Reuters: BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) will take its case to Potash (NYSE: POT) shareholders.
Reuters: Google In.c (NASDAQ: GOOG) will allow phone calls from Gmail accounts.
Reuters: The Bank of Japan may begin to ease to help bring down the yen.
Reuters: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will show new iPods on September 1.
Reuters: India held a meeting with Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) about BlackBerry security.
Reuters: New research shows Apple’s iPad will dominate the tablet industry for at least two more years.
Reuters: Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) said orders for its new Kindle are strong.
Reuters: China Life (NYSE: LFC) said it has had no talks with American International Group (NYSE: AIG) about AIA.
Reuters: Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) will make a new offer for 3Par (NYSE: PAR) to top Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE: HPQ)
WSJ: The SEC will increase the power that shareholders have over company boards.
WSJ: Fairfax Financial has bought $200 million of derivatives based on a drop in the CPI.
WSJ: GE (NYSE: GE) and Hitachi will press to get more nuclear plant contracts.
WSJ: More products that help draw sales from consumers as they shop are emerging.
WSJ: Ford Motor (NYSE: F) is using Wi-Fi to load features into the tech centers of new cars.
WSJ: GM will build Chevrolet models that cost more than most of the division’s old models.
WSJ: The losses at TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) rose.
WSJ: Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) increased its fight with raider Ron Burkle.
WSJ: The FDA expects the rise in food prices to be small in coming months.
WSJ: The Abbott Labs (NYSE: ABT) takeover of Piramal Healthcare will increase its presence in India.
WSJ: Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has asked courts to review the status of a class action suit against it involving alleged discrimination against women.
WSJ: China car makers have turned in strong earnings based on government programs to increase sales.
WSJ: Gamin recalled 1.3 million GPS products.
WSJ: Alibaba is moving into the online travel business.
WSJ: Japan is faced with a strong currency and weak economy.
WSJ: AIA is closer to an IPO.
WSJ: Infinium Capital Management is under investigation by the CME for rising oil futures prices.
NYT: Banks say that they can still make risky bets using their money on behalf of clients.
NYT: The Federal Reserve will announce upcoming actions to help the economy.
FT: Google’s new phone service will compete with Skype.
Bloomberg: Official Chinese data covers up rises in home prices and food products.
Bloomberg: Credit Agricole’s profits rose 86%.
Bloomberg: Private equity funds are losing the support of pensions.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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