Financial stocks suffer in dog days of August

London Stock Exchange IPOs Spur `Excellent' Five-Month Trading

U.K. Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- London Stock Exchange Plc, Europe's No. 3 stock exchange by market value, said it expects ``excellent'' performance as growth in the five months ended August was boosted by initial public offerings and increased stock trading. Read more here

SEC Probing Trading in SLM Stock

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating trading in the stock of SLM Corp. in connection with a plan by the nation's largest student lender to be acquired and taken private in a $25 billion deal, the company has disclosed.

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Japan Stocks Advance as Weaker Yen Boosts Outlook; Honda Jumps

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