Iran’s oil minister said Monday that OPEC nations should not change their crude output targets at their upcoming meeting in Vienna. Masoud Mirkazemi told reporters on the anniversary of the 1951 nationalization of Iran’s oil industry that the world should…

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Iran calls on OPEC to hold output target steady

Noble Group Ltd., the commodity supplier backed by China Investment Corp., wants to buy and build coal mines, ports and plantations to benefit from rising Asian demand, Chief Executive Officer Ricardo Leiman said.

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Noble Seeks to Add Coal Mines, Ports to Fuel Growth (Update2)

Google Inc. advertisers in China are being advised to switch to rivals such as Baidu Inc. and business partners are exploring alternatives as speculation grows the U.S. company will shut its Web site in the country.

Google Clients Urged to Defect on China Exit Concern (Update1)

Thai anti-government protesters planned to dump their own blood outside Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s office in a show of defiance after he rejected their demands for an election.

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(Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.39 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.38 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.23 at 0900 GMT (4:00 a.m. ET).

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A wave of new consumer price hikes has hit Greece as European Union finance ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss the country’s debt crisis. The center-left government has increased the main sales tax from 19 to 21 percent, as part of a euro16 billion ($…

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BYD Co., the Chinese carmaker backed by Warren Buffett, gained in Hong Kong trading after more than tripling full-year profit on rising sales.

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Buffett-Backed BYD Gains After Boosting Profit (Update2)

BYD Co., the Chinese carmaker backed by Warren Buffett, gained in Hong Kong trading after more than tripling full-year profit on rising sales.

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Buffett-Backed BYD Gains After Boosting Profit (Update2)

APAn investor walks past a stock price monitor at a private securities company in Shanghai China. Europe stocks opened flat to weaker today, ahead of a slow day on the corporate and economic news side and softer Asian markets overnight…

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Overseas stocks start week lower

APAn investor walks past a stock price monitor at a private securities company in Shanghai China. Europe stocks opened flat to weaker today, ahead of a slow day on the corporate and economic news side and softer Asian markets overnight…

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Europe is growing at half the U.S. pace, the U.K. budget deficit may reach 12.6 percent of gross domestic product, and that’s proving no deterrent to the strategists who picked last year’s market bottom.

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Europe Profits Beating U.S. as Bull Market Intact (Update1)

Europe is growing at half the U.S. pace, the U.K. budget deficit may reach 12.6 percent of gross domestic product, and that’s proving no deterrent to the strategists who picked last year’s market bottom.

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Europe Profits Beating U.S. as Bull Market Intact (Update1)

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. may reach an agreement to buy apparel maker Tommy Hilfiger from Apax Partners LLP for about 2.2 billion euros ($3 billion), according to a person briefed on the discussions.

Phillips-Van Heusen Said to Be Close to Hilfiger Deal (Update1)

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. may reach an agreement to buy apparel maker Tommy Hilfiger from Apax Partners LLP for about 2.2 billion euros ($3 billion), according to a person briefed on the discussions.

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Vietnam’s foreign-currency reserves declined about 35 percent to around $15 billion by the end of last year, according to VinaSecurities Joint-Stock Co., the brokerage unit of the country’s biggest fund manager,

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Vietnam Reserves Slump by 35%, VinaSecurities Says (Update1)