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Asian shares slip on Europe bank fears (Reuters)
Date/Time: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:23:45 GMT

Reuters - Asian stocks fell on Wednesday, led by shares in Japan's big exporters as a rise in the yen to a new 15-year high threatened to erode their overseas earnings.

Obama pitches spending and tax incentives in Ohio (Reuters)
Date/Time: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:16:59 GMT

Reuters - President Barack Obama will push billions of dollars in new business tax incentives and spending on big construction projects on Wednesday, as he tries to convince a balky Congress to pass measures intended to spur the economy and create jobs.

HP sues to stop ex-CEO Hurd joining Oracle (Reuters)
Date/Time: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:39:50 GMT

Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co sued former Chief Executive Mark Hurd and asked a court to block him from joining Oracle Corp, saying his hiring by the rival technology firm puts HP's trade secrets "in peril."

Japan's intervention hints fail to stop yen rally (Reuters)
Date/Time: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:28:54 GMT

Reuters - Japan's government sharpened its rhetoric on foreign exchange intervention on Wednesday as a rise in the yen to a 15-year high underlined concerns that the currency's strength could threaten the economic recovery.

Foster's knocks back $2.5 billion offer for wine (Reuters)
Date/Time: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:22:36 GMT

Reuters - Foster's Group Ltd , Australia's largest brewer, knocked back a private equity offer worth up to $2.5 billion for its wine business as too cheap, but the approach could spark offers for the entire group.

SEC's Schapiro: "Flash crash" report expected by month end (Reuters)
Date/Time: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:58:20 GMT
Reuters - The top U.S. securities regulator said on Tuesday that the follow-up report on what might have caused the May "flash crash" is expected by the end of September.
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Summary Box: Worried investors turn to gold (AP)
Date/Time: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:01:05 GMT
AP - SEEKING SAFETY: Gold settled at a record high Tuesday as more worries resurfaced about European banks and the global economy.
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Flow International posts small 1Q loss (AP)
Date/Time: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:15:31 GMT
AP - Flow International Corp., a maker of industrial waterjet machines for cutting and cleaning, nearly washed away a first-quarter loss.
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EU official calls for regular bank 'stress tests' (AFP)
Date/Time: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:19:54 GMT

AFP - The European Union's financial services chief called on Wednesday for so-called "stress tests" on banks to be carried out on a regular basis, to judge their resilience in the event of another crisis.

Bullish or Bearish? The World's Greatest Investors Debate. (The Motley Fool)
Date/Time: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:47:20 GMT
The Motley Fool - The bears and bulls were battling as ferociously as ever over the past month. Let's dive right into the debate, through the words of some of the world's greatest investors.
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