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Coal Beats Solar as Analysts Favor Peabody Amid Shrinking Green Subsidies Wall Street’s contribution to the debate on how to curb global warming: Buy coal, sell solar.

Russia Wields Three-Pronged Policy Fix to Cap Ruble, Steer Uneven Recovery Russia, the biggest economy still cutting interest rates, will probably deploy a three-pronged strategy to steer an uneven recovery as the ruble soars, inflation hovers at a 12-year low and bank liquidity swells.

`Pink Slip Party' Host Has $2.2 Million Payday as Tokyo Bankers Find Jobs Soichiro “Swimmy” Minami parlayed a get-together for laid-off bankers into a $2.2 million paycheck in less than a year.

Jerome York, Apple Director, Is Critical After Suffering Brain Hemorrhage Jerome York, a director of Apple Inc. and former chief financial officer of International Business Machines Corp. and Chrysler Corp., was hospitalized in critical condition today in Pontiac, Michigan.

Eaton Vance's Cirami Wins Greek Bet Five Years After Buying Credit Swaps Michael Cirami, co-manager of the $2.2 billion Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Fund, waited five years for investors to realize that insurance on Greek government bonds was too cheap.

For a Head Start on China's GDP Growth, Study Power Output: Chart of Day Investors looking for an early indication on expansion in China, the world’s third-biggest economy, can study the latest power production, which signals “robust growth,” Standard Bank Plc said.

Panasonic Profit May Be Boosted More Than $885 Million by Sanyo Purchase Panasonic Corp., which acquired a controlling stake in battery maker Sanyo Electric Co. in December, may boost annual profit by more than 80 billion yen ($885 million) in three years by merging operations.

Rich China Communists Echo U.S. Tea Party Activists in Property-Tax Debate Zong Qinghou, China’s richest man, says a property tax will hurt homeowners. Wang Jianlin, the 16th wealthiest, agrees. Lu Guanqiu, No. 19, says China isn’t ready for such a levy.

India May Create Fund to Buy Overseas Energy Assets Amid China Competition India, with $254 billion of foreign-exchange reserves, may create a sovereign wealth fund to help state companies compete for overseas energy assets with China, a government official said.

Mercedes Bets `Old Man' Car Image Ends With Schumacher's Formula 1 Return Mercedes-Benz scored a publicity coup by luring Michael Schumacher out of retirement to race for its new Formula One team. It might backfire if he can’t keep up with drivers a generation younger.

Disney World Bullet Train May Spur U.S. Sales of Japan, China Locomotives Walt Disney World in Florida may be the next stop for bullet-train makers in Japan and China.

GDF, Siemens, Alstom Turn to Saudi Partners for $400 Billion in Contracts ACWA Power International, the biggest Saudi power project developer, was rebuffed by GDF Suez SA and Marubeni Corp. in 2004 when it proposed partnering to bid for a $2.4-billion desalination and power plant.

Renault, Daimler Share-Swap Talks Said to Stumble on Valuation Differences Daimler AG and Renault SA have been unable to resolve differences over valuations as the carmakers explore a share swap that would bring Daimler into the Renault- Nissan alliance, two people familiar with the matter said.

San Miguel Plans $1 Billion in Asset Sales to Finance Expansion, Ang Says San Miguel Corp., the Philippines’ biggest food and drinks maker, plans to raise $1 billion selling stakes in its food, packaging and liquor businesses to fund growth and acquisitions.

Dinallo Receives Attorney General Campaign Cash From Insurers He Regulated Eric Dinallo, the former insurance superintendent running for New York attorney general, has received more than 15 percent of his campaign donations from the industry he regulated until July.

Goldman Sachs Squeezes Hedge Funds in $110 Billion `Collateral Arbitrage' Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., two of the biggest traders of over-the- counter derivatives, are exploiting their growing clout in that market to secure cheap funding in addition to billions in revenue from the business.

Muni Middleman's Financing in the Dark Leaves Homeless Outside Looking In David Rubin, accused of rigging hundreds of investment contracts for local governments across the U.S., is at the center of investigations by city and federal authorities into a Los Angeles housing development.

Google Advertisers in China Told to Switch on Speculation Site Will Shut Google Inc. advertisers in China are being advised to switch to rivals such as Baidu Inc., and business partners are exploring alternatives as speculation grows the U.S. company will shut its Web site in the country.

Regulators Blamed Human Error as Ford Led Non-Toyota Acceleration Deaths U.S. regulators have tracked more deaths in vehicles made by Ford Motor Co., Chrysler Group LLC and other companies combined than by Toyota Motor Corp. during three decades of unintended acceleration reviews that often blamed human error.