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- Toshiba, Inpex Shares Rise
- Heineken Bid May Spark Beer Battle
- Philippines Stocks Might Be Boiling Over
- Microsoft Swings to Loss
- Peregrine's Vast Money Trail
- Google Mum on Motorola
- Appeals Court Won't Stay Injunction on Galaxy Tab Sales
- Pfizer Wins Lyrica Patent Ruling
- SEC Weighs Tougher Proposal on Minerals Tied to Violence
- Peregrine Chief's Son Said to Be Cooperating With Probe
- Regional Lenders Tread Cautiously Optimistic Line
- Brazil Criticizes Chevron for Spill, Says Production May Restart
- Penguin Group Dives Into Self-Publishing
- Georgia Gulf, PPG Unit to Merge in $2 Billion Deal
- Euro Crisis Hits Emerging-Markets
- AutoNation Net Points to Car Sales Boom
- Indian Auto Maker Hit by Violent Protests
- Libor Probe Hits Germany
- Comcast Realigns News Operations
- J&J Penalty May Total $2.2 Billion
| Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:40 PM PDT The effects on Asian markets of strong U.S. corporate earnings were tempered by weaker employment data. The Hang Seng was up 0.3%.       |
| Heineken Bid May Spark Beer Battle Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:00 PM PDT Heineken offered to buy Singapore beverage maker Fraser & Neave's entire stake in Asia Pacific Breweries for $4.1 billion, in a move that could trigger a takeover battle between the Dutch beer maker and suitors linked with a Thai tycoon.     |
| Philippines Stocks Might Be Boiling Over Posted: 19 Jul 2012 08:01 PM PDT The Philippines stock market has shot up nearly 19% this year, making it one of Asia's top performers for a second year. But some investors are getting nervous about chasing further gains.
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| Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:15 PM PDT Microsoft reported a $492 million quarterly loss on a hefty write-down in its online-services division. Shares rose after-hours.     |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2012 06:30 PM PDT Russell Wasendorf Sr. and his companies invested in everything from wind turbines to silver coins featuring SpongeBob SquarePants.     |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:25 PM PDT Google posted strong financial results for its second quarter, but it didn't discuss its plans for handset maker Motorola, which it acquired in May after announcing the $12.5 billion deal last August.     |
| Appeals Court Won't Stay Injunction on Galaxy Tab Sales Posted: 19 Jul 2012 06:17 PM PDT A federal appeals court on Thursday refused to stay a trial judge's preliminary injunction that banned sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 touchscreen tablet at the request of Apple.     |
| Pfizer Wins Lyrica Patent Ruling Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:27 PM PDT A federal judge backed Pfizer's patents for the painkiller Lyrica, preserving market U.S. exclusivity for one of the company's best-selling drugs through 2018.     |
| SEC Weighs Tougher Proposal on Minerals Tied to Violence Posted: 19 Jul 2012 03:27 PM PDT The SEC may toughen a proposed rule requiring U.S. public companies to report whether their goods contain minerals linked to violence in central Africa.     |
| Peregrine Chief's Son Said to Be Cooperating With Probe Posted: 19 Jul 2012 01:49 PM PDT The son of Peregrine Financial Group's chief executive is cooperating with investigators probing his father's alleged fraud and has spent much of the time since it was exposed last week answering their queries about the collapsed firm, according to the son's lawyer.     |
| Regional Lenders Tread Cautiously Optimistic Line Posted: 19 Jul 2012 01:20 PM PDT For regional banks like Fifth Third, KeyCorp and Huntington, loans are increasing and defaults are decreasing. But low rates continue to pinch and would-be borrowers are increasingly worried about the economy.     |
| Brazil Criticizes Chevron for Spill, Says Production May Restart Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:53 PM PDT Brazil's oil regulator on Thursday laid heavy criticism on Chevron for an oil spill at an offshore field last November but said it has no objections to the firm restarting production.
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| Penguin Group Dives Into Self-Publishing Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:36 PM PDT Pearson's Penguin Group acquired Author Solutions, a self-publishing company, in a move that underscores how traditional book companies are rethinking their business models.     |
| Georgia Gulf, PPG Unit to Merge in $2 Billion Deal Posted: 19 Jul 2012 01:17 PM PDT Georgia Gulf positioned itself for a recovery in the domestic housing market as the U.S. chemicals company disclosed plans to combine with a unit of PPG Industries in a deal valued at $2.1 billion.     |
| Euro Crisis Hits Emerging-Markets Posted: 19 Jul 2012 06:31 PM PDT Lending conditions in emerging economies deteriorated in recent months as the deepening crisis in the euro zone weighed on banks around the world, according to an industry survey to be released Friday.     |
| AutoNation Net Points to Car Sales Boom Posted: 19 Jul 2012 01:18 PM PDT Auto retailers like AutoNation are enjoying boom times with greater availability of Japanese autos, financing and the desire of consumers to trade up to new vehicles with better fuel economy.     |
| Indian Auto Maker Hit by Violent Protests Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:19 PM PDT Workers at India's largest auto maker rioted and started a fire that killed a senior company official and injured nine policemen and nearly 100 Maruti Suzuki executives, including two Japanese expatriates.     |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2012 05:41 PM PDT German banks are caught in the cross hairs of the global investigations into rate manipulations.     |
| Comcast Realigns News Operations Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:17 PM PDT Comcast said it created a new unit, NBCUniversal News Group, to house all of its news properties, and appointed Pat Fili-Krushel, a veteran media executive, to oversee it.     |
| J&J Penalty May Total $2.2 Billion Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:22 PM PDT Johnson & Johnson and federal prosecutors reached a deal that would settle investigations into the company's marketing practices for as much as $2.2 billion.     |
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