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Afghan President Hamid Karzai's attempts to placate the Taliban haven't made him many new friends among the insurgents. But they have alienated some crucial old friends: the country's ethnic minorities, who have been a linchpin of his American-backed government.

A federal judge in California struck down the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy as unconstitutional.

A Florida preacher appeared to back away from plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11 after Secretary of Defense Gates phoned him, continuing days of drama in which his plans sowed anger among Muslims and concern at the Pentagon.

Nomura Holdings has hired a team of natural-resource bankers and is opening offices in Houston and Toronto this month, its latest moves to expand in North America.

The SEC is looking into whether firms that collect fees for funneling investors into hedge funds are properly overseeing client money and dealing with potential conflicts of interest.

The largest college endowment in the U.S. underperformed the broader markets, posting a 11% return in the year ended June 30.

The U.S. trade deficit contracted sharply in July to $42.78 billion, as exports of airplanes surged and U.S. demand for imports fell across the board. Separately, weekly jobless claims dropped.

In an uncharacteristic about-face, Apple loosened its control over software development for its iPhones and iPads as the company feels heat from a U.S. antitrust investigation and rising competition from mobile devices powered by Google's Android software.

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday, as Japanese shares got a boost from rising imports in China. The Nikkei jumped 1.4%

The SEC's probe into the Lehman collapse is zeroing in on an accounting maneuver used to give the appearance the company had reduced its debt levels.

Deutsche Bank is planning to raise as much as $11.44 billion to boost its stake in another German bank and possibly shore up its own capital, according to people familiar with the matter.

Nokia will detail its latest effort to counter the rise of smartphones made by Apple and others that has the jewel of Europe's telecommunications industry reeling.

The United Steelworkers filed a complaint with U.S. trade officials charging that China is unfairly subsidizing its clean-energy technology sector, presenting the White House with a potential political headache.

China's trade surplus narrowed in August, a move that may help alleviate tensions with the country's major trading partners.

BP, which billed its Deepwater Horizon investigation as an independent look at the disaster, said its lawyers were allowed to "review" the long-awaited report before it was published.

Japan raised its reading for the country's second-quarter economic growth rate as domestic firms ramped up capital expenditure.

Stocks rose for the sixth session in seven, gaining modestly in light trading after an unexpectedly sharp fall in new weekly jobless claims and encouraging trade-deficit data.

Goldman Sachs agreed to a fine of $27.1 million as part of an investigation by the Financial Services Authority that began shortly after U.S. regulators accused the firm in April of fraud.

Despite tallying the biggest summer box-office haul in history, Hollywood saw far fewer people going to the movies, resulting in the lowest number of tickets sold in at least 13 years.

Next month, Billboard will launch a new ranking for undiscovered artists and a subscription service to help them get noticed by managers, promoters and labels in search of up-and-coming talent.

In an uncharacteristic about-face, Apple loosened its control over software development for its iPhones and iPads as the company feels heat from a U.S. antitrust investigation and rising competition from mobile devices powered by Google's Android software.

The SEC is looking into whether firms that collect fees for funneling investors into hedge funds are properly overseeing client money and dealing with potential conflicts of interest.

Nomura Holdings has hired a team of natural-resource bankers and is opening offices in Houston and Toronto this month, its latest moves to expand in North America.

Deutsche Bank is planning to raise as much as $11.44 billion to boost its stake in another German bank and possibly shore up its own capital, according to people familiar with the matter.

BP, which billed its Deepwater Horizon investigation as an independent look at the disaster, said its lawyers were allowed to "review" the long-awaited report before it was published.

The SEC's probe into the Lehman collapse is zeroing in on an accounting maneuver used to give the appearance the company had reduced its debt levels.

Hewlett-Packard disclosed Thursday that a probe by U.S. authorities of possible bribes the company paid in Russia is now wider than previously reported.

Next month, Billboard will launch a new ranking for undiscovered artists and a subscription service to help them get noticed by managers, promoters and labels in search of up-and-coming talent.

Nokia will detail its latest effort to counter the rise of smartphones made by Apple and others that has the jewel of Europe's telecommunications industry reeling.

The United Steelworkers filed a complaint with U.S. trade officials charging that China is unfairly subsidizing its clean-energy technology sector, presenting the White House with a potential political headache.

Russian aluminum giant United Co. Rusal is pursuing efforts to extend its influence over the world's largest nickel miner, Russia's Norilsk Nickel, by recruiting candidates to run for its board of directors.

Speculative traders took to the options market to bet on corporate takeovers, continuing a trend that has mushroomed since the bidding war for data-storage company 3PAR.

Beleaguered investors in the Reserve Primary and Reserve Yield Plus funds may finally be getting a break—in the form of a recognizable tax loss.

SEC investigators are struggling to establish a connection between the two men charged last month with insider trading ahead of BHP's $40 billion bid for Potash.

FAA regulators, bucking opposition from major industry groups, are expected Friday to release long-awaited proposals to combat pilot fatigue.

The U.S. Department of Energy approved Cheniere Energy Partners' bid to export liquefied natural gas produced in North America from a terminal in Louisiana.

Australia's competition regulator continued its opposition to National Australia Bank's proposed bid for wealth management firm rival AXA Asia Pacific.

The EPA asked nine natural-gas companies and contractors for information on the chemicals used in a new drilling procedure known as hydraulic fracturing.

Vodafone announced a major restructuring of its divisions, placing all the minority stakes the company holds in other mobile operators into a single unit to be managed separately.

EBay won a lawsuit over Craigslist's move to cut the e-commerce giant's stake in the online-classifieds group, but a judge's ruling also means eBay is unlikely to regain a board seat.

The rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.35% for the week ended Sept. 9, the first rise since June. It was 4.32% last week.

Goldman Sachs agreed to a fine of $27.1 million as part of an investigation by the Financial Services Authority that began shortly after U.S. regulators accused the firm in April of fraud.

PPL Corp. agreed to sell interests in several power plants to an affiliate of power-generation and transmission development company LS Power for about $381 million.

In an unusual twist to a boardroom spat at Elan, the Irish biotech firm has reported one of its own directors to regulators at the SEC for potential insider-trading allegations.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee kept its key interest rate and the size of its bond-buying program unchanged, as expected.

Germany's Bundesbank said board member Thilo Sarrazin is resigning after a public outcry over controversial comments he made about race and ethnicity.

While big banks are showing signs of recovering from the financial crisis, the outlook is worsening for many of the country's smaller community banks.

Toys "R" Us is opening 600 temporary shops this Christmas, making use of mall vacancies to double its number of stores during the holidays. Last year it experimented with 90 such stores.

Allergan Inc. has filed a patent lawsuit in federal court against Apotex Inc. in an attempt to stop Apotex from selling a generic version of the eyelash-enhancing drug Latisse before patent protection for the drug expires.

The FDA sent warning letters to five electronic-cigarette companies, saying they are violating federal law by marketing their products as tools to help people quit using cigarettes.