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Zhou Seeks to Deflect European, Japanese Appeals for Yuan to Strengthen Chinese central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said he doesn’t think his country is facing too many foreign demands to let the yuan strengthen, deflecting calls from Europe and Japan to do just that.

Brown Says G-20 Should Consider Tax on Financial Speculation to Curb Risk U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the Group of 20 nations should consider measures such as taxing financial transactions to penalize excessive risk taking and limit the burden on taxpayers of bank failures.

Codelco Increases Japan, South Korea Copper Charges to $74 a Ton for 2010 Codelco, the world’s biggest copper producer, will raise the surcharge on sales to Japan and South Korea by as much as 16 percent next year as demand from China lifts metal prices.

Australia's Swan Says Stimulus to Remain as Interest Rates Are Increased Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan said it’s too early to withdraw government stimulus because winding up the program would threaten jobs and the economic recovery.

Rupert Murdoch Would Like One of His Children to Succeed Him at News Corp. News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch, who began building his media group with the Adelaide News in 1953, said he’d like one of his children to succeed him, amid regular discussions about who will take over at the U.S. company.

Delta Said to Hire Dentsu for Japan Airlines Lobbying as Fleishman Exits Delta Air Lines Inc. is hiring Dentsu Inc. to lobby Japanese politicians on its proposed tie-up with Japan Airlines Corp. after former adviser Fleishman Hillard Inc. withdrew, three people familiar with the situation said.

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John Reed Says `I'm Sorry' for Glass-Steagall Repeal, Building Citigroup John S. Reed, who helped engineer the merger that created Citigroup Inc., apologized for his role in building a company that has taken $45 billion in direct U.S. aid and said banks that big should be divided into separate parts.

Buffett's `Wake-Up Call' to Berkshire Managers May Signal More Cost Cuts Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s managers may deliver more cost cuts to Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett after the billionaire replaced Richard Santulli as the head of a money-losing plane-leasing unit.

Dimon's Dad Quits Merrill to Work for Son's Brokerage, Brings Along Team If Jamie Dimon ever needs fatherly advice, he can turn to his newest employee: Dad.

Banks Thwarting Feinberg Pay Reductions by Changing Their Bonus Formulas Global leaders and regulators trying to rein in banker pay are proposing everything from clamping down on guaranteed bonuses to recouping compensation from prior years if losses mount. Largely unaddressed is the topic that stirs the most public ire: How much money is too much?

Starbucks's Schultz Pushes Instant Coffee, Seattle's Best to Propel Growth Starbucks Corp. Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz is shifting the coffee seller’s focus from cost cutting to growth by promoting new products, including Via instant coffee and its Seattle’s Best Coffee brand.

Berlin Wall Collapse Sparks German Boom, Confounds Skeptics: Chart of Day The toppling of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago sparked a surge in German stocks and bonds, confounding economists who’d predicted the cost of unifying East and West Germany would stunt economic growth.