Japan Keeps Up Threat of Intervention Japan's finance minister kept the threat of intervention alive, saying authorities "are conducting various simulations" to curb the currency's strength.

Retail Stocks Fall in Europe European markets slipped, with retailers under pressure after downbeat earnings news from the sector.

Gold Miners Drawn to Northeast Africa Large firms are following smaller ones into unexplored areas bypassed during a decade-long rally in metal's price.

Asia Creeps Up; NAB Gains Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday with National Australia Bank gaining as its bid for AXA Asia-Pacific was blocked. The Nikkei rose 0.7%.

Mutual Funds Snap 13 Weeks of Inflows Long-term mutual funds had an estimated $4.31 billion of outflows in the latest week, ending a 13-week streak of inflows, as investors pulled money from stock and hybrid funds.

Gasoline Glut Rides Out Summer U.S. gasoline stockpiles have defied gravity this summer, growing by an unprecedented amount at a time when inventories typically fall.