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MYLAN BOOSTS PRICE ASSISTANCE FOR EPIPEN AMID BACKLASH 

Mylan responded to backlash over the price of its EpiPen by promising to reduce the costs that some patients pay, though stopped short of saying it would cut prices.

VOLKSWAGEN REACHES PACT WITH DEALERS HURT BY EMISSIONS SCANDAL 

Volkswagen has reached an accord with about 650 U.S. franchise dealers affected by its diesel-emissions crisis but is struggling to convince regulators to accept a fix for some half a million polluting vehicles still on U.S. roads, even if they can't be made fully compliant with emissions regulations.

STOCKS SLIP AS FED'S JACKSON HOLE MEETING EYED 

U.S. stocks drifted lower, with market attention focused on the Federal Reserve's annual meeting at Jackson Hole, Wyo.

WHATSAPP TO SHARE USER DATA WITH FACEBOOK 

WhatsApp will start sharing data with Facebook, a policy shift after vowing few changes when the social network bought the app.

DOLLAR STORES' SAME-STORE SALES DISAPPOINT 

The nation's two biggest dollar-store chains gave a downbeat assessment of the health of the nation's poorest shoppers, who are being squeezed by rising rents and health-care bills.

VIVENDI PLANS COST CUTS AT TV UNIT 

European media group Vivendi SA is cutting €300 million in costs from its pay-TV unit Canal Plus in the company's latest effort to combat competition for sports rights and from online video services.

CANADA'S LARGEST BANKS REPORT HIGHER EARNINGS 

Canada's largest banks, signaling that their exposure to failing energy loans is under control, reported higher third-quarter earnings.

SEC MOVES CLOSER TO FINISHING ASSET-MANAGEMENT RULES 

U.S. securities regulators are inching closer to completing postcrisis rules designed to boost oversight of the asset-management industry.

WELLS FARGO TO PAY HOMEOWNERS OVER MAILING ERROR 

Mortgage lender Wells Fargo Bank NA has agreed to pay $3.45 million over a processing error that delayed letters to nearly 8,000 homeowners in bankruptcy, shortening the notice time they got about changes to their monthly mortgage payment amounts.

BARCLAYS CLOSE TO HAT TRICK OF DEALS 

Barclays is set to announce the completion of the sale of its Italian retail business in the coming days, and the bank is in advanced discussions with two bidders for its Egyptian franchise.

U.S. DURABLE-GOODS ORDERS REBOUNDED IN JULY, JUMPING 4.4% 

Demand for long-lasting factory goods rebounded in July-with durable-goods orders leaping 4.4%-in a sign the manufacturing sector could continue to stabilize in the second half of the year.

U.S. GOVERNMENT CUTS OFF NEW FUNDING FOR ITT TECH 

The Obama administration has ordered the for-profit education chain ITT Technical Institute to stop enrolling new students that use federal loans and grants, amid allegations of deceptive marketing.

AUTODESK RAISES ANNUAL VIEW 

Autodesk Inc. raised financial projections for the year as results for the most recent period beat projections.

U.S. JOBLESS CLAIMS FALL FURTHER 

The number of Americans applying for their first week of unemployment compensation fell again last week, the latest sign that a strengthening labor market is helping the economy rebound from a sluggish first half of the year.

REPORT: STARTUP USED IPHONE BUG TO ALLOW SPYING 

Security researchers say a little-known Israeli startup exploited previously unknown bugs in Apple's smartphone software to help foreign governments spy on their citizens.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA TO PAY $35 MILLION OVER CREDIT-CARD PRACTICES 

First National Bank of Omaha will pay more than $35 million to settle claims by two regulators that it deceived credit-card customers into paying for add-on services, some of which they never received.

MICHAELS CUTS OUTLOOK AFTER 'CHOPPY' ENVIRONMENT IN FIRST HALF 

Arts and crafts retailer Michaels Cos. lowered its same-store sales forecast for the year amid a tough retail environment, as it said increased spending dented higher sales in the latest period.

SEARS POSTS LOSS AS LAMPERT PROVIDES MORE AID 

Sears Holdings posted another quarterly loss amid sliding sales, and the retailer said it would accept another $300 million of help from its chief executive's hedge fund.

CHINA SET TO LAUNCH SHENZHEN-HONG KONG STOCK-TRADING LINK IN DECEMBER 

China is aiming to launch a much anticipated stock-trading link between Shenzhen and Hong Kong around mid December, allowing global investors access to the country's tech-heavy exchange.

FED'S KAPLAN SAYS CASE FOR RATE RISE GETTING STRONGER 

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan said Thursday the U.S. central bank is edging closer to a rate rise, but he declined to say when it might happen.

 
 
 
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Experiential 
FED MISSTEPS FUELED 2016 POPULIST REVOLT 
 

Once admired as wise and deft, the U.S. central bank failed to foresee the financial crisis and has struggled in its aftermath, fostering the rise of populism and distrust of institutions.

 
Markets Main 
PUERTO RICO'S PENSIONS: $2 BILLION IN ASSETS, $45 BILLION IN LIABILITIES 
 

One of the thorniest tasks awaiting a seven-member board charged by Washington with cleaning up Puerto Rico's debt crisis is deciding how to balance a $70 billion debt load with nearly $43 billion in unfunded pension liabilities.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 25, 2016 17:00 ET (21:00 GMT)