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Hong Kong Treasury Markets Assoc USD/HKD Fixing 7.7536 Vs 7.7540Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 9:38PMThe Dow Jones content is the property of Dow Jones or its licensors, and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

Sri Lanka Army Advances; LTTE Vows to Meet Challenges (Update1)Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 9:06PMJan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka’s army drove Tamil Tiger rebels from defense lines in the northeast as the group said it will overcome the challenge of losing control of its political headquarters last week.

Wells loses its top ratingTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 9:06PMAnalysts said that Moody’s decision to lower the ratings of Wells’ US banking subsidiary by two notches was less important to the company’s funding costs than the downgrade in the parent company’s debt rating from Aa1 to Aa3.

Moody’s downgrades Bahrain outlookTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 8:47PMMoody’s Investors Services on Tuesday lowered its outlook on Bahrain’s debt rating to negative from stable as oil prices have declined “well below” the Gulf island’s budgetary plans and the credit crunch hurts the financial industry.

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Tokio Marine Pacific Insurance LimitedTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:40PM OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ and the issuer credit rating of “aa-” of Tokio Marine Pacific Insurance Limited . The outlook for both ratings is stable.

Tuesday January 06, 2009Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:35PM• Greece Chamber Hosts Small Biz Course The Greece Chamber of Commerce hosts the next installment of its Small Business Success series later this month.

Commercial loan fears hit shares of Asian American banksTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:33PMMoney & Co. blog: Analysts downgrade three Southland lenders, saying losses are likely through 2009 as write-offs mount.

Merckle’s HeidelbergCement Drops After Adolf Suicide (Update1)Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:32PMJan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The billionaire Merckle family’s HeidelbergCement AG dropped in Frankfurt trading after the suicide of Adolf Merckle increased the likelihood the company will be sold to creditors.

Hong Kong Stocks Drop, Halting Three-Day Advance; Citic FallsTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:29AMJan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks fell for the first time in four days, led by energy and commodity suppliers, on concern company earnings will deteriorate.