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December 21, 2012

• Bulls Top Knicks 110-106 in Game Marred by Fouls, Ejections
• Cyclone Evan Impact on Samoa’s Economy as Bad as 2009 Tsunami
• Liberty Interactive’s John Malone to Join Expedia’s Board
• Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ Hits 1 Billion Views on YouTube
• TXU Seeks $1.4 Billion Bond Exchange, Requests Loan Extension
• NextEra Energy Sells Hydro Assets in Maine and New Hampshire
• Cargo Shipments at Risk as Strike Looms at U.S. Ports
• Canada’s Harper Urges Households to Trim Record Debt Levels
• European Stocks Post Fifth Weekly Gain; SBM Shares Surge
• Legal Challenge to Senate Filibuster Tossed by U.S. Judge
• Four Feasible Ways Obama Can Work on Climate Change
• Asian Stocks Advance for Fifth Week as BOJ Adds Stimulus
• Manchin NRA A-Rating Gives Cover for Gun-Control Dialogue
• IMF Says Turkey’s Central Bank Should Focus on Inflation Control
• Las Vegas CityCenter Condos Sell in Bulk for $119 Million
• Woodman Labs Founder Becomes Billionaire on Foxconn Deal
• California Gasoline Gains on January Trading, Refinery Repairs
• Tanker Carrying Bakken Oil to Canadian Refinery Runs Aground
• Mexican Bonds Rally as Inflation Within Target; Peso Plummets
• Vornado Buys Majority of Manhattan Residential Complex
• Colombia Cuts Rate to 4.25% to Lift Slowest Andean Growth
• AMR Regional Airline Unit’s New Labor Contracts Win Approval
• IMF Urges France to Boost Competitiveness
• Afghan Aircraft Competition Almost Complete, U.S. Says
• Colombia Bonds Rally on Tax Rate Cut for Foreigners; Peso Rises
• GM to Sell Transmission Plant in France to Stem Losses
• Ex-SAC Manager Martoma Indictment May Mean No Plea Talks
• Colombia Central Bank Rate Statement (Text) (Spanish)
• Emerging Stocks Drop Most in Six Weeks on U.S. Budget
• Brady Says Congress Unlikely to Avoid Fiscal Cliff (Transcript)
• USDA Montana Spot Grain Closing Prices for December 21
• Three Men Charged With Supporting Terror Group Al-Shabaab
• Gardner Denver Continues to Explore Sale as Talks With SPX End
• Autonomy’s Lynch Says Still Seeking Details From HP
• Treasuries Gain for 3rd Day After House Scraps Tax Vote
• World’s Wealthiest Add $15 Billion as Global Stocks Drop
• N.J. May Cut Budget as Revenue Falls Short, Christie Says
• Canada Stocks Fall as RIM Slumps on Fees, Gold Shares Rally
• Yen, Dollar Advance as U.S. House Delay Boosts Demand
• Wayne LaPierre's Deranged Vision of America
• Crude Oil Drops on Budget Talks Impasse: Commodities at Close
• Solars Lead ADRs’ Retreat on U.S. Budget: China Overnight
• Yum Brands Says It’s Cooperating With China’s Review of Chicken
• WMC Mortgage Sued by Trust Administrator in N.Y. Court
• Raytheon Storing Missiles Awaiting Motors, Air Force Says
• News Corp. Publishing Business Lost $2.1 Billion
• U.S. Stocks Drop as House Republicans Cancel Vote
• Red Hat Rises on ManageIQ Deal as Sales Beat Estimates
• Herbalife Bulls Take On Short Ackman After Pyramid Claim: Retail
• Rupee Leads Weekly Asian Currencies Drop on U.S. Budget
• Americans Look Past Fiscal Debate as Spending Rises: Economy
• Ethanol Ends Five Days of Losses Against Gasoline on Corn Gains
• Democrats in Congress Say Boehner Must Seek Bipartisan Plan
• Paramount, Puzo Agree to End ‘Godfather’ Lawsuit
• Canada Slow Inflation and Growth Signal Modest 4Q Rebound
• USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Closing Prices for December 21
• NPS Gattex Wins Approval for Short-Bowel Syndrome
• GE Buys Avio’s Aviation Parts Business for $4.3 Billion
• Delta Air Gets 22,000 Applications for 300 Attendant Jobs
• BlackRock Sees Distortions in Country Ratings Seeking Revamp
• Nike Profit Tops Estimates as North American Sales Gain
• Pinnacle Agrees to Buy Ameristar Casinos for $900 Million
• Micron Falls Most in Six Months as Quarterly Loss Widens
• Caribou Trades Above Benckiser Offer for Third Day
• Halozyme Jumps Most in Six Years on Pfizer Partnership
• Stocks Drop on U.S. Budget Concerns; Treasuries, Yen Rise
• Lawyers in $20 Million Facebook Accord Seek $7.7 Million
• Oil Drops First Time in Six Days on Fiscal Concern
• Gold Gains as Impasse in U.S. Budget Talks Signals Haven Demand
• Obama Names Kerry as Nominee to Replace Clinton at State
• Gardner Denver Falls on Reuters Reports Deal Talks Fail
• China Vanadium Parent Makes Buyout Bid of HK$2.06 Billion
• Diggers Pile Up Unsold After Caterpillar Adds Capacity
• RIM’s Service Fee Changes Spurs Stock Decline
• Medtronic Recalls Drug Pumps After Infusion Failures
• Alexza Wins U.S. Approval for Inhaled Antipsychotic Drug
• Crude Oil Options Volatility Gain as House Scraps Vote
• NHL Players Move Lockout Toward Courts in Vote, ESPN Says
• Petrobras Said to Open Bids for Argentine Assets Jan. 14
• How Burberry Manages Talent
• Fourteen Years of Gay Rights Progress
• Diane von Furstenberg Wins Bid to Block Discount Sales
• Cattle Gain as Feedlots Bought Fewer Last Month; Hogs Rose
• QE Multiplied by Five Fuels Bond-Eroding Rout
• Oaktree Said to Pay Some Bonuses Early as Tax Hike Looms
• Senate Clears $640.7 Billion Defense Measure for Obama to Act On
• Natural Gas May Advance as Winter Chill Boosts Demand
• EBay Slips Into Physical Stores With Mobile Apps
• Peltz’s Trian Raises $231 Million for Second Fund
• Builders Among Mexico’s Most Exposed to U.S. Budget Outcome: S&P
• Cemig Rallies as Bradesco Raises Stock to a Buy: Sao Paulo Mover
• IRS Will Address 2013 Paycheck Withholding By Dec. 31
• Regulator Tells Banks to Share Cyber Attack Information
• Vale to Book $4.2 Billion Charge for Nickel, Aluminum Assets
• Vale Names Mendes Faria to Head China, Replacing Meriz
• Food Companies Cut TV Spending to Kids in Obesity Crisis
• Not Another Commission! Yes -- That's Exactly What We Need
• S&C, Wachtell, Shearman, Cleary, Wilson: Business of Law
• Feedlots Buy Fewer Cattle on Smaller Supply as Feed Costs Gain
• U.S. Pork Supply Gains 13% From Year Ago as Hog Slaughter Rises
• Florida Debt-Relief Firm Penalized in First CFPB-State Sanction
• Knicks Tried to Trade Stoudemire to All NBA Teams, NYT Says
• Obama Turns to Global Traveler Kerry This Time Around
• Samsung Sent EU Antitrust Complaint Over Apple Injunctions
• Peru Borrowing Costs Rise on U.S. Budget Impasse; Sol Advances
• Stone Resigns From Accounting Oversight Board After SEC Claims
• U.S. to Study Staffing at Air-Traffic Control Facilities
• JPMorgan Promotes Owen to CFO of Consumer, Community Banking
• Argentina’s Economy Grew 0.7% in Third Quarter From Year Ago
• Mario Monti Was a ’Bubble’; Now He Can Lead Italy
• London Heathrow Link Stays Shut by Fire Amid Holiday Exodus
• HTC Said to Plan Windows Tablets to Challenge Apple’s IPad
• Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Naimi Says Supply Matches Dem
• Argentina Trade Surplus Rose to $634 Million in November
• Argentina Third Quarter Current Account Surplus $1.13 Billion
• San Bernardino Judge Plans to Reject Calpers Bid to Sue
• SEC Files Suit Against Former New Generation Biofuels Chairman
• Monti Resigns as Italian Prime Minister After 13 Months
• Daily Gun Slaughter in U.S. Obscured by Newtown Rampage
• South Africa Gold Miners With Silicosis File Class-Action Motion
• Industry Wins Delay of Costly Clean-Air Rules on Boilers
• Citigroup Top Lobbyist Turns Christmas-Tree Seller for Holidays
• U.S. Oil Rigs Decline by Most Since 1992 in Baker Hughes Count
• Gasoline Falls as Budget Talk Delays Fuel Fiscal Cliff Concerns
• NRA: Let's Airportize Our Schools
• Romanian Lawmakers Approve Ponta Cabinet in Parliament
• Diesel Rises as Mercuria Buys; ICE Gasoil Declines: Oil Products
• Wall Street’s Insider Trading Tricks Spread Across U.S.
• Brazil’s Swap Rates Rise as Unemployment Rate Falls; Real Drops
• TIAA-CREF Buys Stake in New York by Gehry Apartment Tower
• JPMorgan Said to Face Enforcement Action on Whale Loss
• Argentine Police Arrest 117 Rioters in Looting at Supermarkets
• Americans Hacked Don’t Know Chamber Left Them Alone
• Expedia Buying Stake in Travel Site Trivago for $628 Million
• Malaga Gets European Ban in Financial ‘Fair Play’ Ruling
• Dollar Stores’ Rise Was More Than a Century in the Making
• NFL’s Bills Reach Stadium Deal to Stay in Buffalo for 10 Years
• Chicago to Explore Leasing Midway Airport, Emanuel Says
• Disney Wins U.S. Appeals Court Ruling Over Pooh Trademark
• Manulife Financial Adds CNO Ex-CEO Prieur to Board
• Gulf Gasoline at 2-Week High on Motiva Port Arthur Outage
• Chile Peso Extends Weekly Drop as Copper Falls on Supply Boost
• Vietnam Cuts Interest Rates for Sixth Time to Spur Growth
• Economic History Roundup
• Hollande No Hurdle to Stock Gains as French Outlook Sinks
• Obama Recalls Senator Inouye’s Fundamental Integrity
• Boehner Says Republicans Didn’t Want Tax Increase
• Schools Look to Armed Police After Connecticut Massacre
• New York Oil Leads Drop as Silver Rebounds: Commodities at Close
• ArcelorMittal Reports $4.3 Billion Writedown of Europe Unit
• Finansbank Seen as Target for QNB Seeking Top Turkey Bank
• Berlin Bank Employee Held Hostage Inside Branch, Police Report
• Total Buys North Sea Forties Crude; Vitol Fails to Sell Urals
• German Stocks Decline as Republicans Cancel Vote on Taxes
• Madoff Investors Fail in Bid to Void Norman Levy Settlement
• USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Midday Prices for December 21
• EU Carbon Declines After Parliamentary Group Seeks to Block Fix
• European Stocks Decline as Republicans Cancel Tax Vote
• Goldman Sachs Group Selling 17 German Stores for $1.45B
• Bloomberg Sees Threat of Post-Holiday School Bus Driver Strike
• Total, CNPC Join Tethys Petroleum in Tajikistan Exploration
• U.S. Urges Russia Not to Ban Adoption of Russians in America
• U.K. Banks Seen Sacrificing Lending to Meet BOE Demand
• New York Times Circulation Gains Make Up for Print Losses
• 21st Century Technology Surges on Transport CCTV: London Mover
• Greece’s Samaras Chosen Politician of the Year by Handelsblatt
• Entergy Plant Boosts Lift Nuclear Output to 3-Month High
• Russia Stocks Retreat as Crude Oil Falls on U.S. Budget Talks
• NYSE Euronext Investor Sues Over $8.2 Billion ICE Bid
• Pound Drops Most in 7 Weeks Versus Dollar as GDP Revised Lower
• Desert Locusts Threaten Egypt, Saudi Arabia as Swarms Lay Eggs
• Soybeans Rise as Dry Weather Threatens Brazil Crop; Corn Gains
• German 2013 Power Falls to Record as Brent Oil, Carbon Decline
• Zloty Retreats as Polish Unemployment Rises, Retail Sales Slow
• Microsoft Wins U.K. Court Ruling Over Motorola Pager Patent
• German Bunds Advance on U.S. Budget Concern; Italian Bonds Drop
• Huntsman Gay Sells Power Holdings for $380 Million
• Wheat Advances as Storms Missing Most U.S. Crops in Great Plains
• Polish Power for Saturday Delivery Rises Amid Unplanned Outages
• Egypt’s Islamists to Rally on Eve of Constitution Vote
• Egypt’s Islamists to Rally on Eve of Constitution Vote
• Expedia Buying Stake in Travel Site Trivago for $628 Million
• Hungary Eurobond Yield Hits 7-Week Low on Fitch; Forint Slides
• China Publishes Anti-Smoking Plan, Won’t Have Pack Photos
• Chinese Officials Flock to Microblog as Weibo Shapes Opinion
• Canada Deficit Narrows in October as Tax Revenue Grows
• Cattle Fall for Second Day as Demand May Decrease; Hogs Decline
• EU Plan for Failed Clearinghouses Shouldn’t Sink Banks, EBA Says
• Mediclinic Reaches Record on Index Inclusion: Johannesburg Mover
• Eni-Anadarko African LNG Plant to Be World’s Second-Largest
• Platts Leaves Forties Crude De-Escalator Formula Unchanged
• Argentine Forecast Gap Keeps Wheat Market Guessing
• Mali Intervention Authorized by UN to Oust Al-Qaeda
• Olam Says It Couldn’t Agree on Terms for Brazilian Acquisition
• Twinkie-Maker Hostess Says Wind-Down Going as Planned
• Lehman’s Year-End Fees, Filings Match Up With Biggest Bankruptcy
• What Ayn Rand Can Teach John Boehner
• Putin Says Russia’s Financial Aid to Cyprus Not Ruled Out
• Dollar-Funding Stress Holds Steady, Money-Market Indicators Show
• Walgreen Profit Drops Amid Loss of Express Scripts Sales
• Vestas Gets Order for 74 Megawatts of Turbines in South Africa
• Payrolls Rise in 30 U.S. States, Led by North Carolina, Florida
• Enel Green Power Starts Building 90 MW Wind Farm in Chile
• Citigroup Said to Give CCA Managers 75% Fund Stake for Free
• U.S. Corporate Bond Funds Report First Cash Outflow of the Year
• Treasury Won’t Alter Operations If Budget Talks Fail, Wolin Says
• Raytheon 900 Missiles Behind in Deliveries, U.S. Says
• Humane Society CEO Drops Icahn-Backed Bid for Tyson Board
• U.K. Stocks Decline as U.S. Republicans Scrap Tax Vote
• Monti to Resign Today After Italy Budget Law Is Passed
• Debt Risk Rises From 17-Month Low in Europe on U.S. Budget Talks
• Azerbaijan Imprisons Two More People for March Riots, APA Says
• Mayan ‘Apocalypse’ Fills Mexico Hotels as Travel Rises to Record
• Free Power as Germany Faces Warmest Christmas in 19 Years
• Peru to Spur Southern Copper, Newmont Projects, El Comercio Says
• Barclays Staff Ask U.K. Court for Anonymity in London Libor Suit
• Michigan Consumer Sentiment Fell to Five-Month Low in December
• Toyota Rated Worst as U.S. Insurance Group Toughens Tests
• U.S. Fuel Demand in November Dropped to 17-Year Low
• More Than Half of U.S. Men Have Dozed Off at the Wheel
• Boehner Drops ‘Plan B’ as Budget Effort Turns to Disarray
• Micron Falls Most in Six Months as Quarterly Loss Widens
• IBM Judge Questions SEC on Foreign Bribe Settlement
• Sierra Leone Forecasts Growth of 15.1% in 2013, Minister Says
• AirAsia Says GE, Safran No Shoe-In to Power Latest Airbus Jets
• Steve Jobs’s Yacht Seized in Amsterdam Amid Dispute
• Renault’s Russia Partner Rides Gains From Bogus Buyback Ad Boost
• CME Seen Next Predator as Speculators Mull NYSE: Real M&A
• Flint Hills Texas Refinery Said to Plan February Crude Unit Work
• Zimbabwe’s $4 Billion Sovereign Fund Questioned by Analysts
• Merkel to Work With Fitschen as Deutsche Bank Draws Fire
• Ruble Weakens Against Dollar First Time in Four Days on Oil Drop
• Czech Cabinet Risks Collapse After Pary Pulls Out
• Canada’s October Economy Grew 0.1% on Oil Production
• England Player Raheem Sterling Commits ‘Long-Term’ to Liverpool
• Wind-Blown Rain Snarls Air Traffic as Storm Moves East
• Spain Says Catalan Bank-Deposit Tax Is Unconstitutional
• Rand Set for Biggest Drop in 3 Weeks as U.S. Spurs Risk Selloff
• A Fiscal Cliff Deal Just Got More Likely
• Kenyan Shilling Gains Versus Dollar on Tourism, Remittance Flows
• Mexico Annual CPI Falls Within Target Range After Six Months
• Rate Scandal Sees U.K. Fines Triple Previous Record in 2012
• Asian Budget Carriers to Win 50% of Regional Market, Airbus Says
• BAE’s $4 Billion Oman Order Extends U.K. Fighter Heritage
• Croatia’s Sibenik Gets EBRD Loan for Water Work as Tourism Booms
• Petrol of Slovenia Sells 32.63% Stake in Istrabenz to Two Buyers
• Monti Praised by Merkel Favored Less by Taxed Italians
• Demand for U.S. Goods Climbed More Than Forecast in November
• Ex-Anglo Irish Chairman Fitzpatrick Charged for Hiding His Loans
• Brazilian Stocks Tumble as Vale Retreats on $4.2 Billion Charge
• Swaps ‘Armageddon’ Lingers as New Rules Concentrate Risk
• Estonian Air Pilots to Strike Over Collective Agreement
• Gasoline Falls as Gunvor Sells; ICE Gasoil Drops: Oil Products
• Djokovic Hires IMG to Manage Career After Leaving CAA
• Canadian Dollar Touches Two-Week Low on Budget Impasse
• Canada November Consumer Price Index Report (Text)
• Canada Oct. Gross Domestic Product Report (Text)
• IDFC Bank and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. CP deal:India Money
• Canara Bank and ICICI Bank CDs Deals: Indian Money Market
• Commercial Papers Reported: India Money Market
• L & T Finance Ltd and Sundaram Finance CP:India Money Markets
• Andhra Bank and Syndicate Bank CDs Deals: Indian Money Market
• South Africa’s Ramaphosa May Ease Investor Concerns: S&P
• Federal Funds Open at 0.18%, With Fed’s Target Range, ICAP Says
• Gol Weighing IPO for Smiles Seeks Bounce Like Multiplus
• Norway Wealth Fund Gets Approval to Buy Property Outside Europe
• Boehner’s ‘Plan B’ Failure Leaves Him Without Alternative
• Brazil November Jobless Rate Declines to Second-Lowest Ever
• Cameron Calls Argentina’s Stance on Falklands Unjustified
• Sberbank Europe Names Mark Arnold New CEO, Boschert Resigns
• U.S. Corporate Credit Swaps Advance as Budget Negotiations Stall
• Certificate of Deposits Reported: India Money Markets
• GDF Suez Plans to Invest 90 Million Euros in Romanian Wind Park
• U.K. Closes Corporation-Tax Loophole in Clampdown on Avoidance
• Virgin No Longer Flying Solo Caps Year of Alliances
• Spain 2012 Deficit Slippage Looms as Recession Deepens
• EFT Gets Loan From China Development Bank for Bosnia Power Plant
• Oil Declines Most in Two Weeks on U.S. Budget Delay
• Nokia to Get Payments From RIM as Companies End Disputes
• Merck’s Tredaptive Is Under Review by EU Regulator
• Kenya Premier Mudavadi Leaves Election Alliance of ICC Suspects
• Volcafe Says Vietnam’s Coffee Harvest Is Ending on Good Weather
• Soybeans Climb as Slump to One-Month Low Lures Buyers, Investors
• Disney Wins EU Approval to Buy ‘Star Wars’ Producer Lucasfilm
• Alstom Buys Canada’s ASAT Solutions to Boost Smart-Grid Business
• Manchester United Player Jonny Evans Extends Deal to June 2016
• NYSE Cedes Autonomy to 12-Year-Old Market
• Ex-Stripper Loses U.K. Lawsuit Over the Definition of ‘Employee’
• China Lifts Bird Flu Ban of Poultry Imports From Minnesota
• Indian Swaps Complete Weekly Advance as RBI Refrains From Easing
• Rupee Has Worst Week in a Month on Stalled U.S. Budget Talks
• Hutchison Austrian Mobile Takeover Clears Last Regulatory Hurdle
• SMA Solar Buys Majority Stake in Chinese Inverter Maker
• Google, Samsung, Haribo, Exxon: Intellectual Property
• The One Thing Your Team Wants You to Stop Doing
• Aviva Sells U.S. Life Business to Apollo for $1.8 Billion
• Rabobank Raised $3.6 Billion in German Savings, Chairman Says
• Skanska Shares Fall on Latin American Writedown: Stockholm Mover
• U.K. Treasury Hires McKinsey Partner to Head Financial Services
• U.K. Recovery Weaker Than Estimated as Deficit Widens
• Statoil to Invest More Than $7 Billion in U.K. Mariner Field
• Advanced Plasma Expands Waste to Energy Plan in Asia
• Pimco Looking at Longer Danish Mortgage Debt as Volume Grows
• Lufthansa, United Offer Slots for EU Antitrust Approval
• Austrian Landlord Conwert’s German Properties Soar With KWG Buy
• Iran Talks in Early 2013 to Boost Oil Risk Premium, SocGen Says
• First Large Solar Plants Without Subsidy Sought in Spain
• Kingfisher Air Seeks License Renewal, Ministry Official Says
• Billionaire Usmanov Seeks to Boost Stake in VKontakte Next Year
• Air Berlin Says Plane Made Emergency Landing in Thailand
• Obama Calls for Pressure on Congress Over Gun Violence
• Turkish Lira Weakens Most in Month as Yields Rise on U.S. Budget
• If You Bought Greek Bonds in January You Earned 80%: Euro Credit
• Fincantieri to Buy STX OSV to Add Oil-Rig Support Vessels
• Continental Starts Refinancing Syndicated Loan Due 2014
• Copper Gains After Biggest Drop in Two Months on China
• Tottenham May Make $37 Mln Offer for Moutinho: Roundup
• Cameron Says ‘One Step at a Time’ on Mitchell
• Crude Declines; Gold Falls; Soybeans Gain: Commodities at Close
• Vietnam to Raise Average Power Price by 5% as Costs Rise
• Brazilian Arabica Coffee Trades at Discount, U.S. Roaster Buys
• Thai 10-Year Bonds Have Best Week Since October as Supply Drops
• Indian Stocks Drop Most in Two Months; SBI, Sterlite Lead Fall
• Alliance Bank to Continue Asset Hunt After Case Dropped
• Asian Stocks Fall as Republicans Cancel Budget-Plan Vote
• Refugees Fleeing Syrian Bombs Find Shelter in Greece
• Italian Consumer Confidence Remains Near Record Low on Recession
• Cameron Says U.K. May Put Troops in U.A.E.
• Cameron Says Afghan Withdrawal May Go ‘a Little Faster’
• Morgan Stanley Says Currency Recommendations Made 5.7% This Year
• Asia Naphtha Crack Gains; Trafigura Buys Gasoil: Oil Products
• Dogan Seeks to Buy Stake of CEZ’s Partner at Turkish Power Grid
• Serb Elektroprivreda’s 2012 Loss at $390 Million, Politika Says
• ADP Stock Drops as Airport Operator Lowers Profit Target
• U.K. Budget Deficit Unexpectedly Swells on Spending Gain
• Singapore Proposes Consumer-Credit Rules to Limit Bad Debt
• Copper Traders Turn Bearish as Hedge Funds Buy More: Commodities
• Pound Stays Lower Versus Dollar After U.K. Growth Revised Down
• Cyprus Writeoff Prospect Roils Policy Makers Plotting Bailout
• Russia’s Grain Producers Urge Moratorium on Collection of Debts
• Rebar Futures Climb After Jiangsu Producer Lifts Product Prices
• North Korea Confirms It Detained U.S. Citizen Last Month
• Sweden Cuts Economic Growth Forecast as Debt Crisis Hits Exports
• China Coal-Import Growth Seen Halting on Better Inland Transport
• MasterCard Sued by Sainsburys, Deutsche Bahn Over Card Fees
• China Diesel Exports Rise to Two-Year High; Gas Imports Gain
• Starbucks Tells Japanese Customers It Began Serving Less Coffee
• U.S. Stock Futures Slump as House Republicans Scrap Vote
• Mohawk to Buy Italian Tilemaker Marazzi for $1.5 Billion
• Poland Seeks Changes to Warsaw Stock Exchange Management
• Yuan Has Biggest Weekly Gain in Two Months on Recovery Signs
• South Africa Deserves Rating Upgrade, Ramaphosa Says
• Taiwan 10-Year Bonds Decline for Third Week on Growth Optimism
• BOJ Holdings of JGBs Exceed 100 Trillion Yen for First Time
• Vietnam’s 5-Year Bonds Have Best Week in a Month on Rate Outlook
• Deutsche Telekom CEO Succession Signals Shift to Cost Cut
• Kenyan Ethnic Clashes Leave at Least 30 People Dead, Dozens Hurt
• Banks’ Dollar Funding Costs Rise to Three-Week High in Europe
• Sotheby’s 2012 Wine Auction Sales Plunge 25 Percent
• Brazil Doubles Gold Reserves as Central Banks Buy Bullion
• Hollande Says 2013 to Be Very Difficult Economic Year for France
• China Copper Imports Rebound as Exports Rise to Five-Month High
• Park Presidency Gives Fighting Chance to Korea’s Chaebols
• Copper Ends Selloff in London Before Durable Goods: LME Preview
• China’s Stocks Drop From Four-Month High, Trimming Gain
• Oman Buys 12 Typhoon, 8 Hawk Aircraft From BAE, Cameron Says
• Germany Sees ‘Good Chance’ for Economic Rebound in Spring
• UBS Names Kendall Global Head of Equity Capital Markets
• Korea’s Bonds Advance Most in Six Weeks on U.S. Budget Deadlock
• Russia Gazprom to Expand in Croatia, Balkans, Poslovni Reports
• India Said to Use Import Coal Price to Value Mines for Auction
• Samsung Falls on EU Complaint, Apple Appeal: Seoul Mover
• German GfK Consumer Confidence to Fall for Second Month
• Korea Set for Growth Boost After Park’s Pledges to Spend
• OMV Petrom Signs Accord With Expert Petroleum on Output
• Kosovo Gets $53.9 Million From IMF After Review of Loan
• Japan Stocks Drop as U.S. House Republicans Cancel Vote
• Aussie Heads for Weekly Drop Before U.S. Budget Vote
• Redskins’ Griffin Will Be Back at Quarterback Against Eagles
• Lippo Taps Demand in Indonesia’s Smaller Cities: Southeast Asia
• Wishing Upon Abe 120 Weak-Yen Policy Seen as LDP Returns
• Palm Oil Rallies as U.S. Data Boosts Commodity Demand Prospects
• Brigham Young Defeats San Diego State 23-6 in Poinsettia Bowl
• Facebook COO Sandberg Sells 309,807 Shares for $8.38 Million
• Crane Buys Bill-Machine Maker MEI Conlux for $820 Million
• Hong Kong Chief Faces New Challenge as Foes Demand He Step Down
• Dubai Ruler Orders $1.2 Billion Deira Souk Plan, Suspended Canal
• Transport Bill Lifts Engineering Stocks as Cuts Loom
• Peter Madoff Gets 10 Years for His Role in Brother’s Ponzi Fraud
• NHL Cancels Games Through Mid-January; 51% of Season Wiped Out
• Tax-Status Threat Fuels Worst Losses Since Whitney: Muni Credit
• Drug Stocks Prey for Insiders as Industry Resists Change
• Autism Cures Promised by DNA Testers Belied by Regulators
• Georgia Town Ordering Gun Ownership Undaunted by Massacre
• San Bernardino Hearing May Decide Calpers Creditor Rank
• Facebook’s Instagram Scraps Changes Amid Content Outcry
• States Gaining in Economic Health as Manufacturing Grows
• China Approves Trading in Rapeseed Futures as Imports Increase
• Shootings Costing U.S. $174 Billion Show Burden of Gun Violence
• Timberwolves Win 99-93 to End Oklahoma City’s 12-Game NBA Streak
• Ethics Panel Finds Shelley Berkley Violated House Rules
• Sprecher’s NYSE Win Caps an 11-Year Buying Spree
• No. 1 Duke Defeats Elon 76-54, Second-Ranked Michigan Also Wins
• Lost NYSE Stock Trades Presage Second ICE Bid
• American Dream Fades for Generation Y Professionals
• Bank of America Misses Lending ‘Money Machine’: Mortgages
• Apple Patent Review Limits Leverage of Smartphone Rivals
• Obama Openness Vow Broken as Disclosure Suits Top Bush