GM'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT UNDER SCRUTINY

Federal prosecutors are scrutinizing whether employees inside and outside General Motors' legal department concealed evidence from regulators about a faulty ignition switch, potentially delaying a recall of vehicles with the fatal problem, according to people familiar with the matter.

CITIGROUP FACES CURBS ON HEDGE-FUND SALES

Citigroup faces restrictions that will prevent it from selling investments in hedge funds and private-equity funds to wealthy clients, following a recent deal with U.S. regulators.

ABN AMRO PROFIT CAPPED BY CHARGES

Dutch bank ABN Amro Group said Friday that one-off charges led to a sharp drop in second-quarter profit but that its operational performance continued to improve.

CANDY CRUSH SAGA RELEASED IN CHINA

Candy Crush Saga, one of the world's most successful mobile games, has finally been released in China by the country's main mobile game publisher Tencent Holdings.

LSE PLANS $1.56 BILLION RIGHTS ISSUE

London Stock Exchange Group said it plans to raise GBP938 million or $1.56 billion from a rights issue to help funds its acquisition of asset manager Frank Russell Co.

RBC WEIGHS OPENING ITSELF TO MORE RISK

Royal Bank of Canada is facing a conundrum about one of its fastest-growing businesses: when to apply the brakes. The bank's capital-markets business threatens to become a victim of its own success.

INDIA'S ARVIND TO BRING GAP STORES TO INDIA

India's Arvind said it plans to open retail outlets in India with U.S. apparel retailer Gap. San Francisco-based Gap will work with the Arvind unit, Arvind Lifestyle Brands to open stories in Asia's third-largest economy.

SURPRISE SUMMER TRAFFIC SNARLS PORT

An unexpected surge in summer traffic through Rotterdam has snarled Europe's busiest container port just as the facility has reduced capacity for upgrades.

AUSTRALIAN GAS PRODUCERS BOOST DIVIDENDS

Investors in Australia's energy sector have endured years of uncertainty as companies toiled to build gas-export projects. Now their patience is finally being rewarded as owners of liquefied natural gas projects crank up their dividends.