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Married same-sex US couples see taxes rising

Euro area's recession seen to be over; GDP limping back

Budget cuts from Spain to Italy and accelerating growth in US have helped the Euro area start to recover

Pegatron Q2 profit misses analyst estimates

Net income was NT$1.39 bn ($46 mn) in the three months ended June 30

BlackBerry mulls putting itself up for sale

BlackBerry has struggled to compete against the likes of Apple Inc and against phones using Google Inc's Android operating system

Fonterra scare affected all of NZ's exports: PM Key

SAC allowed by federal judge to keep operating

Obama compares Russian President Putin to a bored kid

Says there's always been some tension in the US-Russian relationship

Privacy protected in data scans: Obama

Says we have to strike the right balance between protecting our security and preserving our freedoms

Motor city's pain may be fund investors' gain

Berlusconi adds $1.5 bn to fortune amid court losses

Berlusconi ranked 33rd among year-to-date percentage gainers on the 200-person Bloomberg Billionaires Index as of August 7, two spots above Warren Buffett

Japan's debt tops 1,000 trillion yen

Larger than the economies of Germany, France and the UK combined; government bonds account for 830.5 trillion yen

JPMorgan nears pact with SEC on 'London Whale' loss

Nestle reports slowest H1 sales growth in 4 years

Attaining six per cent growth in the second half in order to make the goal for 2013 will be a 'stretch', the firm's CFO said

Phone war: Apple seeks ban on Samsung models in US

Firm to ask US appeals court to block sales of Samsung models; US trade agency to decide on halting Samsung imports based on patent-infringement claims

Faster in-flight internet access over oceans soon to reach passengers

Technology is poised to bring sweeping changes in airborne Wi-Fi, now marked by balky downloads, dead zones and scant public enthusiasm

S&P faces SEC probe on 2011 commercial-mortgage bond

Massachusetts has also looked into S&P's post-crisis methods

Huawei takes on Cisco with 'smart' network switch

Cisco had a 58.8% share of the market for switches, which connect computer networks

Cotton harvest in India may reach a new high to record on higher planting

Production to reach a record as growing areas have received very good rains

Moscow need for steel aids Russia's Lisin as Mittal shutters

While Lakshmi Mittal has been mothballing plants from Poland to Spain, Russia is saving its industry by sanctioning projects

UBS to pay $50 million to settle SEC claim

The upfront payments under the terms of the deal should have gone to the CDO for the benefit of its investors