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China Inflation, Production Accelerate, Adding Pressure for Stimulus Exit China’s inflation reached a 16- month high, industrial output climbed and new loans exceeded forecasts, adding to the case for the government to pare back stimulus measures.

BP to Pay $7 Billion for Devon's Assets in Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, Caspian BP Plc will pay Devon Energy Corp. $7 billion for assets in Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico and Azerbaijan, adding fields that may extend its production lead over Exxon Mobil Corp.

Naked Swaps Crackdown Threat in Europe Rings Hollow Without Obama Backing European politicians and regulators could initiate a continent-wide ban on speculative trading of sovereign credit-default swaps tomorrow. Making it stick without the Americans won’t work.

Brown Tries to `Perversely' Benefit From U.K. Relapse Risk Before Election Gordon Brown is trying to turn the threat of a double-dip U.K. recession into an advantage.

Corporate Bond Spreads at Narrowest This Year Attract GMAC: Credit Markets Corporate bond yields fell to the lowest this year relative to benchmark government securities, luring GMAC Inc. to sell its longest-maturity notes since 2004.

Alrosa Set to Double Diamond Sales in India With $490 Million of Contracts ZAO Alrosa, the world’s largest diamond company, will sign contracts to supply $490 million of the stones to India in the next three years as it seeks to double sales to the country.

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Greece Paralyzed by Strikes as Unions Protest Against Plan to Cut Deficit Greek hospitals, airports and schools were shut and police scuffled with protesters as unions staged the second general strike this year against government budget cuts to curb the European Union’s biggest deficit.

Senate Negotiations Said to Advance on Consumer Division Powers, Oversight Senate negotiators closed in on a deal for strengthening consumer financial protections, giving bank regulators a role in rule-making and enforcement, two Democratic Senate aides briefed on the talks said.

Putin Visits India in Race With U.S., Europe for Arms, Nuclear Agreements Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi tonight to fend off competition from the U.S. and Europe to supply arms and nuclear energy to India.



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