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onsdag, augusti 01, 2012

NEW YORK TIMES

Afternoon Update

 

TOP NEWS

N.Y.S.E. Halts Some Trading After Irregular Price Swings

By NATHANIEL POPPER
United States stock markets were thrown into turmoil on Wednesday after 148 stocks were hit with a surge of volatile and unexpected trading immediately after the opening bell.

Fed Sees Slowing Economy, but Defers New Action

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
The Federal Reserve's policy committee signaled in a statement that it was ready to take new action if job growth did not improve.

New Polls in Three Battleground States Show Obama Edge

By JEFF ZELENY and DALIA SUSSMAN
The economy aids Mitt Romney, but personal appeal helps President Obama, according to Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News polls in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania.

Senate Candidate in Texas Is Known as an Intellectual Force

By ERIK ECKHOLM
The Republican Ted Cruz won a runoff election after more than a year of sweaty street campaigning, and his victory is all but assured in November in his very red state.

To No One's Surprise, Japan's Uchimura Wins the All-Around Gold

By JULIET MACUR
Kohei Uchimura of Japan showed why he was favored to win the gold medal in the men's all-around event in gymnastics; Marcel Nguyen of Germany took the silver, and Danell Leyva of the United States the bronze.
Technology

Video: TimesCast Tech | NASA's Rover Nears Mars

A mortar-fired parachute will float NASA's rover down to Mars. | People without televisions find alternatives to watching the Olympics.
Opinion
Political Gymnastics

Opinionator | The Conversation

Political Gymnastics

By DAVID BROOKS and GAIL COLLINS
A little bit on the campaign, a lot about the Olympics.
BUSINESS
DealBook

Conceding Poor Returns, Hedge Fund Shrinks Itself

By LANDON THOMAS JR.
Frustrated by Europe and dried-up markets, Louis M. Bacon says he will give back $2 billion, about one quarter of the size his benchmark Moore Global Investment fund.

As Fleet Sales Stall, Automakers Report Mixed Results

By BILL VLASIC
General Motors and Ford reported a drop in July sales compared with a year ago, citing lower volume to rental fleets, while Chrysler posted a 13 percent increase.
DealBook

MF Global Trustee Expects Customers Will Recoup Cash in the '90% Range'

By BEN PROTESS
The warnings by James W. Giddens came in stark contrast to the written testimony from another MF Global trustee, Louis Freeh, who said he believes "all of the customers of MF Global Inc. eventually will be made whole."

In China, Manufacturing Growth Still Slumps

By DAVID BARBOZA
An official index of China's manufacturing output released on Wednesday showed growth continued to slow in July.
Media Decoder Blog

New Broadband Customers Help Comcast Earnings

By AMY CHOZICK
The company, America's largest cable operator, also reduced its rate of loss of cable subscribers. But NBCUniversal remains a trouble spot.

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