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Asian shares edge down, oil stabilises after rout

TOKYO - Asian shares edged lower on Tuesday after downbeat economic data pressured Wall Street ahead of key U.S. jobs data later this week that could provide a key clue to the timing of the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate increase.

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Pimco says may face SEC action over fund Bill Gross once ran

- Pacific Investment Management Co said on Monday it may face U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil charges over whether it inflated the returns of a popular exchange-traded fund once managed by prominent bond investor Bill Gross.

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Insight - How Libor whiz Rain Man became 'the guy everyone was going to blame'

LONDON - He was so obsessed with the numbers that he did not see his downfall coming.

Special Reports, UK 03 Aug 2015

Samsung glamour days over as it fights to save mobile market share

SEOUL - For four years Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has basked in the success of its Galaxy smartphones, making billions of dollars competing with Apple Inc in the premium mobile market.

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BP to relinquish three offshore blocks in Uruguay

MONTEVIDEO - British oil major BP has halted its deepwater exploration activities off Uruguay as it prioritises lower-risk projects at a time of low international prices, an official at Uruguay's state-owned oil company Ancap said on Monday.

03 Aug 2015

Greek stocks plunge, banks hammered, after 5-week crisis shut down

ATHENS - Greece's stock market closed with heavy losses on Monday after a five-week shutdown brought on by fears that the country was about to be dumped from the euro zone. | Video

03 Aug 2015
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FTSE 100 6,688.62 -7.66 -0.11%
DAX 11,443.72 -- --%
CAC 40 5,120.52 -- --%
TR Europe 167.03 -- --%
GBP/USD 1.5593 +0.04%
GBP/EUR 1.4239 +0.07%
EUR/USD 1.0948 -0.02%
Gold 1,083.50 -5.90 -0.54%
Oil 45.47 +0.30 +0.66%
Corn 368.50 +2.00 +0.55%