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• Labor Woes Jolt South African Assets
• Dimon Strengthens Grip at J.P. Morgan
• Use of RICO Weighed in SAC Case

• Italy to outline youth jobs plan as government struggles
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• China's Li offers to help end Pakistan energy crisis
• Freeport can't say when Indonesia mine to reopen, confirms 28 dead
• Militants release seven Egyptians kidnapped in Sinai

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• Search for Oklahoma tornado survivors winds down
• Live large, pay small in Panama
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• Shares mixed ahead of Bernanke testimony
• Nationwide sets aside £500m for bad loans
• Lloyds plays down capital concerns
• Stockholm riots spread for a n third night

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