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Photo: Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of The Blackstone Group
Major U.S. pension funds have recouped less than half of the $53.8 billion in cash they've invested in private-equity funds started since 2000. All told, they haven't seen a paper profit in seven years. That means less money for the plans' retirees.

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Surveillance: Rio Tinto CEO Focused on Costs, China

On Bloomberg Surveillance, Thomas Albanese, chief executive officer of Rio Tinto Group, talks with hosts Ken Prewitt and Tom Keene about reducing costs and improving relations with China. the mining company's largest customer. Surveillance is simulcast weekdays from 7 to 9 A.M. on Bloomberg Television.
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Photo: Stanley Ho, managing director of SJM Holdings Ltd. Stanley Ho, managing director of SJM Holdings Ltd.
BLOOMBERG MARKETS: The King of Gambling
Stanley Ho Shows He Makes Macau Money Vegas Men Can’t Replicate
On a sultry June morning in Macau, casino billionaire Stanley Ho strode into the Venetian, the gambling palace of American archrival Sheldon Adelson, and reflected on life, death and how not to succeed in the world’s biggest gaming market.

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AMERICAS/EUROPE/ASIA


 EQUITY INDEXES
 VALUECHANGE% CHANGE
S&P 5001,003.667.200.72
NASDAQ1,978.779.530.48
Russell 2000563.832.180.39
S&P/TSX Comp10,707.1620.330.19
Mexico Bolsa27,748.10149.730.54
Brazil Bovespa56,618.87462.590.82


U.S. MOST ACTIVE BY VOLUME
 PRICE%CHANGEVOLUME
CITIGROUP INC4.32014.60523494950
BANK OF AMERICA17.132.2798764662
SIRIUS XM RADIO0.671211.8784817042
SPDR TRUST SER 1100.60.6479916574
AMERICAN INTERNA33.5125.7969259047

 FUTURES
 VALUECHANGE% CHANGE
Dow9,290.0014.000.15
S&P 5001,002.004.900.49
NASDAQ 1001,606.507.750.48
S&P/TSX 60643.10-1.90-0.29
Mexico Bolsa27,701.0064.000.23
Brazil Bovespa57,115.00308.000.54

INDUSTRY GROUP MOVERS BY %CHANGE
 VALUECHANGE% CHANGE
S&P 500 CONS DISCRET IDX202.310.680.34
S&P 500 CONS STAPLES IDX251.250.480.19
S&P 500 ENERGY INDEX387.811.990.52

 CURRENCIES
 VALUECHANGE% CHANGE
EUR-USD1.42340.00100.07
USD-JPY94.13000.05000.05
GBP-USD1.6493-0.0036-0.22

 COMMODITY FUTURES
 VALUECHANGE% CHANGE
Oil72.550.130.18
Gold942.70-2.10-0.22
Natural Gas2.98-0.14-4.46

 BONDS
 PRICEYIELD 
2-Year99.9841.01 
10-Year101.3593.46 
30-Year103.7974.27 
Canada 10-Year102.8303.40 
Mexico Global109.1204.61 
Brazil Global115.3904.59 

FED TARGET RATE
 1 MONTH PRIOR 
0.250.25 

 MORTGAGE RATES (Rates may include points.)
 CURRENT1 MO. PRIOR
15-YEAR4.764.84
30-YEAR5.295.44
1-YEAR ARM4.134.51

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