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Dow Jones Newswires: Standard and Poors raises Ukraine's sovereign rating - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services upgraded Ukraine's sovereign credit ratings Thursday after an International Monetary Fund lending program was approved, auguring changes that strengthened the Eastern European country's economic outlook.

= Iraqi Roadshow To Detail Development Terms For Gas Fields - BAGHDAD (Dow Jones)--Iraq's oil ministry this weekend will try to entice international oil company bids to develop three major untapped gas fields, but may have to offer sweeter terms than last year's successful oil licensing rounds.

HK tycoon's consortium to buy British electricity provider - A consortium led by Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing has won a bid to buy the British arm of French electricity provider EDF for more than nine billion dollars, Dow Jones Newswires reported Friday.

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Video: Don't Buy Gold - Forget gold, says Wealth Adviser columnist James Altucher. He tells Dow Jones Newswires' Veronica Dagher why and where investors should put their money instead.

Dana Petroleum: Discovers New Oil Field In Egypt - LONDON (Dow Jones)--Takeover target Dana Petroleum PLC (DNX.LN) Friday said it has discovered a new oil field in Egypt, bringing initial reserves in the production sharing contract area to 10 million to 12 million barrels of oil.

EDF gets offer for UK assets as profit drops 47% - FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- French power firm Electricite de France SA said Friday its first-half net profit dropped 47% to 1.66 billion euros ($2.17 billion) from 3.12 billion, with the result hurt by a provision of 1.1 billion for the firm's North-American activities. Analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires expected profit of 2.59 billion. Sales rose 7.7% to 37.51 billion from 34.83 billion ...

Renault's first-half profit, sales beat estimates - FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- French car maker Renault SA said Friday it swung to a first-half net profit of 780 million euros ($1.02 billion) from a loss of 2.7 billion. The result beat analyst estimates for a profit of 345 million. Group revenue rose 23% to 19.67 billion from 15.99 billion; analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires expected revenue of 18.84 billion. The firm expects the global ...

Japan June jobless data disappoint; CPI in line - SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 5.3% in June, up from 5.2% in May, the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Friday. A Reuters survey of economists had tipped the rate to hit 5.2%, while a Dow Jones Newswires poll predicted 5.1%. The agency also reported the core consumer price index, which strips out volatile fresh ...

Nikkei gets lift from Canon; Asia upbeat - Dow Jones Newswires/Singapore Asian markets ended mostly higher yesterday, with Japanese stocks charging ahead as solid corporate earnings from Canon put some extra gloss on the already better outlook for exporters.