New Japan PM eyes naming Sengoku or Okada as finmin-Kyodo
TOKYO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister elect Yoshihiko Noda is considering appointing former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku or former Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada as finance minister under a new cabinet, Kyodo news agency reported, citing ruling party sources.
Lehman to seek creditor vote on $65 billion payout
NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc will ask a bankruptcy judge on Tuesday to let creditors vote on its $65 billion payout plan, a key step toward ending the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Long-dated JGBs firm on fiscal discipline hopes
TOKYO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Long-dated Japanese government bonds rose on Tuesday despite a drop in U.S. Treasuries and climbing stocks, underpinned by demand from investors on expectations that Japan's incoming prime minister will be tough on fiscal discipline.
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Japan's next PM Noda: prudent fiscal management needed
TOKYO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Japan's next prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, said on Tuesday that prudent fiscal management is needed, as he prepares to take on the tough task of reining in a huge public debt while revitalizing a stagnant economy.
RPT-UPDATE 3-Innkeepers sues Cerberus, Chatham over hotel deal
* Innkeepers accuses buyers of trying to fetch lower price
REFILE-NEWSMAKER-Noda seen safe choice to lead quake-hit Japan
(Corrects misspelling in first paragraph to 'an' eel-like fish; corrects penultimate paragraph to Stanford Japan Center, not Standford)
UPDATE 2-FDIC objects to BofA $8.5 bln mortgage accord
* Dozens of other investors also raise objections (Adds additional objections, paragraphs 1, 4)
TEXT-S&P;: Assigns 'A-' Rtg To Gary Sanitation Dist, IN's Rev Bnds
NEW YORK (Standard & Poor's) Aug. 29, 2011--Standard & Poor's Rating Services has assigned its 'A-' rating to Gary Sanitation District (GSD), Ind.'s sanitary district revenue bonds series 2011A. The outlook is stable.
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