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US must resolve partial deadlock immediately - Japan PM
Last Tuesday, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso urged the United States to settle its budget issues for Japan to be spared from fiscal trouble, reported Reuters.
Halted EU-US talks complicate trading ties
The EU-US negotiations, already overshadowed by the revelations of former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, now faced even more delays due to the partial deadlock in the US government, said a Reuters report.
Forest City sells Atlantic Yards stake
According to a report from Bloomberg, Forest City Ratner Cos had sold a 70% stake in Atlantic Yards to speed up a real estate project confronted by years of delays.
Twitter 3.25% IPO fee smaller than Facebook's - sources
Twitter would pay a smaller fee to bankers at 3.25% of its IPO valuation, compared to that of Facebook's, according to sources.