LONDON MARKETS
Bad day for LSE to go down
What should have been banner day for U.K. trading volumes interrupted by computer failure (First Take).
• Connectivity problems plague bourse U.S. Economic preview
Key retail sales data ahead
Upcoming retail sales data and consumer sentiment data will offer latest picture on how much the economy is suffering.
• Inflation expectations at five-year low TOBACCO
Multibillion-dollar pinch
Altria to pay nearly $12 billion for UST, maker of chewing-tobacco brands Skoal, Copenhagen and more — including big wine labels. AIRLINES AND AEROSPACE
Machinists' wrench
Strike by machinists union looks set to cost Boeing billions.
• Fallout for carrier Spirit — it's withdrawn its full-year forecast India
Tata reportedly reaches deal on Nano plant
Plans to build ultra-low-budget car in Singur now cleared. CRAIG STEPHEN'S THIS WEEK IN CHINA
Losing its fizz
Fears China may block Coca-Cola's $2.4 billion deal for Huiyuan Juice Group is flattening market sentiment.
• A look ahead to the week on the Asian markets  CHUCK JAFFE
Convenience at a price
Retirement investors using "target-date funds" incorrectly could be disappointed.
• Crisis has consumers changing their ways, says John Waggoner   | STRATEGIES
Military campaign
Investors in big weapon-makers sometimes say they're nervous about a left-leaning Democratic presidency. But a conservative Republican could be a bigger threat. |
CAMPAIGN 2008
Races add to market volatility
The volatility now roiling stocks is to be expected during the summer of an election year, and the weeks ahead are likely to get rockier.
• MarketWatch's elections page THERESE POLETTI's TECH TALES
Is Chrome a defensive play?
Google's browser rollout certainly attracted lots of attention. Now's time to step back and assess what it all means.
• A mystery to be sure, says John Dvorak Commodities
OPEC needs a floor and ceiling
Major oil producers will have to feel for both upper and lower limit to guide their way to a balance for the oil market.
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