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Global weapon sales cool with U.S. spending less bit.ly/dYVBmt

Goldman on Dr. Pepper Snapple: ‘Sell’ bit.ly/eRUr2A

Hot Stocks: QuickLogic, Cliffs Natural Resources and IBM bit.ly/hg1Adi

U.K. commission proposes bank reforms bit.ly/idlPTw

Europe Markets: European stocks edge lower; U.K. banks rise bit.ly/dFUx4Q

Economic Report: Bank of Japan cuts assessments of most regions bit.ly/i9uSEy

Peter Brimelow: Bears, bugs still respect the bull bit.ly/g6l33T

Futures Movers: Oil heads toward $113 a barrel bit.ly/gBv1YA

Caixin Online: Float the yuan, lest inflation sink China bit.ly/ePTzqm