TOP NEWS By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Egypt began three days of official mourning Thursday after at least 73 people were killed in a soccer brawl that underscored the government's failure to re-establish order. City Room By MICHAEL PAULSON and KATE TAYLOR Mr. Bloomberg, a billionaire with a long-term interest in public health, said he would give Planned Parenthood Federation of America a $250,000 matching gift. By ROBERT F. WORTH Iran invited young activists to Tehran for a conference on the "Islamic Awakening," but the fact that no one was invited from Syria's opposition disrupted the whole script. You're the Boss Blog By ROBB MANDELBAUM The bank will provide most of the capital but the funds will actually be dispersed by a small-business advisory firm. Economix Blog By CATHERINE RAMPELL A rabbi, writing in The Wall Street Journal, argues that the Bible is pro-capitalist. But there are plenty of anti-free-market and anti-capitalist ideas in the Scriptures, too. |
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BUSINESS By ANNIE LOWREY The Obama administration argues that rising wages in developing countries and other factors have made keeping workers in the United States a much more viable option. DealBook By MARK SCOTT and DAVID JOLLY Glencore International, the biggest commodities trading company in the world, has approached the mining company Xstrata about a takeover, a long-anticipated deal that would create a company with a market value of about $80 billion. By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM In testimony before a Congressional committee, Ben S. Bernanke defended the Federal Reserve against Republican accusations that its policies could allow higher inflation. By KEITH BRADSHER and LIZ ALDERMAN Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said China might be willing to help finance Europe's stabilization by working with the International Monetary Fund. By JACK EWING and NIKI KITSANTONIS A deal with private bondholders to reduce Greece's debt appears close, but political turmoil could derail agreement on other measures to secure the next installment of rescue funds. |
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