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  China Mobile Profit Rises 2.3%

  The world's largest mobile operator by subscribers said net profit for the year increased to $16.88 billion.

• MGM Mirage Knew Ally Was Unfit

  New Jersey state regulators said they found that MGM Mirage had erred by partnering with a company for its casino in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau that it knew had links to people connected with organized crime.

  • Tycoon's Daughter Is Heir Apparent
  • Division of Gaming Enforcement Report
  • Readers React: On Ties to 'Organized Crime'

• Judge Says No to SEC on Easing Curbs

  A judge rejected a proposal by the SEC and 12 Wall Street firms that sought to scrap a key portion of a 2003 deal that put strict curbs on stock analysts.

  • SEC on Lehman Oversight: Not Good Enough

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  U.S. Ambassador Calls for More Flexibility on Yuan

  The U.S. Ambassador to China called on the country to allow "more flexibility" on the yuan exchange rate, and to support strong sanctions on Iran if the country continues to stall in talks over its nuclear program.

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  Sigma Says Dividend Is 'Unlikely'

  Drug maker Sigma Pharmaceuticals said it will have to write down the value of its assets, putting it in breach of agreements with lenders and probably forcing it to scrap its second-half dividend.

• Asia Mixed; Shipbuilders Fall

• Goldman Sachs Beefs Up Asia Team

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  Google Pushes TV Initiative

• Business Asia: Tata Drives Into Europe

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  Canberra Shelves Vote on Telstra Split Bill