TOP STORIES 
 
U.S. CONSUMER PRICES FALL 0.2% IN AUGUST 

The consumer-price index fell a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in August from a month earlier, the Labor Department said. The index was unchanged after excluding volatile food and energy categories.

 
FAMILY DOLLAR REJECTS DOLLAR GENERAL TENDER OFFER 
 

Family Dollar advised its shareholders to reject Dollar General's tender offer, while again affirming its support for its deal with Dollar Tree. Dollar General took its $9.1 billion to buy Family Dollar directly to its target's shareholders a week ago.

 
GENERAL MILLS EXPECTS $100 MILLION COST SAVINGS 
 

General Mills said it expects to save $100 million in costs from streamlining its North American supply chain, as its fiscal first-quarter profit slid to $345.2 million, or 55c a share, on a modest decline in sales.

 
FEDEX PROFIT JUMPS 24% AS REVENUE RISES 
 

FedEx said its fiscal 1Q profit jumped 24% to of $606 million, or $2.10 a share, as the package-delivery giant reported higher revenue in its ground, freight and express operations.

 
U.S. STOCKS START OFF HIGHER 
 

Stocks opened with small gains ahead of an update on monetary policy from the Federal Reserve. Investors are waiting for any indication from the central bank about when it could begin to raise short-term interest rates.

 
HOLDER TO PROPOSE BIG NEW REWARDS FOR WALL STREET WHISTLEBLOWERS 
 

Attorney General Eric Holder will call for a new law to increase potential cash payouts to whistleblowers who provide evidence of crimes on Wall Street, according to officials.

 
CHINA'S PBOC INJECTS $81 BILLION INTO TOP BANKS 
 

China's central bank is injecting $81 billion into the country's five major state-owned banks as it moves to counter a worse-than-expected slowdown in the world's No. 2 economy, according to a senior Chinese banking executive.

 
HOME BUILDER LENNAR BEATS EXPECTATIONS 
 

Lennar said its fiscal third-quarter profit jumped 47% to $177.8 million, or 78c a share, as higher prices and deliveries drove an increase in revenue 26% to $2.01 billion. Shares were up 4% early.

 
CREDIT SUISSE LOANS DRAW FED SCRUTINY 
 

Credit Suisse is under fire from U.S. regulators over concerns the bank isn't heeding warnings to stop making loans regulators see as risky, according to a person familiar with the matter.

 
CRACKER BARREL PROFIT TOPS VIEWS 
 

Cracker Barrel said its fiscal 4Q profit rose 14% to $39.2 million, or $1.63 a share, as higher prices and cost cuts helped the restaurant chain offset lower traffic. Revenue rose 2.8% to $692.7 million.

 
FOXCONN STRUGGLES TO MEET NEW IPHONE DEMAND 
 

Apple fans may have to wait for weeks to get the new iPhones as Apple's major assembler Foxconn appears to be struggling to boost its production to meet strong demand.

 
 
 
 
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