• Proxy battles loom as Canadian activists grow edgy
  TORONTO (Reuters) - Underperforming Canadian companies should brace for a wave of shareholder activism as investors try to wring value from portfolios that have been battered in a global market slump.
• Japanese PM wants status of royal brides studied
  Japan's prime minister said Thursday the government should study the possibility of allowing women in the royal family to keep their imperial status after marriage.
• Bloomberg gives market data service a facelift
  (Reuters) - Bloomberg LP revamped its market data service on Monday in an effort to make its flagship terminal more intuitive and simpler to use for financial clients who have seen their budgets slash
• Britain wins 3 of 4 races at sailing worlds
  Britain skipper Lucy MacGregor won three of her four opening Group B races Sunday in women's match racing at the world sailing championships.
• Iraq PM: Green Zone bomb was assassination attempt
  Iraq's prime minister said Saturday that a bombing earlier this week inside Baghdad's Green Zone was an assassination attempt against him, but he defended the nation's armed forces and said the breach