• Iran tests lift oil but equities rally
  LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose more than $1.50 a barrel on Wednesday after Iran tested long- and medium-range missiles, but crude remained far from its recent record highs, boosting global equities.

  

  

  
• Oil rebounds by $1 on Iran missile test
  SEOUL (Reuters) - Oil rose a dollar on Wednesday, recovering from a more than $5 fall a day ago, after Iranian state media reported that the country had test-fired missiles that could reach Israel and U.S. bases in the region.

  

  

  
• WPP makes hostile $2.1 billion TNS takeover bid
  LONDON (Reuters) - WPP Group , the world's second-largest advertising company, launched on Wednesday a hostile bid worth 1.08 billion pounds ($2.13 billion) for British market research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres .

  

  

  
• Alcoa's profit lower but tops Street forecasts
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc on Tuesday posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit, lifting its shares, as higher aluminum prices and sales volumes offset increased costs.

  

  

  
• Google's YouTube ad revenue short of expectations: report
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Advertising revenue from YouTube is likely to total about $200 million this year and thus fall short of parent company Google Inc's <GOOG.O expectations, The Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

  

  

  

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• Japan nuclear accident impact
  July 31 - Japan's killer earthquake left its biggest nuclear power company facing financial losses, supply questions, and demands for greater safety.
• Asia up as US fears ease
  July 31 - Asian stocks rose on Tuesday after a rebound on Wall Street, with the focus on earnings as credit fears eased.
• Transformers hit Japan
  Jul. 23 - The movie "Transformers" comes to Tokyo this week, a homecoming of sorts for the toy-robot film that earned over $260 million in three weeks in North America.
• Zoellick heads to Asia
  Jul. 26 - Newly appointed World Bank President Robert Zoellick will travel to Asia next week.
• Market's bumpy ride continues
  Jul. 30 - European markets experienced a up and down start to the week on Monday, while HSBC's results surprised.