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• Samsung, Toshiba unveil Google-based iPad rivals
  South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and Japan’s Toshiba each unveil tablet computers designed to rival Apple’s popular iPad. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_RgZCOR8CDbEs4z9rekRa5Iqu5g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_RgZCOR8CDbEs4z9rekRa5Iqu5g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_RgZCOR8CDbEs4z9rekRa5Iqu5g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_RgZCOR8CDbEs4z9rekRa5Iqu5g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=BObM3kfPAQo:mgjG8SISIK4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=BObM3kfPAQo:mgjG8SISIK4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=BObM3kfPAQo:mgjG8SISIK4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=BObM3kfPAQo:mgjG8SISIK4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=BObM3kfPAQo:mgjG8SISIK4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=BObM3kfPAQo:mgjG8SISIK4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketwatch/topstories/~4/BObM3kfPAQo" height="1" width="1"/>
• Currencies: Dollar weakens ahead of U.S. jobs data
  The U.S. dollar loses ground against the yen and euro, with traders wary ahead of the release of U.S. nonfarm payrolls later in the global day. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/R1_ma7C3D1ZZ-gxin1w41ETe_B8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/R1_ma7C3D1ZZ-gxin1w41ETe_B8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/R1_ma7C3D1ZZ-gxin1w41ETe_B8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/R1_ma7C3D1ZZ-gxin1w41ETe_B8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=5bEkOxBF54o:-hr-ypCEatc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=5bEkOxBF54o:-hr-ypCEatc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=5bEkOxBF54o:-hr-ypCEatc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=5bEkOxBF54o:-hr-ypCEatc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=5bEkOxBF54o:-hr-ypCEatc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=5bEkOxBF54o:-hr-ypCEatc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketwatch/topstories/~4/5bEkOxBF54o" height="1" width="1"/>
• Asia Markets: Singapore property curbs may bite banks' growth
  The biting restrictions that Singapore introduced earlier this week to cool the city's property prices will likely affect credit growth at the city's lenders and restrict their share gains, analysts say. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8tx_ZFpkLzxFVDJ9EtqbxQbYHhM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8tx_ZFpkLzxFVDJ9EtqbxQbYHhM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8tx_ZFpkLzxFVDJ9EtqbxQbYHhM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8tx_ZFpkLzxFVDJ9EtqbxQbYHhM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=DqmtPlsara4:fl-yAcrYhH8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=DqmtPlsara4:fl-yAcrYhH8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=DqmtPlsara4:fl-yAcrYhH8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=DqmtPlsara4:fl-yAcrYhH8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=DqmtPlsara4:fl-yAcrYhH8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=DqmtPlsara4:fl-yAcrYhH8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketwatch/topstories/~4/DqmtPlsara4" height="1" width="1"/>
• Robert Powell: Health law's retiree perk won't last long
  If you are among the estimated 1.3 million retirees too young to qualify for Medicare but fortunate enough to have employer-sponsored health care coverage, count your blessings. The next two years could bring a bit of a windfall. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/yRbhYikxNyuznuyQIqDNsng7dg0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/yRbhYikxNyuznuyQIqDNsng7dg0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/yRbhYikxNyuznuyQIqDNsng7dg0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/yRbhYikxNyuznuyQIqDNsng7dg0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=sbNik3H2x80:NH_agAzd5Gc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=sbNik3H2x80:NH_agAzd5Gc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=sbNik3H2x80:NH_agAzd5Gc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=sbNik3H2x80:NH_agAzd5Gc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=sbNik3H2x80:NH_agAzd5Gc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=sbNik3H2x80:NH_agAzd5Gc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketwatch/topstories/~4/sbNik3H2x80" height="1" width="1"/>
• Corrections: AIG falls amid reports of Hong Kong AIA listing
  A MarketWatch report late Thursday misstated the timing of AIG share losses, which occurred in after-hours trading. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/o-nvyE-Q7PEGi19-dyn4uWEHB00/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/o-nvyE-Q7PEGi19-dyn4uWEHB00/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/o-nvyE-Q7PEGi19-dyn4uWEHB00/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/o-nvyE-Q7PEGi19-dyn4uWEHB00/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=ZhUr6VUG8aY:BEv_Q76ders:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=ZhUr6VUG8aY:BEv_Q76ders:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=ZhUr6VUG8aY:BEv_Q76ders:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=ZhUr6VUG8aY:BEv_Q76ders:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=ZhUr6VUG8aY:BEv_Q76ders:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=ZhUr6VUG8aY:BEv_Q76ders:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketwatch/topstories/~4/ZhUr6VUG8aY" height="1" width="1"/>
• AIG falls amid reports of Hong Kong AIA listing
  Shares of AIG suffer mild losses in after-hours trading, as reports say the firm is planning to list its AIA unit on the Hong Kong stock exchange, with the offering said to include a record number of bookrunners. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/a-oUyMq1ywd4X-EIxhv9ePEBacM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/a-oUyMq1ywd4X-EIxhv9ePEBacM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/a-oUyMq1ywd4X-EIxhv9ePEBacM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/a-oUyMq1ywd4X-EIxhv9ePEBacM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=I9spsRR6Eag:VtQZtKg2PrY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=I9spsRR6Eag:VtQZtKg2PrY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=I9spsRR6Eag:VtQZtKg2PrY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=I9spsRR6Eag:VtQZtKg2PrY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=I9spsRR6Eag:VtQZtKg2PrY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=I9spsRR6Eag:VtQZtKg2PrY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketwatch/topstories/~4/I9spsRR6Eag" height="1" width="1"/>
• Outside the Box: Equity defies its eulogizers
  "The Death of the Cult of Equity" is one of the hoarier old clichés to emerge from the financial crisis, writes David Cottle. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/rGRZBRcISjm8hmw36z40Xob1OZk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/rGRZBRcISjm8hmw36z40Xob1OZk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/rGRZBRcISjm8hmw36z40Xob1OZk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/rGRZBRcISjm8hmw36z40Xob1OZk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=FzKryDFNvO0:3q0DpRYl4zQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=FzKryDFNvO0:3q0DpRYl4zQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=FzKryDFNvO0:3q0DpRYl4zQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=FzKryDFNvO0:3q0DpRYl4zQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=FzKryDFNvO0:3q0DpRYl4zQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=FzKryDFNvO0:3q0DpRYl4zQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketwatch/topstories/~4/FzKryDFNvO0" height="1" width="1"/>
• Realty Q&A: Don't tap retirement fund to pay off mortgage
  In this week's Realty Q&A, a retiree says his only debt is his $94,000 mortgage, and he wonders whether he should tap his 401(k) to pay off that bill. Lew Sichelman offers some advice. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dAGeJ5YK4aJ2VsTkXt42_dHjGCY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dAGeJ5YK4aJ2VsTkXt42_dHjGCY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dAGeJ5YK4aJ2VsTkXt42_dHjGCY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dAGeJ5YK4aJ2VsTkXt42_dHjGCY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=_LrwyQLcqUQ:yqIPJhJcEEk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=_LrwyQLcqUQ:yqIPJhJcEEk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=_LrwyQLcqUQ:yqIPJhJcEEk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=_LrwyQLcqUQ:yqIPJhJcEEk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=_LrwyQLcqUQ:yqIPJhJcEEk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=_LrwyQLcqUQ:yqIPJhJcEEk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketwatch/topstories/~4/_LrwyQLcqUQ" height="1" width="1"/>
• Rex Nutting: Land of Opportunity turning barren
  Employment is our biggest economic, social and political problem. Yet no one has proposed a solution that’s workable, one that’s economically effective and politically viable, writes Rex Nutting. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/HOBCf-dG5CAFAQgyqoHZWICy44g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/HOBCf-dG5CAFAQgyqoHZWICy44g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/HOBCf-dG5CAFAQgyqoHZWICy44g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/HOBCf-dG5CAFAQgyqoHZWICy44g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=GoRKGgd9uhg:QylluwDm6X4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=GoRKGgd9uhg:QylluwDm6X4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=GoRKGgd9uhg:QylluwDm6X4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=GoRKGgd9uhg:QylluwDm6X4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=GoRKGgd9uhg:QylluwDm6X4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=GoRKGgd9uhg:QylluwDm6X4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketwatch/topstories/~4/GoRKGgd9uhg" height="1" width="1"/>
• Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises
  A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/vVnyB9izdP7IZutOUvcf--_gQB0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/vVnyB9izdP7IZutOUvcf--_gQB0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/vVnyB9izdP7IZutOUvcf--_gQB0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/vVnyB9izdP7IZutOUvcf--_gQB0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=-VikIzdi_Nw:BKJkyPEoUsw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=-VikIzdi_Nw:BKJkyPEoUsw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=-VikIzdi_Nw:BKJkyPEoUsw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=-VikIzdi_Nw:BKJkyPEoUsw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?i=-VikIzdi_Nw:BKJkyPEoUsw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?a=-VikIzdi_Nw:BKJkyPEoUsw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/marketwatch/topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marketwatch/topstories/~4/-VikIzdi_Nw" height="1" width="1"/>

REUTERS

• Stocks rise on economic hopes ahead of payrolls
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on low volume on Thursday as data showed improvement in housing and the job market a day ahead of the critical monthly payrolls figures. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6vECK-Shio-V-wjTQSJ9f10GKj4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6vECK-Shio-V-wjTQSJ9f10GKj4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6vECK-Shio-V-wjTQSJ9f10GKj4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6vECK-Shio-V-wjTQSJ9f10GKj4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=-jsWi_3avi8:dX6oF2PHO70:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=-jsWi_3avi8:dX6oF2PHO70:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=-jsWi_3avi8:dX6oF2PHO70:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=-jsWi_3avi8:dX6oF2PHO70:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=-jsWi_3avi8:dX6oF2PHO70:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~4/-jsWi_3avi8" height="1" width="1"/>
• China approached Canadian fund on rival Potash bid
  MELBOURNE/TORONTO (Reuters) - Chinese and other investors have approached at least one big Canadian pension manager about a bid for Canada's Potash Corp to rival BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile offer. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MQg73GyOGKMZfYfdaoQN-KW2kco/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MQg73GyOGKMZfYfdaoQN-KW2kco/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MQg73GyOGKMZfYfdaoQN-KW2kco/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MQg73GyOGKMZfYfdaoQN-KW2kco/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=sKZu08f1un8:h8p9sTm0QNA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=sKZu08f1un8:h8p9sTm0QNA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=sKZu08f1un8:h8p9sTm0QNA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=sKZu08f1un8:h8p9sTm0QNA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=sKZu08f1un8:h8p9sTm0QNA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~4/sKZu08f1un8" height="1" width="1"/>
• Heavy in dollars, China warns of depreciation
  BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday offered a rare glimpse into its foreign exchange reserves, confirming that they are overwhelmingly allocated in dollars, while a central banker said the mountain of cash could face depreciation risks. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Pd97Z-eQGeUOBvVtIsbXYiCA6bM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Pd97Z-eQGeUOBvVtIsbXYiCA6bM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Pd97Z-eQGeUOBvVtIsbXYiCA6bM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Pd97Z-eQGeUOBvVtIsbXYiCA6bM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=qxYt5T-4gxU:z46mBT_Yozg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=qxYt5T-4gxU:z46mBT_Yozg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=qxYt5T-4gxU:z46mBT_Yozg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=qxYt5T-4gxU:z46mBT_Yozg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=qxYt5T-4gxU:z46mBT_Yozg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~4/qxYt5T-4gxU" height="1" width="1"/>
• Payrolls seen falling, private hiring tepid
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment likely fell for a third straight month in August as more temporary census jobs ended and cautious businesses scaled back hiring, an outcome that could pressure the Federal Reserve to prop up growth. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/16phjumO3nH3aSh_shtAhXyN-qk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/16phjumO3nH3aSh_shtAhXyN-qk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/16phjumO3nH3aSh_shtAhXyN-qk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/16phjumO3nH3aSh_shtAhXyN-qk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=vwV2RzfX054:EFZlgoI9xoE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=vwV2RzfX054:EFZlgoI9xoE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=vwV2RzfX054:EFZlgoI9xoE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=vwV2RzfX054:EFZlgoI9xoE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=vwV2RzfX054:EFZlgoI9xoE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~4/vwV2RzfX054" height="1" width="1"/>
• Burger King agrees to $3.3 billion sale to 3G Capital
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Burger King Holdings Inc agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for $3.26 billion, giving the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain breathing room to fix its business and close the gap with leader McDonald's Corp. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cc0EasCRn9UCGar_hr-8bkRQFu4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cc0EasCRn9UCGar_hr-8bkRQFu4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cc0EasCRn9UCGar_hr-8bkRQFu4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cc0EasCRn9UCGar_hr-8bkRQFu4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=ayH4DTyWBfI:fl4VfVaU0D4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=ayH4DTyWBfI:fl4VfVaU0D4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=ayH4DTyWBfI:fl4VfVaU0D4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=ayH4DTyWBfI:fl4VfVaU0D4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=ayH4DTyWBfI:fl4VfVaU0D4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~4/ayH4DTyWBfI" height="1" width="1"/>
• Murdoch: Global economy is still not out of turmoil
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said the global economy is still in an uncertain state and the media industry is going through a fundamental transformation that is unpredictable <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ozT1-bguF1qZSKUKyC14tx5LAo8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ozT1-bguF1qZSKUKyC14tx5LAo8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ozT1-bguF1qZSKUKyC14tx5LAo8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ozT1-bguF1qZSKUKyC14tx5LAo8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=xV0clTAw6vI:hEZ1j5vfsfg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=xV0clTAw6vI:hEZ1j5vfsfg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=xV0clTAw6vI:hEZ1j5vfsfg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=xV0clTAw6vI:hEZ1j5vfsfg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=xV0clTAw6vI:hEZ1j5vfsfg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~4/xV0clTAw6vI" height="1" width="1"/>
• Bernanke takes blame for muddled message on Lehman
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he was partly to blame for leaving the wrong impression that the central bank could have saved Lehman Brothers from failure in 2008. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XpBQE_TIuhXbEcBMsqU_9L5T5t0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XpBQE_TIuhXbEcBMsqU_9L5T5t0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XpBQE_TIuhXbEcBMsqU_9L5T5t0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XpBQE_TIuhXbEcBMsqU_9L5T5t0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=CyKb9E-viCc:ai1NiEquvpw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=CyKb9E-viCc:ai1NiEquvpw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=CyKb9E-viCc:ai1NiEquvpw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=CyKb9E-viCc:ai1NiEquvpw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=CyKb9E-viCc:ai1NiEquvpw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~4/CyKb9E-viCc" height="1" width="1"/>
• Samsung raises 2010 smartphone sales target: report
  SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , the world's No.2 handset maker, expects to sell up to 25 million smartphones this year, exceeding its earlier target, and aims to double shipments next year, media reports said on Friday. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rk-iBLUzNjOQIM0wjC_9S3qOHS8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rk-iBLUzNjOQIM0wjC_9S3qOHS8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rk-iBLUzNjOQIM0wjC_9S3qOHS8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rk-iBLUzNjOQIM0wjC_9S3qOHS8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=vQgP4Snqo10:VrRgq0hmRcg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=vQgP4Snqo10:VrRgq0hmRcg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=vQgP4Snqo10:VrRgq0hmRcg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=vQgP4Snqo10:VrRgq0hmRcg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=vQgP4Snqo10:VrRgq0hmRcg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~4/vQgP4Snqo10" height="1" width="1"/>
• Lehman preps bank units for sale or shutdown
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc , the bankrupt U.S. investment bank, needs at least $550 million to keep its two bank units going as it prepares to sell them or shut them down in 18 months, court documents show. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QD3HKN5MFdzZHpsFl9hccbbUKB0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QD3HKN5MFdzZHpsFl9hccbbUKB0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QD3HKN5MFdzZHpsFl9hccbbUKB0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QD3HKN5MFdzZHpsFl9hccbbUKB0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=HknEnCKDXRs:seen1PQefCg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=HknEnCKDXRs:seen1PQefCg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=HknEnCKDXRs:seen1PQefCg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=HknEnCKDXRs:seen1PQefCg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=HknEnCKDXRs:seen1PQefCg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~4/HknEnCKDXRs" height="1" width="1"/>
• HP wins 3PAR for $2.4 billion as Dell drops out
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co won the bidding war to buy data storage company 3PAR Inc for $2.4 billion, as rival Dell Inc bowed out on Thursday. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lB9Tw9Mn6dJa61jT2sjiSaL_M4w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lB9Tw9Mn6dJa61jT2sjiSaL_M4w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lB9Tw9Mn6dJa61jT2sjiSaL_M4w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lB9Tw9Mn6dJa61jT2sjiSaL_M4w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=pg82YsksUec:pYQcakK2MJM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=pg82YsksUec:pYQcakK2MJM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=pg82YsksUec:pYQcakK2MJM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?a=pg82YsksUec:pYQcakK2MJM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/businessNews?i=pg82YsksUec:pYQcakK2MJM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~4/pg82YsksUec" height="1" width="1"/>