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MYLAN BOOSTS PRICE ASSISTANCE FOR EPIPEN AMID BACKLASH 

Mylan responded to backlash over the price of its EpiPen by promising to reduce the costs that some patients pay, though stopped short of saying it would cut prices.

DOLLAR STORES' SAME-STORE SALES DISAPPOINT 

Dollar General and Dollar Tree reported weaker-than-expected sales growth in the latest quarter, hurt by declining traffic.

STOCKS FALL AS INVESTORS LOOK TO FED'S JACKSON HOLE MEETING 

U.S. stocks edged lower Thursday, with market attention focused on the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole meeting.

U.S. DURABLE-GOODS ORDERS REBOUNDED IN JULY, JUMPING 4.4% 

Demand for long-lasting factory goods rebounded in July-with durable-goods orders leaping 4.4%-in a sign the manufacturing sector could continue to stabilize in the second half of the year.

U.S. JOBLESS CLAIMS FALL FURTHER 

The number of Americans applying for their first week of unemployment compensation fell again last week, the latest sign that a strengthening labor market is helping the economy rebound from a sluggish first half of the year.

TORONTO-DOMINION BANK PROFIT AND REVENUE RISES 

Toronto-Dominion Bank on Thursday reported better-than-expected results in its third quarter, as it posted both revenue and profit increases.

SEARS POSTS LOSS AS LAMPERT PROVIDES MORE AID 

Sears Holdings posted another quarterly loss amid sliding sales, and the retailer said it would accept another $300 million of help from its chief executive's hedge fund.

BUSINESS SENTIMENT FALLS IN GERMANY, FRANCE 

German and French business sentiment fell unexpectedly in August, especially among manufacturers, a sign the U.K.'s decision to leave the EU and a series of terrorist attacks unsettled business executives at the height of the holiday season.

CHINA MOVES TO EASE FOREIGN CONCERNS ON CYBERSECURITY CONTROLS 

China is taking a more inclusive tack in imposing cybersecurity standards on foreign technology companies, allowing them to join a key government committee in an effort to ease foreign concerns over planned domestically-set controls.

SIGNET JEWELERS, TIFFANY & CO. REPORT SALES DECLINES 

Signet Jewelers said sales at its stores open at least a year unexpectedly fell for the first time in more than six years. Fellow jeweler Tiffany & Co. reported weaker spending by tourists in the U.S.

INDIAN FIRM ADMITS 'ERROR' AFTER TARGET CUTS TIES OVER COTTON DISPUTE 

Welspun India said it would modify its supply chain and review its practices to address accusations it sold fake Egyptian cotton sheets to U.S. retailers.

IRANIAN OIL PRODUCTION STALLS AHEAD OF OPEC TALKS 

Iran's comeback as a crude-oil exporter appears to have stalled seven months after Western sanctions over its nuclear program were lifted, casting fresh uncertainty over its willingness to cooperate with other producers on output.

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES' ECONOMIC GROWTH SLOWS 

OECD figures suggest 2016 will be another weak year despite the provision of ever greater stimulus by many of the world's leading central banks.

MEDTRONIC PROFIT RISES, HELPED BY LOWER EXPENSES 

Medtronic PLC said quarterly sales fell across most of its segments, though the medical-device maker's profit grew thanks to a drop in expenses.

CIBC REVENUE AND PROFIT RISE 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce said revenue and profit rose in its latest quarter.

PBOC PUTS MORE CASH INTO FINANCIAL SYSTEM TO CALM MARKET 

China's central bank put more cash into the financial system Thursday in an apparent gesture to calm a nervous market rattled by its unexpected move Wednesday aimed at deflating a bond market bubble.

MONSANTO SHELVES PLANS FOR NEW GMO COTTON SEEDS IN INDIA 

Monsanto said that it has withdrawn an application to sell a new variety of genetically modified cotton seed in India because of its concerns over the country's attempts to restrict the biotechnology business.

U.S. MOVES TO SECURE NEW TERM FOR WORLD BANK CHIEF 

The Obama administration nominated Jim Yong Kim for a second five-year term as World Bank president, a step likely to solidify U.S.-backed leadership over the institution despite calls from other nations to open up the post.

ATTACK ON AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN LEAVES 12 DEAD 

Attackers stormed the barricaded American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, firing at students in a long siege that left 12 people dead and 30 wounded by Thursday morning.

IRAN VESSELS HARASSED U.S. DESTROYER NEAR PERSIAN GULF, NAVY SAYS 

Four ships from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps harassed a U.S. destroyer near the Persian Gulf in what the U.S. Navy called an "unsafe and unprofessional" interaction.

 
 
 
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THE LATEST ASSET MANAGEMENT PRICE WAR: TARGET-DATE FUNDS 
 

More Americans are pouring money into set-it-and-forget-it retirement funds, setting off an arms race from money managers to cut prices to closer to zero.

 
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CHELSEA CLINTON TO STAY ON FOUNDATION BOARD IF HILLARY BECOMES PRESIDENT 
 

Chelsea Clinton plans to remain on the board of the Clinton Foundation if her mother is elected U.S. president this fall.

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August 25, 2016 10:01 ET (14:01 GMT)

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