Prosecutors seek medical records for Nacchio's son

(Reuters) - On July 6, Nacchio said in court filings in Denver federal
court that he deserves leniency because of his "prior good
works," and the health of two of his immediate family members,
including David Nacchio, his oldest son.




Assistant U.S. Attorney James Hearty said in the motion on
July 20 that Nacchio has submitted two letters from his son's
psychiatrist and the government should be allowed to review the
entire medical file to prepare a response at the sentencing.


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Japanese Yen, China Yuan, Indian Rupee, Thai Baht: Asian Currency Preview

(Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic
reports may influence trading in Asian currencies today.

Exchange rates are from the previous session.


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Ev3 Inc. to buy FoxHollow for $780 million

(Reuters) - On Friday, FoxHollow shares surged 9.3 percent to close at
$24.72 on Nasdaq. The transaction is expected to be completed
in the fourth quarter of 2007.




Under the terms of the deal, FoxHollow shareholders will
get 1.45 shares of Ev3 stock plus $2.75 in cash for each share
of FoxHollow they own. Ev3 shareholders would end up owning
about 59 percent of the combined company.


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Treasuries Attract Cash-Flush Pension Funds Loaded With Stock Market Gains

(Bloomberg) -- Treasuries are getting an unexpected
boost from pension funds controlling more than $14 trillion.

Fund managers for companies including General Motors Corp.
and Alcatel-Lucent are shifting away from stocks to prepare for
accounting changes requiring them to more fully disclose the
value of their holdings. Bonds are gaining favor as funds seek
to avoid wider swings in prices that may accompany equities as
the new rules take effect, possibly later this year.


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Japan state pension to cut corp bond buying -Nikkei

(Reuters) - The Nikkei said the GPIF, which manages about 82 trillion
yen of bonds and stocks, is likely to keep
corporate bond holdings at about 3 trillion to 4 trillion yen.




The GPIF intends to replace maturing corporate debt, which
means purchases would total about 400 billion yen a year -- less
than half the current amount, the report said this weekend.


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Mauritius to benefit from cheap Chinese loans - PM

(Reuters) - Mauritius is set to benefit from $113 million in cheap Chinese loans and grants to develop roads and communications, the Indian Ocean island's prime minister said on Saturday.

Speaking to Reuters less than a week after visiting China, Navin Ramgoolam said the trip had also yielded the promise of a series of private sector investments.


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European Bond Yields Post Biggest Weekly Drop in 3 1/2 Years as Risks Rise

(Bloomberg) -- European government bonds rallied,
with 10-year yields posting their biggest weekly drop in 3 1/2
years, as the risk of owning corporate debt rose to a two-year
high and investors switched into the safest assets.

Bund yields slid to a seven-week low on concern defaults on
U.S. home loans to people with poor credit histories will spread
to the wider economy. Government debt around the world rose this
week after Bear Stearns Cos. told investors they weren't likely
to get their money back from two of its hedge funds that bet on
securities backed by subprime mortgages.


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