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  Yen Gains With Oil as Europe Stocks Decline Before Fed

  Updated 8 minutes ago

  The yen strengthened for the first time in three days against the dollar and European stocks declined before a Federal Reserve meeting that may clarify the outlook for U.S. monetary stimulus. Oil approached $100 a barrel for the first time since September.

• European Stocks Fluctuate Before Fed as Nordea Slides

  Updated 8 minutes ago

  European stocks fluctuated between gains and losses as investors awaited the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting for indications on the duration of stimulus measures.

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  Alcatel to Sell Assets in Bid to End ‘Perpetual’ Restructurings

  Updated 28 minutes ago

  Alcatel-Lucent SA will sell 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) of assets and slash costs by another 1 billion euros in a bid by Chief Michel Combes to turn the company around -- something his predecessors tried, and failed, to do for seven years.

• WTI Advances to Nine-Month High as U.S. Stockpiles Drop

  Updated 43 minutes ago

  West Texas Intermediate crude traded near a nine-month high after an industry report showed U.S. inventories dropped last week.

• Veolia to Build Desalination Plant for Coastal South Africa Town

  Updated 42 minutes ago

  Veolia Environnement, Europe’s largest water utility, is building a seawater desalination plant in Lamberts Bay on the southwest coast of South Africa to help boost supplies for 40,000 residents.

• Kazimir Head of Research Adshead Leaves After Renaissance Buyout

  Updated 58 minutes ago

  Tom Adshead, head of research at Russian hedge-fund firm Kazimir Partners Ltd., said he’s left following its acquisition of Renaissance Asset Managers.

• Aegon Says More Actions Needed to Meet 2015 Profitability Goal

  Updated 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  Aegon NV, the Dutch owner of U.S. insurer Transamerica Corp., said more steps are needed to meet a 2015 profitability target as interest rates remain low.

• Dollar Declines Before Bernanke’s Fed Policy Update; Krona Rises

  Updated 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

  The dollar fell against the majority of its most-traded peers amid bets Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will signal the central bank plans to maintain bond purchases that risk debasing the currency.

• Gilts Advance as BOE Minutes Show Some Support for U.K. Stimulus

  Updated 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

  U.K. government bonds rose as the minutes of the Bank of England’s most recent policy meeting showed some officials said the inflation outlook was more favorable and that more monetary stimulus was justified.

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  H&M Reports ‘Good Start’ to June After Quarterly Profit Drop

  Updated 58 minutes ago

  Hennes & Mauritz AB, Europe’s second-largest clothing retailer, said June sales are off to a good start, providing some respite for investors after quarterly profit fell more than analysts expected.

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