Monday, August 31, 2015

European Firms Team Up to Target Google in Civil Lawsuits by MARK SCOTT


By MARK SCOTT

A law firm and public affairs company have created an online platform to help European companies sue Google for financial damages from anticompetitive practices..

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Chinese Manufacturing Index Hits Lowest Level Since 2009 by REUTERS


By REUTERS

The report increased investor fears that the world’s second-largest economy may be lurching toward a hard landing

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Expert Says Manuscript Is Not Harper Lee’s Third Novel by ALEXANDRA ALTER


By ALEXANDRA ALTER

Recently discovered pages are from an earlier version of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” a rare books expert has concluded.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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The Bustle in the Frozen Food Aisle by STEPHANIE STROM


By STEPHANIE STROM

Big food companies like Nestlé are sinking money into revitalizing their frozen offerings, after upstarts have taken supermarket freezer space with more innovative foods.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Japan Nears Test Flight for Long-Delayed Regional Passenger Jet by JAD MOUAWAD


By JAD MOUAWAD

Japan’s first commercial airliner in half a century — the Mitsubishi Regional Jet — will take its first test flight in October.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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A Wild Month on Wall St. Ends Quietly by PETER EAVIS


By PETER EAVIS

August’s turbulence interrupted an unusually long period of tranquillity, but some analysts found reasons to believe that the markets may have found a bottom.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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End-of-Summer Reading: Dreamers and the Defiant by ANDREW ROSS SORKIN


By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN

Summer’s almost gone, but in these last warm days you might reach into a few books on some of the people and creations that shape the economy.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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U.S. Fines Triumph for Failing to Report Defect by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday fined Triumph Motorcycles up to $2.9 million for violating safety reporting requirements.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Greenlight Capital Down 14% for Year; David Einhorn Surveys Investors by ALEXANDRA STEVENSON and MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN


By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON and MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN

The recent market turmoil has not spared one of Wall Street’s smartest stock pickers.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Oil Futures Rise 8% in 3rd Gain in a Row by REUTERS


By REUTERS

Prices fell initially on Monday, but reversed at midmorning to accelerate into the close, extending gains beyond the 20 percent mark that often signals a bull market.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Toshiba Delays Report on Finances Once Again by REUTERS


By REUTERS

Toshiba again delayed announcing its annual financial results as new accounting errors kept it from drawing a line under Japan’s worst corporate scandal in four years.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Eurozone Inflation Is Stable but Does Not Reach Target by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Inflation in the 19-nation eurozone was stable in August at an annual rate of 0.2 percent, according to the European Union’s statistics agency, Eurostat.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Blue Bell Ice Cream Back on Shelves in Two States by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blue Bell Creameries resumed selling its products at select locations on Monday, four months after it halted sales because of listeria contamination.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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S.E.C.’s In-House Judges Not Too Tough, a Review Shows by DAVID ZARING


By DAVID ZARING

The administrative law judges have shown that they are capable of reprimanding the agency.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Slowing Growth Exposes Chinese Banks’ Debt Debris by PETER THAL LARSEN


By PETER THAL LARSEN

Although overall bad debt levels remain relatively low, continued deterioration threatens to reverse years of profit growth.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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One Thing You Can Do With Your Portfolio Right Now


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Hotels Fight Back Against Online Sites, Seeking Direct Bookings by AARON M. KESSLER and JULIE WEED


By AARON M. KESSLER and JULIE WEED

Hotel chains are using rewards points and benefits to encourage guests to book directly, while the industry fights a merger of Expedia and Orbitz.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Global Stocks Fall After Fed Official’s Comments on Rate Increase by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

European stocks were down in midmorning trading and United States futures were also lower after comments by Stanley Fisher suggested a September increase was still possible.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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As His Term Wanes, Obama Restores Workers’ Rights by NOAM SCHEIBER


By NOAM SCHEIBER

The administration has tried to get back protections for workers eroded by conservative activism and changes in the economy over 40 years.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Sunday, August 30, 2015

Japan’s Industrial Output Unexpectedly Falls in July by REUTERS


By REUTERS

The data were a worrying sign that high inventories and weak overseas demand could further hamper an economy struggling to recover from a slump in the second quarter.

Published: September 1, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Daniel Zwirn Forges Partnership With Canadian Investment Firm by ALEXANDRA STEVENSON


By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON

A deal represents be a new chapter for the hedge fund manager six years after he closed his firm amid an S.E.C. investigation.

Published: August 31, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Wall St. Policy Poses a Challenge for Presidential Candidates by NATHANIEL POPPER


By NATHANIEL POPPER

The opinions about Wall Street that are emerging from the presidential candidates suggest that the financial industry could face very different futures depending on which party wins the White House.

Published: August 31, 2015 at 12:00AM

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James L. Flanagan, Acoustical Pioneer, Dies at 89 by SAM ROBERTS


By SAM ROBERTS

Mr. Flanagan conceived of new ways in which technology could be made more compatible with human speech.

Published: August 31, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Challenged on Left and Right, the Fed Faces a Decision on Rates by BINYAMIN APPELBAUM


By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM

As the Federal Reserve held its annual policy retreat in Wyoming, an approaching action on interest rates, mathematically minor in itself, is being closely watched.

Published: August 31, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Car Sales, Samsung’s New Smartwatch, and the Jobs Report by THE NEW YORK TIMES


By THE NEW YORK TIMES

This week automakers are expected to report healthy sales of new vehicles, Samsung plans to introduce another smartwatch and the Labor Department will report the latest data on hiring and unemployment.

Published: August 31, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Ahead of I.P.O., Univision Faces Bigger Rival Than Trump: Shifting TV Habits by EMILY STEEL


By EMILY STEEL

More troubling than its battle with Donald Trump, the Spanish-language broadcaster is dealing with a mixed bag of concerns — the same faced by most TV-based media companies — as it decides to go public.

Published: August 31, 2015 at 12:00AM

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