AP - Power companies have struggled since the recession with soft demand, particularly from the industrial sector, where they have some of their biggest customers. American Electric Power Inc.'s chairman and CEO, Michael Morris, said demand from those clients was up during the second quarter. Credit Suisse analyst Daniel Eggers wanted to know if it's a trend that has legs.

A vehicle is seen refueled with petrol at a fuel station in Mumbai in this June 25, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - Indian state firms have no immediate plans to revise petrol prices as international prices have not fluctuated significantly, the chairman of government-run Indian Oil Corp B.M. Bansal told reporters on Friday.


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A response vessel is seen along a line of emulsified oil between the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site and the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico, Monday, July 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - The chairman of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association is urging Congress to hold the media "accountable" for what he alleges is inaccurate reporting on the Gulf oil spill that has hurt tourism in his state.


BANGALORE (Reuters) - Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, a U.S. panel investigating the causes of the financial crises, may bring in outside accountants to scrutinize Goldman Sach's systems for data on its derivatives business, the panel's chairman told the Financial Times.


LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - The Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker said on Monday EU bank stress tests were done "in a very professional way," rejecting criticism that they had not been harsh enough.


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Reuters - Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, a U.S. panel investigating the causes of the financial crises, may bring in outside accountants to scrutinize Goldman Sach's systems for data on its derivatives business, the panel's chairman told the Financial Times.
Reuters - Euro zone member Slovakia will have strong reasons to reconsider its help to indebted euro group member Greece, the Eurogroup Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker was quoted as saying.
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LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Euro zone member Slovakia will have strong reasons to reconsider its help to indebted euro group member Greece, the Eurogroup Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker was quoted as saying.


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Magna shareholders gather  a special meeting in Toronto on Friday July 23, 2010. Magna International said Friday more than 75 percent of its common shareholders approved a plan to pay founder and Chairman Frank Stronach about $1 billion to give up his family's voting control of the global auto parts maker.(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)AP - Magna International Inc. said Friday more than 75 percent of its common shareholders approved a plan to pay founder and chairman Frank Stronach about $1 billion to give up his family's voting control of the global auto parts maker.


A television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows Federal reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, Wednesday, July 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - World stock markets brushed aside a downbeat assessment of the U.S. outlook from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and posted solid gains Thursday on the back of strong economic and corporate news.