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  Glencore, Xstrata Revise Some Deal Terms

  Xstrata and Glencore agreed to revise a key element of their landmark merger, shifting the focus now to whether Glencore is willing to sweeten the price to quell a shareholder rebellion over terms of the deal.

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• Analysts Hit the Tepid Button on Facebook

  Wall Street gave the social-network company an unusually lukewarm reception, with analysts offering up a higher number of "hold" ratings for its shares than "buys."

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  • J.P. Morgan, Goldman Gush
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  • Morgan Stanley: IPO Price on Target
  • Facebook's Biggest Bear
  • Other Social-Media Stocks Fall

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  Fiat to Boost Stake in Chrysler

  Italian auto maker Fiat is expected to boost its ownership of Chrysler to 61.9% from 58.5% as early as next week by purchasing shares held by a trust that provides health care for retired union workers.

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  Comcast Settles FCC Complaint

  Comcast agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a Federal Communications Commission complaint that it didn't offer stand-alone Internet service to consumers as agreed when it acquired control of NBCUniversal.

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  FDA Approves Weight-Loss Drug Belviq

  The FDA approved weight-loss drug Belviq made by Arena Pharmaceuticals, the first obesity medicine to be approved in more than a decade.

  • Arena Pharma Shares Surge
  • Arena Pharma Options Trading Exceeds Apple

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  Strong Sales Lift Monsanto's Profit

  Monsanto reported a 35% rise in quarterly profit on strong sales for its seeds business.

• Banker Gets Jail Time in Formula One Case

  A former German banking executive was given 8½ years in jail after admitting to accepting $44 million in payments from Formula One mogul Bernie Ecclestone, stemming from a 2005 deal to sell a 50% stake in the motor-racing franchise.

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  UPS Builds Health Care Logistics Business

  Running logistics for cost-conscious health care and pharmaceutical companies is proving a lucrative and growing business for parcel shipping companies including UPS, FedEx and DHL.

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  T-Mobile USA Chief Resigns

  T-Mobile USA's CEO Philipp Humm resigned, with plans to join an unnamed competitor of parent company Deutsche Telekom in Europe.

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  Microsoft Dealt Blow in Europe

  Microsoft suffered a blow in its long-running battle with European Union regulators as Europe's second-highest court decided to only slightly reduce a 2008 European Commission fine.

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  BP Sets Plans for Caspian Gas

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  TransCanada Moves Forward on Gulf Coast Pipeline Project

• Lennar Second-Quarter Profit Soars

• News Corp. Advances Plan to Split

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  U.S. Weans Itself From Mideast Oil

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  Apple Opens New Asia iTunes Stores

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  Shell Receives Approval for French Guiana Drilling

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  General Mills Cautious on Outlook

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  Exxon: 'Losing Our Shirts' on Natural Gas

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  MacDonald Dettwiler Buys Loral Space Unit

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  GM India, Tata Motors to Suspend Production This Week

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  Tepco Shareholders Approve Nationalization