The World’s Largest Advertising Company, WPP Plc Posts a 39% Jump in First-Half Net Income to GBP 150.8mm (USD 232.5mm), Boosted by Increased Ad Spending in the US and the UK
National Bank of Greece SA, EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA, Alpha Bank SA and Bank of Piraeus Face Growing Political Pressure to Merge as Greece’s Economy Hurts Profits
Germany’s Economy Grows 2.2% in Q02 2010 on 8.2% Surge in Exports, the Biggest Quarterly Increases since Reunification Two Decades Ago
The World’s Biggest Fertilizer Company, Rio Tinto Ltd Partners with Chinese Allies to Fend Off BHP Billiton Ltd’s Hostile USD 39B Bid for Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc
London-Listed Coal and Base Metals Miner, Xstrata Plc Agrees to Pay USD 381mm to Acquire Australian-Listed Sphere Minerals Ltd which Holds Magnetite Iron Ore Deposits in Mauritania
Crude Oil Stands at USD 72.30 per Barrel
Ethanol Stands at USD 1.86 per Gallon
Natural Gas Stands at USD 4.06 per British Thermal Unit (Btu)
Gold Stands at USD 1,218.06 per Troy Ounce
Dow Jones Industrial Average Falls 39.21 Points (-0.38%) to 10,174.41
London FTSE Index Falls 55.66 Points (-1.06%) to 5,179.18
Japan Nikkei Index Falls 121.55 Points (-1.33%) to 8,995.14
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index Falls 230.30 Points (-1.10%) to 20,658.71
Brazil Bovespa Index Falls 695.30 Points (-1.04%) to 65,981.86
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