to Match Mercantile Ambitions
• EU Forecasts Lower Grain Supply as Dry Weather Damages Crop
• JinkoSolar Panels to Power Plant at South African Mine
• Weidmann Declines to Comment on Bank Tenure as Tension Mounts
• Samsung Adds Google App Store in TVs to Replicate Linkup
• Slowing Canada Economy May Cut Flaherty’s Fiscal Cushion
• August Gasoline at Pump Rose Most in 16 Months, AAA Says
• Pacific Ocean Tsunami Warning Canceled, Center Says
• Rand Rebounds From Five-Week Low as Bernanke Keeps Stimulus Open
• Apollo’s Affinion Risks Default as Cash Ebbs: Corporate Finance
• Canada Canola Crush Fell 2.8% in Week; Soy Processing Rose 4.2%
• S&P 500 Set for Longest Rally Since March After Bernanke
• JPMorgan Sued by Louisiana Pension Fund Over Forex Trades
• Forint Caps Biggest Weekly Decline in Three Months on Rate Cut
• EBRD to Commit $1 Billion to Spur Serb Economy, President Says
• Brazil Coffee Growers Hoard Harvest to Await Price Increase
• Airbus Said to Revise A400M Schedule Following Engine Defects
• Aqua America Subsidiary Acquires North Carolina Water Systems
• Romania’s Leu Set for Biggest Monthly Gain in Emerging Markets
• Concrete Lady Bids to Return Quebec Separatists to Power
• Spanish Bonds Extend Drop as 30-Year Yield Reaches 1-Month High
• Swiss Attorney General Opens Criminal Investigation of UBS
• Harvard Cheating Probe Under Way for About 125
• Russian Banks More Than Doubled Repo Borrowing in Second Quarter
• Good Enough for Mitt, but What About the Rest of Us?
• Chesapeake Squeezes Landowners on Costs Amid Cash Crunch
• MIT's Forbes Says Bank Leverage Boosts Contagion Risk
• Dollar Index Falls to Three-Month Low After Bernanke Comments
• Intrade Puts Obama Re-Election Odds at 56.8% After Speech
• Credit Swaps Benchmark in U.S. Pares Decline on Bernanke Speech
• August Business Activity in U.S. Expanded at Slower Pace
• Emerging-Market Stocks Pare Gains Before Bernanke’s Speech
• German Government Bonds Stay Lower After Bernanke Comments
• FIFA System Said to Approve Soccer Trades Cited as Irregular
• Navistar Faces EPA Fines Up to $3,800 for Truck Engines
• Dollar Stays Weaker Against Euro After Bernanke Comments
• HSBC Swiss Private Bank Profit Declines on Interest Income
• Orders for U.S. Capital Goods Fall More Than Prior Estimate
• Chile Minutes Stress ‘Opposite’ Global and Domestic Forces
• Lenovo Brings Smartphone to Indonesia, Philippines, India
• USDA Illinois Soybean Crush Report for Aug. 31
• Tsunami Warning Called After 7.6 Quake Strikes Philippines
• Treasuries Trim August Loss on Fed Stimulus Speculation
• Chicago Purchasing Managers Index Decreased to 53.0 in August
• Hurricane Isaac May Cost Insurers $2 Billion, AIR Says
• Colombia’s Santos Approval Rating Rises to 51%, El Tiempo Says
• Kazatomprom First-Half Profit More Than Doubled to $199 Million
• Recession in U.S. Likely If Congress Doesn’t Act, Feldstein Says
• Bulgaria’s Stability Will Attract Investment, Barroso Says
• IOC & VOLKSWAGEN FIN CP deal:India Money Markets
• CANARA & UBI CDs Deals: Indian Money Market
• CBI and PNB CDs Deals: Indian Money Market
• ABFL & IOC CP:India Money Markets
• Commercial Papers Reported: India Money Market
• Fed Funds Open at 0.15%, Within Fed’s Target Range, ICAP Says
• Certificate of Deposits Reported: India Money Markets
• Georgian Soccer Star Kaladze to Lead Billionaire’s Party List
• Michael Jackson Glorified in Spike Lee Movie in Venice
• Finnish Economy Faces Challenges of Euro Crisis, Aging, IMF Says
• Republican National Convention
• Lufthansa Attendants Resume Work After Frankfurt Walkout
• Euro Approaches 8-Week High Versus Dollar Before Bernanke
• DLA, Jones Day, K&L Gates Bid for Singapore Law Licenses
• South African Minister Attacks Apartheid Law Use on Miner
• Oil Heads for Second Monthly Gain Before Fed Chairman’s Speech
• U.S. Northeast May Have its Last 90-Degree Day Season
• Liverpool to Meet Udinese in Europa League; Inter Plays Partizan
• Kodak, Tribune, Jefferson County, AMR, ATP: Bankruptcy
• Canada Second-Quarter Gross Domestic Product (Text)
• Hon Hai Quarterly Net Misses Estimates on Investment Losses
• Hollande Business Policies Faulted by French Executives
• Fed’s Bullard Wants to See More Data Before Taking Action
• Crown Paints Kenya Retreats After Annual Rally: Nairobi Mover
• Indian Stocks Retreat as Growth Data Dims Rate-Cut Expectations
• Petrobras Ethanol Partner Seeking to Sell Stake, Valor Reports
• Metalloinvest Signs $340 Million Iron Deal With Siemens, Midrex
• Sharp Cut to Junk by S&P as Foxconn’s Gou Ends Visit
• Vehicle Sales Seen Buoyed in U.S. as Bonus Incentives Grow: Cars
• U.S. Company Credit-Default Swaps Decline Before Bernanke Speech
• Oil Extends Gain, Heads for Biggest Monthly Rise Since February
• Delaware Arbitration, J&J, E*Trade, Nasdaq: Compliance
• Cipla Medpro Stock Slumps After Drugmaker Says Talks End
• Coeure Says Greater Budget Integration Needed for Euro Bonds
• Nigeria’s Naira Heads for Best Month in Six on Dollar Inflows
• Kenya Inflation Slows for Ninth Month, Fueling Rate-Cut Bets
• Brazil Second Quarter Economy Climbs 0.4% From Previous Quarter
• Finland to Back Bailouts Needed to Save Euro, Katainen Says
• Copper Climbs in New York on Speculation of Bernanke’s Comments
• Commerzbank Says Soybean Rally to End on South American Outlook
• Maurel CEO Says Oil Explorer Is Too Small to Go It Alone
• Bus-Train Collision in Azerbaijan Kills 6, Leaves 47 Injured
• Gerry Weber Jumps on Dutch Partner’s Takeover: Frankfurt Mover
• Alarko Rises as Quarterly Results Beat Estimates: Istanbul Mover
• Gap’s Piperlime Whips Web Into Reality With SoHo Store
• Brazil Ethanol Mills to Be Overseen by Oil Regulator ANP
• Greek Budget Cuts Focus on Pension Curbs to Gain Troika Approval
• Tanzania’s Benchmark Coffee Grade Climbs 4% on Reduced Supplies
• Lithuania’s BBB Rating Affirmed by S&P on Budget Policies
• Brain Scans Seek Best Drug Match for Depression Patients
• Nadar’s HCL Cuts Rates to Tap $15 Billion Deals: Corporate India
• Total’s Elgin Platform to ‘Hopefully’ Restart Before End of 2012
• Gome Reports 501 Million Yuan Loss Industry Price Battles
• European Gasoline and Diesel Pump Prices Peak for Second Week
• WTO to Probe U.S. Duties on Some Indian Steel Products
• Asian Stocks Drop as Reports Stoke Global Growth Concerns
• Ford, Groupon, Pernod-Ricard: Intellectual Property
• Sugar Surplus Forecast Cut at Kingsman as Indian Output Slides
• Euro-Area Unemployment at Record, Inflation Quickens: Economy
• Sri Lanka Group Wins 2012 Water Prize for ‘More Crop Per Drop’
• Philips TV Maker TVP Cuts Costs to Offset Weaker Europe Demand
• Nomura to Cut $1 Billion of Costs in Wholesale Unit
• Cofina Gains After Revenue Beats Analyst Estimates: Lisbon Mover
• Bertelsmann CEO Looks for Left-Overs From EMI Acquisition
• Strauss-Kahn Ex-Wife Doing Well Since Split, She Tells Parisien
• Filasa Plans $1.8 Billion Investment in 10 Romanian Wind Parks
• India Growth Beats Estimates After Rate Cut to Aid Spending
• Alpiq Shares Gain Most in a Month on CFO Change: Zurich Mover
• Indonesia’s Kharisma Sells 15,000 Tons of Palm Oil
• China Development Bank Marketing Sale of First ABS Since 2008
• Serbia Could Get 800 Million Euros From EBRD, Tanjug Says
• U.K. Government Vows to Limit Retrospective Tax Legislation
• Theolia to Start Moroccan Wind Farm Development
• Ukraine Taps China for Cash to Duck Vote-Damaging Deal Terms
• Tropical Storm Leslie to Become Hurricane Later Today
• Kuwait Picks Amec, Foster Wheeler for Refinery, Rai Reports
• Indonesia’s Pertamina Buys Cossack Crude for November Delivery
• Ford Says It Expects Top-Selling Focus to Maintain Sales Pace
• Indonesian Bonds Complete Monthly Drop on Trade Deficit Concern
• Oil Heads for Monthly Gain; Gold Rises: Commodities at Close
• Lawson Sees Five-Year Profit Jump Selling Coffee
• Bavaria Regional Banks’ Chief Rejects ECB Supervision ‘Diktat’
• LG Joins Philips for Web TV System as Apple Threat Looms
• Spain Considers Bankia Re-Capitalization Without EU Money
• Spanish 10-Year Bonds Drop; Yield Rises 8 Basis Points to 6.68%
• Croatian GDP Contracts for Third Quarter as Consumption Falters
• Bank Property Lending Retreat a Lehman Legacy: Mortgages
• Estonia Raises GDP Forecast Amid Cushion From Domestic Spending
• Italy’s Inflation Rate Unexpectedly Falls to 3.5% in August
• Taiwan Signs Yuan Clearing Deal With China, Creates New Rate
• Coeure Says ECB Loans Won’t Dislodge Inflation Expectations
• China Money Rate Drops to 3-Month Low as Banks Reduce Borrowings
• Dreyfus Cash Management Funds Daily Values as of Aug 30, 2012.
• Agrinos CEO Sees Accelerated Growth With Syngenta Sales Boost
• Euro Advances Against Dollar; Strengthens 0.2% to $1.2531
• Japan Doubled Gabon’s Rabi Blend Oil Imports in July, Meti Says
• Hong Kong to Boost Home Sales, Favor Locals as Prices Surge
• Was Romney’s Speech Supposed to Be Exciting?
• Slovenia’s Economy Shrank in Second Quarter as Exports Eased
• ICBC Profit Growth Slows as China Banks’ Overdue Loans Rise
• Philippine Peso Gains a Second Day, Pares Monthly Drop on Growth
• Volkswagen CEO Eschewing Purchases to Focus on Integration
• Taiwan Dollar Completes Monthly Gain on Inflows; Bonds Steady
• Thai Baht Has Weekly Loss on Europe, Growth Risk; Bonds Rise
• AIK Soars After Qualifying for Europa League: Stockholm Mover
• Swiss Stocks Climb Before Fed Speech; Holcim, SGS Advance
• Coffee Harvest in Vietnam Set to Drop From Record on Weather
• Deflation Deepens as Japan Contraction Risk Intensifies: Economy
• Italian Unemployment Rate Held at 10.7% in July on Recession
• German 10-Year Bunds Drop; Yield Rises 3 Basis Points to 1.36%
• Yen Touches Week-High as Spain Delay Spurs Haven Bid
• Rubber Drops for Sixth Straight Month as Demand Set to Weaken
• Prince Leads Traders Down London's Tallest Tower in Shard Abseil
• Scotland to Be Site of Biggest Offshore Wind Farm, Scotsman Says
• Spain’s ACS Swings to First-Half Loss on Iberdrola Adjustment
• Murder Suspect Used ‘Free Pussy Riot’ Sign as Decoy, Russia Says
• Chinese Stock Index Caps Longest Monthly Losing Streak Since ’04
• Bank Dollar Funding Costs Fall for Eighth Week to 13-Month Low
• Korean Corporate Bond Sales Fall on Rate-Cut Expectations
• Hermes Raises Growth Target as China Demand Boosts Sales
• Iliad Reaches Record Since 2004 IPO on Mobile Users: Paris Mover
• Korean Bonds Complete Monthly Gain, Won Falls on Slowdown
• France’s Filasa Plans Romanian Solar Plants Investment, ZF Says
• S-Oil Wins Appeal Against $39 Million Fine for Unfair Practice
• IPad Battering Acer Opens Door for Asustek Takeover
• U.K. House Prices Increase the Most in More Than 2 1/2 Years
• Apple Said to Use AU Optronics, LG Display Screens in Mini IPad
• Javi Garcia Tops Man. City’s Deadline-Day Shopping List: Roundup
• Pound Set for Monthly Gain Versus Dollar as House Prices Rebound
• Notre Dame Fans Touch Down in Dublin for Guinness and Golf
• Evergreen Marine Reports First Profit in a Year as Sales Rise
• Bank of Baroda Uganda Six-Month Net Climbs 40% as Loans Increase
• Oil Set for First Weekly Drop Since July as Gulf Output R
• India’s Rupee Declines in Week as Growth Near Slowest Since 2009
• Romney Campaign Mutes the Racial Dog Whistles for Tampa
• Korea Aerospace Stake Sale Fails as Only Korean Air Bids
• India’s Bonds Drop Most in Two Weeks as Growth Beats Estimates
• Santander U.K. Set Aside $1.2 Billion on PPI Last Year
• Aussie Dollar Near Five-Week Low on China Growth Concern
• Jindal Wants Expansion of Levee System That Guarded New Orleans
• Hitachi Construction China Plant Cuts Output Rate by Half
• Japan Stocks Falls on Industrial Output, Growth Concern
• Athens Water First-Half Profit Advances 54% to EU12.2 Million
• Asia Bond Risk Surges as Output Slumps; China Oilfield Note Sold
• Ukraine’s Corn Exports Impeded at Quarantine, Kommersant Says
• Klaipedos Nafta Net Fell 23% in First Half From Year Earlier
• Putin to Open Work on South Stream Pipe in Serbia, Politika Says
• German 10-Year Yield Little Changed at 1.32% After Retail Sales
• German Retail Sales Unexpectedly Fell in July as Economy Weakens
• Cotton Traders May Have Reneged on 20% of Contracts, WSJ Says
• Commodities Holdings Advance as Soy, Oil Rally
• Pernod Names Chairman, Targets Alexandre Ricard as CEO
• Venus Williams Loses at U.S. Open as Roddick Sets Retirement
• Boart Unable to Forecast Earnings as Miners Halt Investments
• Colombia Bought $800 Million to Curb Peso Rally, Echeverry Says
• Colombia Considering Move From Brazil’s to Mexico’s IMF Group
• Mexico Court Dismisses Challenges to Pena Nieto Election Victory
• Nowotny Sees ECB Lowering Economic Forecast for 2012, 2013
• Ex-UVA Lacrosse Player Gets 23 Years in Girlfriend Murder
• DuPont Wins Bar on Kolon Selling Body-Armor Fiber
• Hong Kong Short Selling Turnover Recorded 08/31/2012
• Russian Opposition Plans Rally for Sept. 15, Kommersant Reports
• Colorado Shooting Suspect Met With Psychiatrist June 11
• Mitt Romney Accepts Republican Presidential Nomination
• AvtoVAZ to Assemble New Renault Logan From 2013, Vedomosti Says
• Texas Election Maps to Be Debated After ID Law Rejected
• Venus Williams Knocked Out of U.S. Open in 2nd Round by Kerber
• Moscow Region Seeks $5.2 Billion to Build Roads, Vedomosti Says
• Roddick, Last U.S. Men’s Grand Slam Winner, to Retire After Open
• Apple Sued by Alcatel Trust Over Video-Compression Patent
• Romney Misleads on Obama Health Cost: Reality Check
• India’s BSE and NSE Equity Derivative Market Activity
• Rusal Will Borrow $800 Million to Refinance Debt, Vedomosti Says
• Romney’s Republicans Stress Competence Not Clarity on Choices
• PetroChina Completes Construction at Expanded Daqing Refinery
• Ryan Accused of Distortions by Obama’s Team, Fact Checkers
• New York Jets Finally Score Touchdown in Finishing Preseason 0-4
• GM Halted SUV-Making in Ryan’s Hometown Before Obama Took Office
• Skadden, Latham, Sullivan & Cromwell: Business of Law
• Oracle Fixes Java Exploits Four Months After Hacker Flagged Bugs
• Buffett Railroad Sees Economy Sapping Pre-Holiday Peak
• Harvard Government Class Students Probed for Cheating
• IPO-Bound Workday Said to Win Contract for Google’s HR
• Employee-Software Company Workday Files for $400 Million IPO
• Nadal Said to Get $1.5 Million for Two Hours of Tennis at MSG
• Nationals Defeat Cardinals, Orioles Close on Yankees in AL East
• Rangers’ NHL Opener Is First of 11 Games on NBC Sports Group
• Number of Governments Shrinks For First Time Since ’70s
• Hugs From Thugs Replace Union Cash as U.S. Democrats Meet
• Farm Exports Seen Rising as Drought Pushes Up U.S. Crop Prices
• Austria’s Fekter Doesn’t See Spain Asking for Full Bailout
• Erste Bank Chief Treichl Says Worst Is Over for Eastern Europe