Top Stories: Business and Finance
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The following are the day's top business stories:
1. Bernard Madoff's Son Takes Own Life on Anniversary of His Father's Arrest 2. China's Inflation Fight May Widen as Growth Withstands Tightening Measures 3. U.S. Stocks Advance After Consumer Confidence Report, GE's Dividend Boost 4. Madoff Trustee Sues Medici, Founder Kohn Ahead of Clawback Deadline Today 5. Ex-Goldman Programmer Aleynikov Guilty of Stealing Firm's Software Secrets 6. Issuers From New York to California Accelerate Build America Bond Sales 7. OPEC Dismisses $90 Oil Price as `Blip,' Maintains Production Targets Again 8. Obama Plans Meeting With CEOs Next Week for Discussion on Economic Issues 9. Roche's Avastin Fails to Beat Chemotherapy in Early Breast-Cancer Patients 10.Canada Dollar Falls Most in Month as Central Bank Damps Rate-Boost Outlook 11.Toyota Loses Motion to Dismiss Acceleration Suits, Cases Will Go Forward 12.Moody's, Fitch, S&P Ratings Are Protected Speech, California Judge Rules