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Exporters Rise in Japan The Nikkei Average added 1.6%, as the cheaper local currency encouraged investors to buy exporters: Honda and Mazda advanced. Live: Markets Pulse Nasdaq Rebounds on IPOs U.S. Stocks Finish Flat Nasdaq Rebounds on IPOs Neiman Prepares for IPO [image] After Gold's Climb, Few Miners Look Down Gold miners have largely abandoned hedging, choosing instead to gamble that prices of the precious metal will continue to rise. Hedges Trim Gold Risk California's Note Sale Starts Well Ahead of the Tape [image] Back-to-School Lesson: Mind the Gap Gap is cool again but the price tag is getting steep. Writing on the Wall [image] For Investors, 'Average' Is the New 'Above Average' Although big investors such as John Paulson, Bill Ackman and David Einhorn score high-profile successes, those successes are rarely duplicated or repeated, even by the managers themselves. MarketBeat MarketBeat and other market news from WSJ blogs MarketBeat Tomorrow's Tape: Big Retail on Tap: Wal-Mart, Sears Weekly jobless claims lead tomorrow's data points; housing starts, Philly Fed also on the docket. Earnings from Wal-Mart, Sears, Gap. MarketBeat Train Reading: Judges Urges Apple, Samsung CEOs to Talk Caterpillar settles strike; judge urges Apple, Samsung CEOs to settle suit; inflation slowing down; harvest yields vary in the South. MarketBeat Cisco Investors Applaud Boosted Dividend MarketBeat Foreign Regulators Take Lead On High-Frequency Trading MarketBeat Small-Cap Stocks at Key Bullish Juncture MarketBeat» Deal Journal» HEARD ON THE STREET Online Streaming Gives Cable Networks a Sporting Chance NBC's Olympics ratings show that TV Everywhere may be going somewhere. Haggling Doesn't Always Help Investors BP Scrapes Barrel With Latest Sale FX Horizons In Uncertain World, Traders Bet On Middle Path Faced with an unpleasant choice between the excessive volatility of high-yielding emerging-market currencies and the stability but near-zero interest rates of the dollar and yen, foreign-exchange traders are shunning both. Wall Street [image] Bank Deal Rankles Regulators Standard Chartered's money-laundering clash with a once-obscure New York regulator, Benjamin M. Lawsky, is shaking up efforts by financial overseers to rein in giant banks around the globe. Knight Put Fate in Familiar Hands MF Trustee to Join Existing Suits Against Executives Hedge-Fund Manager Cites Insider Suspicions Live Market Updates What's This? ALL STOCKS BONDS COMMODITIES FOREX 12:30 AM Dollar Rises To One-Month High Vs Yen The dollar moved higher on Thursday in Asia, hitting a one-month high against the yen as encouraging U.S. economic data lowered expectations for more easing by the Federal Reserve. BCS (NYSE) $11.47 -0.06 (-0.52%) 12:25 AM Dollar Rises To One-Month High Vs Yen The dollar moved higher on Thursday in Asia, hitting a one-month high against the yen as encouraging U.S. economic data lowered expectations for more easing by the Federal Reserve. BCS (NYSE) $10.96 +0.29 (+2.72%) 12:09 AM Indian Shares Open Lower Indian stocks were slightly lower Thursday morning with trading volume very thin, as investors avoided taking new positions ahead of a long weekend. 12:07 AM MBK Partners Buys Stake in Woongjin Coway Private-equity firm MBK Partners has bought a controlling stake in a Korean air purifier and water filtration systems company from conglomerate Woongjin Holdings Co. for $974 million, in one of the biggest deals in South Korea this year. Aug. 15, 2012 Exporters Rise in Japan The Nikkei Average added 1.6%, as the cheaper local currency encouraged investors to buy exporters: Honda and Mazda advanced. Aug. 15, 2012 Indian Rupee Weakens to Lowest in 2 Weeks The Indian rupee opens onshore trade at its lowest level in two weeks, as the dollar is broadly higher against most regional currencies. Aug. 15, 2012 Corrections & Amplifications Corrections & Amplifications for the edition of Aug. 16, 2012 AONE (NASDAQ) $0.48 -0.02 (-4.82%) Aug. 15, 2012 New Zealand Dollar Rises as Whole-Milk Prices Jump The New Zealand dollar rose Thursday after the price of whole-milk powder jumped 7.0% in an auction overnight. Aug. 15, 2012 ASX Profit Drops ASX, operator of Australia's main stock exchange, said full-year profit slipped 3.7% as anxiety over the state of the global economy scared away investors and discouraged new listings. Aug. 15, 2012 Cheap Mining Assets Unlikely to Tempt Rio Tinto Valuations of mining assets are well down from recent peaks, but don't expect Rio Tinto to be out and about among the bottom fishers. Analysis from MarketWatch Two stock bulls disagree on housing 11 reasons to leave your 401(k) behind Got milk? Canadian shoppers get it at U.S. Costco How Groupon is precisely like a dot-com Where to find higher yields, with stability The charmed life of Katie, the radioactive goat Pros and cons of actively managed ETFs Editors' Picks [image] Retailers Team Up on Mobile Wallet More than a dozen big retailers announced plans to jointly develop a mobile-payments network that will battle similar services from Google and other companies. CIO Journal: MasterCard Disrupts From Within SmartMoney: Do You Need a Mobile Wallet? Carlyle in Deal to Buy Getty Commentary Francesco Guerrera Current account By Francesco Guerrera Goldman and KKR: Banking on Your Money Spencer Jakab Ahead of the tape By Spencer Jakab Back-to-School Lesson: Mind the Gap Heard on the street By Staff Online Streaming Gives Cable Networks a Sporting Chance David Weidner Writing on the wall By David Weidner For Investors, 'Average' Is the New 'Above Average' Footnotes Stocks: Real-time U.S. stock quotes reflect trades reported through Nasdaq only. Indexes: Dow Jones U.S. and international indexes are updated in real-time. Source: Dow Jones & Co. Other U.S. indexes are updated in real-time, except for the following delayed 15 minutes: NYSE, PHLX, Russell. Other international indexes are delayed based on exchange requirements Source: SIX Telekurs. Currencies: Currencies quotes are updated in real-time. Source: ICAP. Bonds: Treasury quotes are delayed 15 minutes and updated in real-time between 2:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET. 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Opinion: The Bedwetter Caucus Most Read Articles Feed Most Popular in Markets Stocks Finish Flat The Downside of a Housing Recovery Punk Band Crashes Russia's Case Euro-Zone Rot Keeps Spreading Carlyle in Deal to Buy Getty Email Newsletters and alerts Major U.S. Indexes 2:06 a.m. EDT 08/16/12 Last Change % Chg * at close DJIA* 13164.78 -7.36 -0.06 Nasdaq* 3030.93 13.95 0.46 S&P 500* 1405.53 1.60 0.11 DJ Total Stock Market* 14606.42 35.84 0.25 Russell 2000* 804.26 7.38 0.93 Global Dow 1875.03 2.25 0.12 Japan: Nikkei Average 9073.27 148.23 1.66 Stoxx Europe 600* 270.35 -0.19 -0.07 UK: FTSE 100* 5833.04 -31.74 -0.54 Australia: S&P/ASX 4320.30 39.10 0.91 China: Shanghai Composite 2116.40 -2.54 -0.12 Hong Kong: Hang Seng 20077.78 25.49 0.13 India: BSE Sensex 17694.80 -33.40 -0.19 France: CAC 40* 3449.20 -1.07 -0.03 Germany: DAX* 6946.80 -27.59 -0.40 Argentina: MerVal* 2440.35 20.09 0.83 Brazil: Bovespa* 58189.28 106.36 0.18 Israel: DJ Israel TSM* 796.96 -7.40 -0.92 S. Africa: FTSE/JSE Africa All Share* 35543.93 -20.41 -0.06 Bond Market Overview 1:50 a.m. EDT 08/16/12 Price Chg Yield (%) * at close See All Treasurys 1-Month Bill 0/32 0.112 3-Month Bill 0/32 0.089 6-Month Bill 0/32 0.145 1-Year Note -0/32 0.185 2-Year Note -1/32 0.309 3-Year Note -2/32 0.445 5-Year Note -5/32 0.837 10-Year Note -12/32 1.861 30-Year Bond -26/32 2.964 Futures Data 1:41 a.m. EDT 08/16/12 Futures Last Change See note on contract specifications and update times. Crude Oil 94.35 0.02 Natural Gas 3.010 0.029 Gold 1605.4 -1.2 Copper 3.36 0.00 Corn (¢) 800.75 -3.25 E-mini Dow 13165 30 E-mini S&P 500 1407.00 3.50 Currency Data 1:51 a.m. EDT 08/16/12 Last (mid) Prior Day † † Late New York trading.Get this by E-mail See All Currencies Japanese Yen (USD/JPY) 79.3300 78.9771 Euro (EUR/USD) 1.2281 1.2289 U.K. Pound (GBP/USD) 1.5668 1.5683 Swiss Franc (USD/CHF) 0.9779 0.9774 Partner Center An Advertising Feature Powered by Taboola From Around the Web Content From Sponsors 10 Cheapest Places to Live in the U.S.Kiplinger Tour Jennifer Aniston's Beverly Hills …Scripps: Front Door Tour Brad Pitt's Malibu Home for SaleScripps: Front Door Sponsored Sections Diversified Investments Sponsored by BlackRock The New Risk Landscape Experience Chardonnay at its best The most innovative city in the world back to top Customer Center: My Account My Subscriptions Create an Account: Register for Limited Access Subscribe to WSJ.com Subscribe to WSJ Weekend - Print Edition Help & Information Center: Help Customer Service Contact Us Global Support Print Subscriber Services About: Content Partnerships Reprints Advertising Place a Classified Ad Classifieds Advertise Locally Conferences About Dow Jones Privacy Policy - UPDATED 10/18/2011 Data Policy - NEW Your Ad Choices Subscriber Agreement & Terms of Use - NEW Copyright Policy Jobs at WSJ.com WSJ.com: Site Map Home World U.S. New York Business Markets Market Data Tech Personal Finance Life & Culture Opinion Autos Careers Real Estate Small Business Student Journal Corrections SafeHouse - Send Us Information Tools & Formats: Today's Paper Video Center Graphics Columns Blogs Topics Guides Alerts Newsletters Mobile WSJ Social Tablet Edition Podcasts RSS Feeds Journal Community WSJ on Twitter WSJ on Facebook WSJ on Foursquare WSJ on Google+ WSJ on YouTube My Journal Portfolio E-books The Wall Street JournalDigital Network WSJ.com Marketwatch.com Barrons.com SmartMoney.com AllThingsD.com FINS: Finance, IT jobs, Sales jobs BigCharts.com Virtual Stock Exchange WSJ Radio Professor Journal WSJ U.S. Edition WSJ Asia Edition WSJ Europe Edition WSJ India Page Foreign language editions: WSJ Chinese WSJ Japanese WSJ Portuguese WSJ Spanish WSJ Deutschland ACAP Enabled