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• Rouen Grain Exports Jump Fivefold on Algerian and Saudi Demand

  Updated 26 minutes ago

  Grain exports from the French port of Rouen, Europe’s biggest wheat-shipping hub, jumped more than fivefold in the latest week on sales to destinations including Algeria and Saudi Arabia.

• Europe’s Government Bonds Tumble After Bernanke Signals QE Exit

  Updated 23 minutes ago

  European government bonds slumped after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday U.S. policy makers could end asset purchases in mid-2014, sparking a global selloff in fixed-income securities.

• Treasury Yields Touch 15-Month High After Fed; Asian Bonds Slide

  Updated 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

  Treasuries fell for a fourth day, pushing the 10-year yield to a 15-month high, before U.S. employment reports today which follow comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke that policy makers could end bond purchases in mid-2014.

• Oi’s Industry-Best Dividend Yield in Jeopardy: Corporate Brazil

  Oi SA is in jeopardy of falling short on a pledge to deliver 2 billion reais ($920 million) in dividends this year, a payout that was forecast to make it the highest-yielding phone company in the world.

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  Suicide Bomber Photos Provoke Protests in Paris: Review

  Updated 2 hours, 32 minutes ago

  Rebels? Freedom fighters? Terrorists? The question arises not only in Syria.

• Noncitizen Voting Makes Sense. Why Don’t Liberals Agree?

  A Supreme Court ruling this week confirmed federal supremacy over U.S. voter-registration procedures, yet it didn’t challenge the power of states to set the basic qualifications for being able to vote. Justice Antonin Scalia’s majority opinion in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona was as much a reaffirmation of state prerogatives over access to the ballot box as it was of federal power to determine the procedures.

• Germany’s Bunds Rise Before Bernanke as Portuguese Notes Advance

  Germany’s government bonds rose for the first time in three days as investors weighed what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will say about the central bank’s asset-purchase program at a press conference today.

• Portugal Borrowing Costs Climb to 5-Month High at Bill Sale

  Portugal’s cost of borrowing for 18 months climbed to the highest level since January as the nation sold a combined 1.5 billion euros ($2.01 billion) of bills.

• German Bonds Fall 2nd Day as Portugal’s Rise Before Fed Decision

  Germany’s bonds dropped for a second day as investors weighed what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will say about the central bank’s asset-purchase program when he holds a press conference tomorrow.

• Portugal Cuts Potential Swap Losses in Half to 1.5 Billion Euros

  The Portuguese government reduced potential losses on derivatives contracts by approximately 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion) after reaching settlements with several banks, a finance ministry official said.

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