الثلاثاء، 16 أغسطس 2011

Afternoon Update: Sarkozy and Merkel Call for Closer Euro Coordination

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TOP NEWS

Sarkozy and Merkel Call for Closer Euro Coordination

By NICOLA CLARK

With new data showing Europe's economy stalling, the leaders of France and Germany set out proposals to harmonize national policies, including a balanced-budget obligation.

Top Tabloid Editors Endorsed Hacking, Letter Says

By SARAH LYALL, RAVI SOMAIYA and ALAN COWELL

Despite denials by its owners, hacking was widely discussed at the British tabloid News of the World, a former reporter wrote.

In Vietnam, Healing a Village Wounded by Trafficking

By JULIE COHN

A textile cooperative started for women rescued from the sex trade is thriving, lifting a small Vietnamese village near the border with China.

Thousands Fled Assault on Palestinian Enclave in Syria

By ANTHONY SHADID and ISABEL KERSHNER

United Nations officials said Tuesday that as many as 10,000 residents had fled during the four-day assault.

This Land

Good Will to All, With a Side of Soft-Serve

By DAN BARRY

A Pakistani Dairy Queen owner in Pennsylvania has become the cornerstone of the community, one soft-serve fund-raiser at a time.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast

France and Germany hold economic talks; the Syrian government's latest military assault hits Palestinian refugees; and President Obama and Gov. Rick Perry of Texas campaign in Iowa.

Opinion

Opinionator | Disunion

The Union's Spy Game

As the Civil War progressed, the Union rapidly, but disjointedly, built an intelligence operation.

BUSINESS

Debt Crisis Threatens to Taint Broader Economy

By JACK EWING

Europe's sovereign debt crisis threatened to spill over into the broader economy as official figures released Tuesday showed that growth in the euro zone fell to its lowest rate in two years.

Court Rejects Move to Include Profits in Madoff Returns

By DIANA B. HENRIQUES

The court of appeals agrees with the trustee that only the original deposits should be counted in making returns to investors.

Wal-Mart Posts a Profit Despite Struggles in the U.S.

By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD

International growth was strong, but the economic downturn hurt its American customers.

DealBook

What's Behind the Hefty Motorola Break-Up Fee

By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED

Why did Google agree to a big $2.5 billion breakup fee in its takeover of Motorola Mobility? It may come down to a matter of patents.

DealBook

Tax Policy Change Would Bring Cash Piles Abroad Back Home

By STEVEN M. DAVIDOFF

JPMorgan Chase estimated that 519 American multinational corporations had $1.37 trillion outside the United States. The Deal Professor offers a way to repatriate some of that money.

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