Particularly troubling for Merck investors is the company's failure to suggest a clear cut-off date of when a heart attack could be linked to Vioxx.

FORBES: More Murk For Merck

Wine from Australia, Chile and Argentina was mostly bottom-of-the-barrel, cut-rate stuff you'd be embarrassed to order on a first date.

FORBES: Back to the Future

Millions of current pensioners, and those who qualify before the cut-off date, will continue to receive their entitlement under the current system.

BBC: Flat-rate state pension 'expected to start in 2017'

Just days before the decision date, the Fed cut short-term rates, increasing both the attractiveness of Tyco's yield and the prospect of an economic rebound.

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Analysts at Commerzbank noted that the cut-off date for the CFTC data does not take into account the continued slump in prices for the rest of week, so the situation may be different once newer data is released.

FORBES: FOCUS: Speculators Increase Exposure To Precious Metals -- CFTC