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RadiSys Upgraded by Jefferies

Jefferies & Co. upgraded its rating on shares of RadiSys Corp. (NASDAQ: RSYS) to "buy" from "hold" while maintaining its price target of $10.
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Asian stocks fall on data, US debt; eyes on yen

Asian shares fell on Tuesday on concerns about a downgrade of the United States credit rating and economic worries after sluggish data, while the yen gave some gains on jitters over the possibility of intervention by Bank of Japan.
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Patent War: Google Buys Over 1,000 IBM Charter

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has acquired more than 1,000 technology patents from International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), after it lost the bidding war over more than 6,000 patent filings from Nortel Networks.
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AT&T to Cut Data Speeds for Top Heavy Users

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) said it will reduce the data browsing speeds for the top five percent of its heaviest users on unlimited wireless data plans from October 1, in response to the explosive data usage growth and network congestion.
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Gold firms a touch, eyes on debt talks

Gold firmed a touch on Thursday, lifted by concerns over a potential U.S. debt default as lawmakers in Washington argued over deficit-cutting measures, and lingering fears that the euro zone debt crisis could spread.
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Visa's New Participation Fee: Analysts View

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) will implement a new fixed acquirer fee called the "Network Participation Fee" that will apply to both credit and debit cards, in order to help the company win routing business and maintain debit volumes.
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TSX plunges to July low on U.S. debt deadlock

Toronto's main stock index plunged more than 2 percent on Wednesday to its lowest point this month as weak U.S. data and a looming deadline for raising the U.S. debt ceiling sent investors searching for safety.
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Japan Mulling FX Intervention

Japanese authorities know there is not much they can do to turn a broad weak-dollar tide so will judge any intervention a success if it keeps speculative action from driving up the yen too far and too fast.
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Pension Funds, Investors Urge Action on Deficit

Some of the largest pension funds and investment firms have urged President Barack Obama and Congress to resolve the deficit impasse and avoid inflicting "pain and hardship" on the nation.

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