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December 11, 2012

• Billionaire Quek Makes $1.1 Billion Bid to Buy Out Guoco
• Hong Kong Short Selling Turnover Recorded 12/12/2012
• Facebook Helped in Internet Crime Rings Arrests, FBI Says
• Google to Shut Down Shopping Search Function in China Today
• Indian Sitarist Ravi Shankar Dies at 92, Manager Says
• North Korean Missile Tests, Nuclear Detonations: Timeline
• Suntory Said to Plan Food and Drinks Unit IPO
• Chavez Recovering After Successful Cancer Surgery, VP Says
• India’s BSE and NSE Equity Derivative Market Activity
• South Korea’s Household Bank Loans Rise to 461.6 Trillion Won
• CLP to Raise Hong Kong Electricity Tariffs by 5.9% in 2013
• SolarCity Said to Delay Initial Public Offering to Tomorrow
• A123 Wins Court Approval to Sell Assets to Wanxiang
• Rajat Gupta Should Pay Maximum Civil Penalty, SEC Says
• N. Korea Rocket Shows Kim Following His Father, Ewha’s Park Says
• Mechel Slump Signal to Buy for Veles on Demand: Russia Overnight
• China Swaps Drop on Bets PBOC to Help Meet Year-End Cash Demand
• Banker Pinheiro Like President of Brazil Is One of a Kind
• Gross Sells Mortgage Debt After Fed Buying Cuts Yield
• JPMorgan Pressed by SEC on Prop Trading Before Whale Loss
• Harassement Lawsuit Against Australia’s Slipper Dismissed
• Obama Wins Almost 50% Republicans on Tax Mandate in Poll
• Optimism Most Since ’09 as Poll Shows Americans Pessimist
• Microsoft Increases Surface Production, Retail Outlets
• Mexican Peso Swings Ease on Optimism Over Pena Nieto Growth Push
• Holder Says Administration Will Announce Marijuana Policy Soon
• Dutch Economic Woes Will Negatively Impact Banks, Moody’s Says
• Planned Parenthood Sues Texas Again Over Funding Cutoff
• 50 Shades Under the Tree Means Surge for Sex Toy Sales: Retail
• Swiss Feel Jobless Chill as Axe Falls on Alpine Idyll
• Rihanna’s Raunch, Alicia’s Glamor Outdone by Fagen: CDs
• Bradford Stuns Arsenal to Reach English League Cup Semifinals
• Ghana Opposition Rallies as Akufo-Addo Challenges Loss
• Antarctica Team Probes for Life Under Two Miles of Ice
• Carney Says Canadian Crisis Policy Lessons May Not Apply to U.K.
• Holiday Art Books: Van Gogh in the Asylum, Ireland’s Masterwork
• Obama and Republicans Trade Offers to Avert Fiscal Crisis
• How Republicans Can Steal Obama’s Budget Mojo
• Why Brits Want Press Regulation and Americans Don’t
• Cayman Island Police Arrest Premier Over Credit Card Use
• Bank Data Confidentiality Rule Awaits Obama After Senate Passage
• Fiscal Cliff May Unbuild America
• Lennar Said to Get $1.7 Billion San Francisco Loan
• Democrats’ Filibuster Plan May Backfire
• Don’t Let Country Rifts Stall EU Banking Union
• Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Bush? Or Clinton?
• Vladimir Putin, Hero of Soviet Labor
• China’s Ghost Towns Won’t Have a Hard Landing
• Gross Trims Mortgage Holdings, Treasuries in Flagship Fund
• Australia Ex-Speaker Wins Dismissal of Harassment Suit, SMH Says
• Michigan Governor Snyder Signs Ban on Mandatory Union Dues
• Japanese Stock Futures Advance as Fed Meeting Draws to a Close
• Propel Gets $21 Million to Build Renewable Fuel Stations
• Wheat Falls as Global Supplies Seen Higher: Commodities at Close
• Court Voids Illinois Loaded-Gun Ban Outside Home, Work
• BT Said to Start Sale to Exit Stake in Tech Mahindra
• Greece Meets Goal in Debt Buyback Sought to Unlock Aid
• AIG Bailout Exit No Finish Line as CEO Narrows Focus
• U.S. Should Consider Automatic Voter Registration: Holder
• Dish Wireless Proposal by FCC Said to Have Votes to Pass
• Moody’s Boosts Dividend as Global Bond Offerings Approach Record
• U.K. Fraud Agency Makes First Arrests Over Libor-Rigging
• NiSource Pipeline Fire Closes West Virginia Freeway
• BCE Reaffirms 2012 Target and Adds C$750 Million Pension Payment
• U.S. Corporate Credit Swaps Decrease; Crown Castle Issues Bonds
• Ex-Massachusetts Treasurer’s Campaign Manager Not Guilty
• Sears Canada Mines 60-Year-Old Database for Turnaround
• Ctrip.com Tops Jump on Economy Optimism: China Overnight
• Treasuries Drop as Risk Appetite Increases, Fed Meets
• Chavez Medical Team Continuing Surgery in Cuba, Villegas Says
• Euro Rises on German Sentiment; Dollar Drops Before Fed
• USDA Montana Spot Grain Closing Prices for December 11
• Tightest Corn Crop Since ‘74 as Goldman Sees Rally: Commodities
• Gulf Coast Gasoline Rebounds as Colonial Pipe Starts New Cycle
• Australian Dollar Rises to Most in 8 Months Versus Yen on Risk
• Genworth Names McInerney CEO to Fix Mortgage Insurer
• Ethanol’s Discount to Gasoline Expands Third Day on Grain Report
• Emerging Stocks Jump to 8-Month High on German Confidence
• Ferrer Named to Head Puerto Rico’s Government Development Bank
• Sunderland Beats Reading, Moves Out of Premier League Relegation
• Oil Rises First Time in Six Days on German Confidence
• Facebook Draws Insufficient Votes on Policy Changes
• Blankfein Joins JPMorgan’s Dimon in Seeking More Revenue
• Panetta Repeats White House Veto Threat on Defense Measure
• Sprint Is Said to Study Clearwire Takeover
• Mali Prime Minister Diarra Resigns After Arrest by Army
• Dow Average Erases Post-Election Drop as Treasuries Fall
• Ancient Chinese Cures Seen Helping Drugmaker Pipelines
• U.S. Stocks Gain on German Confidence Amid Budget Talks
• OGX Expects Output at $270 Mln Block in 2014
• Dell Will Focus on Acquisitions to Complement Hardware, CEO Says
• Hertz Falls After Holders Sell 50 Million Shares
• USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Closing Prices for December 11
• Delta Buys 49% Virgin Atlantic Stake for NYC-U.K. Service
• Loews CEO Tisch Sees Boon in U.S. Natural Gas Exports
• Crown Castle Issues $1.5 Billion of Bonds to Fund Tender Offer
• Job Openings in U.S. Rose in October to Four-Month High
• Dollar General Tumbles on Plan to Reduce Prices: Atlanta Mover
• RIM Moves to 7-Month High on Developer Interest
• PNC Customers Experience Web Trouble After Attack Threats
• Hanwha SolarOne Falls After Cutting Shipment Forecast
• Liberty Buys Diller’s Stake, Gains Control of TripAdvisor
• Salesforce Surges to Record After Susquehanna Upgrades
• Texas Instruments Forecasts Sales In Line With Estimates
• Oil Options Volatility Slips as Crude Rises on German Confidence
• Wheat Falls to Five-Month Low as Global Supplies May Gain
• Yahoo Upgrades E-Mail as CEO Mayer Seeks to Win Customers
• Freeport’s $10 Billion Buying Spree Spurs Investor Suits
• Buying Groupon Hard for Anyone as Growth Slows: Real M&A
• Apple Not Seen Paying Special Dividend With Cash Overseas
• Belden Buys PPC for $515.7 Million
• WebMD Will Trim 250 Jobs to Cut Costs as Ads Fall
• Hilton, Marriott Head $1.8 Billion Investment in Peru Hotels
• Celgene’s Pomalidomide Helps in Myeloma After Others Fail
• TNS Agrees to Be Bought by Siris Capital
• Peru Sol Bonds Rise as Global Growth Optimism Boosts Risk Demand
• Ex-MF Global Broker Pleads Guilty in Unauthorized-Trade Case
• Bovespa Rises to Seven-Week High as Vale Leads Producers Higher
• Vision Loss Increasing in U.S. as Diabetes Rates Rise
• HSBC to Pay $1.92 Billion in U.S. Money-Laundering Probe
• SEC Sues Consultant Who Arranged Chinese Reverse Mergers
• Create Slides People Will Remember
• Brazilian Swap Rates Rise on Tombini Comments; Real Declines
• Tribune Said to Seek Bankers for Newspaper Sale
• Egyptian President Gives Army Police Powers Ahead of Vote
• Chicago Man Sentenced for Trying to Aid Somali Terrorists
• Buffett Joins Soros in Effort to Raise Taxes on Estates
• U.S. Sees Better Ties With Venezuela Regardless of Chavez Fate
• Ex-Congressman Cooley Gets 1-Year Term for Hiding Income
• Microsoft, Porsche, Heineken: Intellectual Property
• Reid Says Congress Has Time to Pass Budget Deal This Year
• Heavy Alberta Oil Weakens as Pipe Restrictions Limit Shipments
• Tecnisa Tumbles After Not Giving Estimates for 2013 Projects
• Why Didn’t Anyone Get Pinched at HSBC?
• U.S. Stocks Pare Gains as Reid Remarks Spur Concern Over Budget
• University of Virginia Put on Warning by Accrediting Board
• Philadelphia Refinery Said to Shut Girard Point for 60 Days
• Ireland’s Frisell Says Some Boom-Time Homes Will Stay Empty
• Extreme Makeover: AIG Edition
• Canada Stocks Gain on German Confidence, U.S. Budget Optimism
• Gold Halts 3-Day Advance as Investors Await Fed Meeting
• Cellulosic Biofuel to Surge in 2013 as First Plants Open
• EU, Germany, U.K. to Sell 819 Million Carbon Permits in 2013
• Siguler Guff May Raise Second Distressed Property Fund
• U.S. Gasoline Demand Sinks 3.7% Last Week, MasterCard Says
• Mo Yan’s Nobel: Parable of a Patsy?
• Deutsche Bank Said to Pare U.S. Commodities as Silbert Exits
• U.S. Bancorp Promotes Elmore, Stone, Chosy in Management Shuffle
• Hungary’s Together 2014 to Struggle to Oust Orban, Eurasia Says
• Lula Accused by Felon of Joining Brazil Bribery Scandal
• South Africa Says U.S. Should Adopt Carbon Budget by 2020
• FAA Rejects Request From Cargo Pilots for Greater Rest
• Colombian Bonds Plunge as Tax Break Plan Scaled Back by Congress
• TransCanada Keystone Pipeline Temporarily Halted in Texas
• Romanian Premier’s Super Majority Risks Hurting Image
• Venezuela’s Chavez Is Being Operated on Now, EFE Says
• Ghana Opposition to Contest Presidential Vote After Loss
• Muni Pension-Bond Sales May Increase Default Risk, Moody’s Says
• Harvard-Trained Watchdog’s Eyes Focused on Bank Behavior
• Scottish Independence Threatens to Raise Power Bills, Davey Says
• Keystone Review Meaningless Without Climate Assessment
• Carney Says Policy Guidance Useful in Extraordinary Times
• Egypt Importing Gas for First Time as Exports Disappear
• Chilean Peso Gains as International Investors Reduce Net Shorts
• States Weigh Suing EPA Over Oil, Gas Rules, New York Says
• Landry’s Sees Acquisitions in 2013 Amid ’Soft’ Economy
• U.S. Increases Forecast for Winter Heating Oil Demand, Price
• Cotton Futures Jump as Copper Declines: Commodities at Close
• U.K. Set to Lose AAA Rating Next Year, Bank of America Says
• Whitbread Says Costa Cafe Sales Rise in Challenging Economy
• BlackRock’s Fink Says He’s ‘Very Bullish’ on U.S. Economy
• FedEx Overcharged Customers for Years, Sealed E-Mail Says
• Police Arrest Suspect in Bonn Bomb Case, General Anzeiger Says
• French Farm Exports Rose in October on Grain Shipments
• Netanyahu Says Settlements Will Be Part of Israel
• Barge Loads LNG as Fuel in Antwerp in First Time in Belgian Port
• Detroit Won’t Run Out of Cash as Council Clears Lawyer Deal
• U.S. Opposes Expanding UN Agency’s Remit to Regulate the Web
• High-Yield Covenant Quality Falls to Two-Year Low, Moody’s Says
• Biotie Rises Most in a Year on Parkinson’s Trial Results
• Italian Bonds Rise as Political Concern Eases
• Abramovich Buys $1.5 Billion Norilsk Stake in Rusal Deal
• U.K. Stocks Close Little Changed; Whitbread Rallies
• U.S. Lowers 2012 Electricity Demand Forecast by 0.2%
• Tunisia Said to Seek Four Cargoes of Milling Wheat, Three Durum
• Swiss Stocks Rally to Four-Year High; Novartis Gains
• Glaxo Sells First Pound Bonds in Four Years as Carrefour Issues
• Opera Soprano, Soviet Dissident Galina Vishnevskaya Dies
• EU Probes National Curbs on Cross-Border Bank Capital Transfers
• New York Life Expectancy Rises to Record 81 Years, Mayor Says
• European Stocks Rise on Federal Reserve Stimulus Optimism
• USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Midday Prices for December 11
• Monarchy Fund Evicts Elderly to Boost Profit in Bangkok Renewal
• Cockfighting Thai Billionaire Makes Top Chinese Purchase
• Fed Announces Fine of HSBC as Part of $1.92 Billion Settlement
• Merkel Tells Lawmakers EU Summit Won’t Make Conclusive Decisions
• Verlinvest Selling Up to 1.08 Million Remy Shares, Terms Show
• Fidelity Cuts Fees for Index Funds as Price War Heats Up
• German Stocks Rise as Investor Confidence Beats Estimates
• Clearwire Gains as CNBC Says Sprint Deal May Come by End of Year
• E-Star Drops as Company Exits BUX on Bankruptcy: Budapest Mover
• Most U.K. Crops Meet Environmental Biofuel Standards, AHDB Says
• ThyssenKrupp Stops Dividend After $4.7 Billion Writedown
• Acciona Awarded Clean Energy Contract From Madrid Water Manager
• Cedi Falls Most in Two Weeks on Election Concern: Accra Mover
• Vodafone Enterprise Chief Says Companies Are Cutting IT Costs
• Treasuries Fall Before U.S. $32 Billion Note Auction
• Bond Hoarders Squelch Trading in Record Issuance: Credit Markets
• Foodcorp Put on Watch by S&P on Rainbow Acquisition Concern
• The Social Solution to Innovation Challenges
• BofA Favors Gold, Copper for 2013 as Commodities Outlook Neutral
• Yankees Said to Name Ticketmaster as Secondary Market Partner
• Israeli Cyber Whiz Lures Voters After $145 Million Exit
• Gibson Dunn, Shearman & Sterling: Business of Law
• On Gay Marriage, the Court Can Go Big and Go Small
• Lira Rises to Month High After Basci Rules Out Extreme Measures
• Spain to Provide Regions Up to $30 Billion of Funding for 2013
• Michelin-Star Tapas Chefs Move Into Hong Kong High-Rises
• Fed Seen Pumping Up Assets to $4 Trillion in New Buying
• Portugal Considers Measures If Revenue Misses Budget Plan
• Bullish Teva Bets Hit 7-Month High on Strategy: Israel Overnight
• U.S. Fiscal Dispute Shows Sign of Thaw Before Deadline
• U.S. Bioethanol Producers Win End of EU Tariff Threat
• Venezuela’s Oil Minister Won’t Attend OPEC Meeting in Vienna
• Lockheed Won’t U.S. to Help Pay Severance Over an Affair
• U.K. to Levy Tax on Luxury Homes Owned by Offshore Companies
• Blackstone Takes Over 13 Hotels After Sale Process Fails
• Zloty Jumps to Eight-Week High as German Sentiment Improves
• Russia Stocks Snap Four Days of Gains as Norilsk Declines
• Norilsk Slumps Most in Month on Dividend Concerns: Moscow Mover
• China's Shopping Spree Will Challenge U.S. Congress
• Accounting Board Should Focus on China Over U.S., ICAEW Says
• Go Daddy Names Irving as CEO
• U.S. Factory Sales, Spending to Outpace Services, ISM Says
• Djokovic, Serena Williams Named ITF World Champions
• Elon Musk’s SolarCity Seeks IPO Multiple of 19 Times Peers
• Imported Ore Rises Above China-Mined Price in First Since July
• Deutsche Bank Will Merge Swiss Wealth Management Units
• LifeCare Holdings Files for Bankruptcy Protection
• Romanian Leu Retreats as Concerns Over New Government Rise
• Business, Financial Services to Drive Cyprus Growth, PwC Says
• AMR Open to Funding Bankruptcy Exit With Private Equity
• U.S. Nuclear Output Falls on Reactor Drops in Midwest, Southeast
• Daniel Och, Paulson, Ackman, Boaz Weinstein, Ivanka Trump
• How to Anticipate a Burning Platform
• U.S. October Wholesale Inventories and Sales (Text)
• Deutsche Bank to Focus on Russia’s Rich After Fund Merger
• Wholesale Inventories in U.S. Rose More Than Forecast in October
• European Coal for 2013 Has Longest Run of Declines Since October
• Met Opera to Sell $100 Million in Bonds as Revenue Drops
• Romanian Hidroelectrica Resumes Power Plant Upgrade Tender
• Northern Rock to Repay 270 Million Pounds After Loans Error
• Pimco Sees Global Growth Slowing After U.S. Tightening
• U.S. Profit on AIG Climbs to $22.7 Billion on Share Sale
• East European Cold Snap Cuts Power, Kills at Least 17
• U.S. Sees No New Signs Syria Is Mixing Chemicals: Panetta
• Work Left After a Cliff Bargain, Pimco’s Clarida Says: Tom Keene
• Teva Licenses Pain Drug, Ends Wound Care Deal in Strategy Shift
• AIG Bailout Ends Four Years After Two-Year Plan: Timeline
• Energoprojekt to Build $25 Million Clinic in Kazakhstan
• Hartford Estimates $370 Million Gross Losses From Sandy
• Kazakh Guard Jailed for Life for Killing 15, Novosti Says
• Azeri Parliament Revokes Agreement With Iran on Easing Travel
• Diageo Ends Cuervo Talks, Will Terminate Distribution Deal
• U.S. to Move 200,000 Carloads of Oil by Rail in 2012
• Iran to Build Oil Refinery Near Caspian Sea, Tehran Times Says
• European Day-Ahead Power Surges to 10-Month High on Cold Weather
• Vestas Wind Systems Cuts Hours at Colorado Plants to Save Jobs
• Natural Gas Declines Near 6-Month Low on Warm Weather Outlook
• Who Feels More Sorry for John Boehner?
• Serbia Lifts Hydro Power Incentives, Cut Wind, Solar Fees
• Hyundai's Russian Plant to Make 220,000 Cars This Year
• Austrian Regulator Sees ECB Needing Up to 1,000 Supervisors
• Pakistan Tells U.S. It’s Ready to Deal With Safe Havens
• Serbia Seeks Arab Investment After $36 Million Kuwaiti Loan
• Kenya Shilling Weakens on Importers’ Seasonal Dollar Demand
• Michigan's Union Fight Is Between Republicans and Democrats
• Ukrainian Soybean-Exports Forecast Is Cut by Researcher ProAgro
• Dutch Pension Fund ABP Says It Settled MBS Case With JPMorgan
• Kibo Mining Plans to Develop Tanzanian Coal for Power Generation
• Asterix, Obelix Leave France Amid Hollande’s Taxes on Rich
• Berlusconi Calls Spread a ‘Scam,’ Says Monti Led by Germany
• Only Seven Percent of Serbian Corn Hit by Aflatoxin, Tanjug Says
• Egypt, IMF Agree to Delay Loan Decision, Finance Minister Says
• German Power Grid Seen Needing $55 Billion on Renewables
• Specialisterne’s Sonne Says Autistic Can Help High Tech (Audio)
• Blind Banker Loses RBS Discrimination Lawsuit at U.K. Tribunal
• U.K. SFO Said to Arrest Thomas Hayes in Libor Probe
• Trade Deficit in the U.S. Widens as Exports Slump
• Hawaii Real Estate Paradise Returns With Goldman Loan
• Commercial Papers Reported: India Money Market
• Nigeria’s Naira Falls 2nd Day After Central Bank, Oil Sales Wane
• Certificate of Deposits Reported: India Money Markets
• U.S. October International Trade in Goods and Services (Text)
• Bird to Buy Western Canada’s Nason to Expand in Water Treatment
• Rafael Nadal Confirms He’ll Play in Abu Dhabi at End of December
• East Africa Portland Drops Most in Six Weeks: Nairobi Mover
• Oil Rebounds From One-Month Low on Germany Confidence
• U.S. Cotton-Crop Estimate Reduced 1.1% by USDA on Lower Yields
• Canada October International Merchandise Trade Report (Text)
• Total to Use Asset-Sale Proceeds for Dividend, Rules Out M&A
• Hungary Approves Budget Against IMF Advice as Stagnation Looms
• Antarctica Drill to Probe for Life Under 2 Miles of Ice
• Indian Oil Corporation Ltd and KMPL Ltd CP deal:India Money
• Nordex Wins 80-Megawatt Turbine Order From Iberdrola in Romania
• Punjab National Bank and IDBI Bank CDs Deals: Indian Money
• Hungarian OTP Bank Increases Romania Unit Capital by $14 Million
• Demand for Asia-Pacific Real Estate May Increase, LaSalle Says
• Ryan, Cantor Work to Protect Boehner Plan From Tea Party
• Chola Finance and Piramal Healthcare Ltd. CP:India Money Markets
• Andhra Bank and Federal Bank CDs Deals: Indian Money Market
• Pakistan Hounding, SEC Sanctions, Basel, ECB: Compliance
• South African Wheat Falls to Lowest in 7 Weeks, Tracks Chicago
• Exxon Forecasts 35% Global Energy-Demand Growth by 2040
• Here's a Better Way to Remember Things
• Argentina’s Tucuman to Start Buyback of Dollar Bonds This Week
• Clifford Chance, Debevoise, Kaye Scholer: Business of Law
• Cesp Takeover Seen on Decision to Cut Revenue: Corporate Brazil
• India’s Bond Yields Near Six-Week Low on RBI Debt Purchases
• Ipanema Views Blocked by Cargo Ships Angers Rio Hoteliers
• British Airways Plans Low-Density A380s in Premium Travel Push
• U.K. Watchdog Says Markets Would Take AAA-Rating Loss in Stride
• Monti May Still Enter Election Race, Mizuho’s Barbieri Says
• U.S. November Small Business Optimism Index: Summary
• Small Business Index in U.S. Plunges to Almost 3-Year Low
• Armstrong Given 3 Weeks to Appeal Stripping of Titles
• Singapore Tops HK as Residence for Mobile Rich in Asia
• Insurance Premiums Set to Rise as Economies Grow, Swiss Re Says
• EU Patent System Gets Green Light, May Make First Award in 2014
• Connecticut Water Completes Purchase of Maine Utility to Expand
• EU Says Dairy Prospects Favorable as Bloc Phases Out Quotas
• Demand 2013 OPEC Crude 1.03M B/D Less Than Nov. Output
• Fed Funds Projected to Open at 0.16% to 0.18%, ICAP Says
• South Africa Manufacturing Gains 2.5% as Strike Effect Wanes
• U.S. 10-Year Treasuries Decline, Pushing Yield Higher to 1.64%
• Serb November Foreign-Exchange Reserves Rise After Eurobond Sale
• Manchester City’s Barry Charged with Abusing Referee After Loss
• Elekta Gains as Goldman Sees Earnings Growth: Stockholm Mover
• UBS to Charge Bank Clients for Franc Deposits
• Asos First-Quarter Sales Beat Estimates on U.K. Price Cuts
• Spectra Buys Express-Platte Pipeline for $1.49 Billion
• UN Says Syrian Refugees in Nearby States Exceed 500,000
• CQS ABS Manager Lumsden Leaves Hedge Fund, Is Replaced by Finch
• Prokhorov’s RBC Says It’s Not in Talks to Buy Stake in Vedomosti
• German Investor Confidence Jumps to 7-Month High on Outlo
• Formula One’s ‘Unequal’ Revenue Split Needs EU Probe, Parr Says
• Jaguar Land Rover Plans $1.2 Billion Factory in Saudi Ara
• Dana Gas Jumps Most in 11 Months on Debt Revamp: Abu Dhabi Mover
• U.K. House-Price Gauge Declines as Demand Weakens, RICS Says
• Banco Popular Says First Branch in Turkey Is ‘Top’ Priority
• Reinsurance Rates Won't Rise in January, Allianz Re Says
• Tottenham May Make $37 Mln Offer for Moutinho: Roundup
• South African Gold Output Plunges by 46% as Strikes Close Mines
• Turkey Current Account Gap Narrows for 12th Month on Imports
• Indonesia Holds Key Rate to Shield Rupiah at Three-Year Low
• Italian 10-Year Bonds Gain; Yield Falls 6 Basis Points to 4.76%
• Asian Stocks Outside Japan Rise Before U.S. Fed Meeting
• Master Blenders Gains as Bennink Takes Charge: Amsterdam Mover
• Franc Weakens After UBS Introduces Deposit Charges
• Denmark Says Cutting Debt Top Priority Amid Recession Bets
• European Stocks Advance Before Fed Policy Meeting
• Norway’s Statkraft Starts Work on Second Wind Farm in Scotland
• RBS Sells Structured Note Tied to Record-Low Two-Year Swaps
• Yuan Touches One-Week Low Amid Speculation PBOC Countered Gains
• NHL Cancels Games Through Dec. 30 as Player Lockout Continues
• Swiss Structured Product Trades Drop to 6 Month Low in November
• Hungary Bond Yields Drop to 2 1/2 Year Low as Inflation Slows
• China’s 10-Year Bond Yield Climbs on Signs of Economic Recovery
• Moutai Rises to 1-Week High After Test Results: Shanghai Mover
• Italian Bonds Erase Drop; 10-Year Yield Little Changed at 4.81%
• Deripaska’s Kuban Airlines Stops Flights After Bankruptcy Filed
• Mandela Has Lung Infection as Wife Says He’s Losing Sparkle
• Confindustria Revises 2013 Italian GDP Forecast to Minus 1.1%
• Rupiah Approaches Three-Year Low on Demand for Dollars, Outflows
• Oil Trades Near One-Month Low as Fuel Stockpiles Seen Rising
• Thai Billionaire Extends Deadline for F&N Offer
• U.S. Restaurant Sales May Top Record in 2013, Association Says
• U.S. Schoolchildren Lag Asian Peers on Academic Tests
• Wheat, Gold, Corn, Copper Prices Decline: Commodities at Close
• Croatian Borrowers Sue Banks Over Swiss-Franc Loans, Radio Says
• Exxon Forecasts Energy Demand Will Gain 35% by 2040, WSJ Says
• Nintendo’s Initial Sales of Wii U in Japan Trail Its Predecessor
• IMF, World Bank to Conclude First Vietnam Financial Analysis
• Kenya Shilling Drops to Two-Week Low on Higher Year-End Imports
• South African Retail Sales Growth Eases as Economy Stalls
• Vodafone CEO Colao Backs Monti as Italian Prime Minister
• Czech Central Banker Janacek Doesn’t See Imminent Policy Easing
• North Korea May Have Started Disassembling Rocket, YTN Says
• Pound Holds Four-Day Gain Versus Euro as House-Price Gauge Falls
• BlackRock Secures Premium in Dana Gas Sukuk Revamp: Arab Credit
• Qatar Bankrolls Muslim Brothers as U.A.E. Jails Them
• China New Loans Trail Forecasts in Sign of Slower Growth
• ABN Amro Increases Equity Allocation, Cuts Cash Holdings
• California Net Importer of Water, Pacific Institute Says
• India Anti-Inflation Dividend From Retail Seen Delayed: Economy
• Swiss Franc Drops Versus Euro as UBS Says to Charge for Deposits
• China Stocks Fall From One-Month High as New Loans Miss Estimate
• Faberge Purchase Puts Gemfields on Jewelry Retailers’ Radar
• Oil Trades Near One-Month Low as Fuel Stockpiles Seen Rising
• Hrvatski May Revive Optic Network Project, Poslovni Says
• Fulham Defeats Newcastle 2-1 for First Victory in Seven Matches
• Ruble Snaps 2 Days of Gains as Oil Trades Near Month Low
• Finland’s Economy to Stagnate Next Year, LaehiTapiola Says
• STX Companies Jump on Report STX OSV Sale Near: Seoul Mover
• Syrian Rebels Seek More Global Support at Morocco Meeting
• Won Rises to 15-Month High on Fed, U.S. Budget Optimism
• Japanese Stocks Fall as Utilities Decline on Quake Risk
• Clifford Chance Allies With Cavenagh in Singapore
• Japan Utilities Plunge After Fault Found Under Nuclear Plant
• $822,000 Worker Shows California Leads U.S. Pay Giveaway
• Kiwi Dollar Touches 5-Week High Versus Aussie Counterpart
• Vingroup Markets High-Yield Dollar Debt as Sales Steady
• Kazakh Industrial Production Rose 0.4% in 11 Months on Copper
• Patriots Rout Texans to Move Within One Game of Houston in AFC
• Newman Calls FBI Inside-Trading Agent as Last Witness
• GM Boosting Discounts to Sell Trucks Seen as Holiday Gift
• NFL 49ers Suspend Running Back Brandon Jacobs for Rest of Season
• Tagliabue to Make NFL Saints Bounty Rulings, Times-Picayune Says
• Tony Parker Leads NBA-Best San Antonio Spurs Past Houston, Lin
• Mattel’s Trial Loss in Bratz Case Questioned by Judges
• Visa Fee Accord Preliminary Approval Appeal Is Rejected
• Argentina Bond Ruling Being Appealed by Fintech Advisory
• BofA’s Suit Over Taylor Bean Fraud Allowed by Judge to Proceed
• Strauss-Kahn Settles Maid’s Suit on Confidential Terms
• Dragon Systems Founders Take Goldman to Trial Over Advice
• Biggest Iowa Borrowing Fueled by Natural-Gas Plunge: Muni Credit
• NFL Jets Receiver Stephen Hill Tries to Recover From Knee Injury
• United Way CEO Fears Washington Impasse Will Slam Charity
• Cookbook’s Funny Voice Tops Microsoft Veteran Tech Touch
• Castro Burnishes Star Selling San Antonio Preschool Tax
• Women Lacking Top Jobs Makes Yahoo CEO Exception to Rule
• Canadian Company Net Hiring Plans Climb, Manpower Says
• U.S. Solar Surges 44% in Third Quarter Driven by Rooftops
• Twitter Adds Photo Tools to Mobile App in Challenge to Instagram
• First Six State Health Insurance Markets Approved by U.S.
• Berkshire Adding DaVita Makes Pick Among Top at Firm
• Boehringer Sued by Hundreds Over Bleeding Tied to Pradaxa
• Cruz Joins Heitkamp as New Senator Forming Leadership PAC
• Nets Rivaling Knicks Creates 505% Ticket Gain at Barclays Center