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AT&T is going to make concessions to get the T-Mobile deal approved according to a report from Reuters.

AT&T (NYSE:T), the No.2 wireless carrier in the U.S., faces an uphill battle to get the T-Mobile deal approved by regulators following the Dept. of Justice (DOJ) antitrust suit to enjoin the merger and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have echoed DoJ concerns.

The value of palladium, the least known of the world's four major precious metals, is set to rise this year, perhaps more sharply than its more popular cousins.

The Shanghai branch of British bank Barclays has won approval to become a trading member of the Shanghai Gold Exchange, the seventh foreign financial institute to obtain such membership, said the exchange on its Web site.

Barclays Capital said Tim Cook can handle the pressure and run Apple Inc. in Steve Jobs' shadow, but that it does not believe that Jobs is replaceable.

Asian stocks edged up Wednesday, poised to end a volatile month on a mildly stronger note, while the dollar struggled on heightened expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would do more to stimulate the economy.

Even PIMCO's Bill Gross makes a wrong call every now and then. Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund noted for calling the housing bubble early on that burst several years ago, feels like crying in his beer for betting so heavily against U.S. government related debt this year.

Hong Kong shares could edge lower at Monday's open, with turnover likely to stay low though U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments on Friday could boost cyclicals, limiting losses.

Switzerland's banking industry may have to slash 10,000 jobs by the end of next year, particularly at Swiss subsidiaries of big foreign banks, Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung reported.

Big-hitting Dustin Johnson won a final-round duel with holder Matt Kuchar to win The Barclays Saturday and the runner-up sounded like it was almost unfair.

The gap between two traditional rivals will be scrutinized at Old Trafford as Manchester United host Arsenal on Sunday.

Safety fears over the possible impact of Hurricane Irene have forced the National Football League (NFL) and other North American sporting bodies to reschedule or cancel events for this weekend.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday stopped short of detailing further action to boost the U.S. recovery but said the central bank would consider what more it could do to fight high unemployment, giving some comfort to investors.

The struggling U.S. economy expanded even more slowly than previously thought in the second quarter of 2011, but a breakdown of the growth suggested a new recession could be avoided.

Gold and silver rose Friday in electronic trading as investors returned to the precious metals on concerns over soverign debt worries on both sides of the Atlantic, weakness in the banking sector and sluggish growth in the U.S. and Europe.

Spot gold was steady on Friday, but was likely to register its first weekly drop after seven straight weeks of gains as investors awaited a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke later in the day.

Spot gold lost 0.4 percent Friday, on course for its first weekly drop after seven straight weeks of gains, as investors awaited a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke later in the day.

The big price drop Wednesday in the price of gold is not the beginning of a trend, say analysts, but rather a pause in a longer term bull market that has a lot farther to run.

Keegan Bradley, the surprise winner of this month's PGA Championship, is still getting used to his new status as a major winner.

Beverage firms led Europe's top shares lower Wednesday, as mixed corporate results and cooling hopes over the prospect of further economic stimulus in the U.S. saw the recent rebound lose steam.

Asian shares fell Wednesday as a rally fueled by speculation that the Federal Reserve may further shore up the struggling U.S. economy swiftly petered out, while gold rebounded from its sharpest one-day slide in 18 months.