Gross Returns to Form as Flagship ETF Doubles. CNBC

CNBC, Fox Business and BNN ratings to tumble til Sunday. . . The Open Championship has begun at Royal Lytham & St. Annes: Leaderboard. R&A

Group led by BC Partners with the help of Canada Pension Plan to Buy U.S. Cable Operator for $6.6 Billion. Dealbook

If the aim of the CEOs is to boost the share price, clearly the strategy being followed isn't working as well as it should. Time for big miners to go contrarian on commodity supply? Reuters

Nuclear Resurgence Seen Luring Paladin Bids: Commodities. Bloomberg

“Good to see you again, Congressman Paul,” Bernanke said. Ron Paul, fed up with trying to end the Fed. Washington Post

Morgan Stanley's Natural Gas Investor's Guide. Business Insider  See Also: Shale gas is giving a big boost to America’s economy. Economist

A bomb took out Bashar al-Assaad's Defense Minister and his brother-in-law. Is his control of Syria over? Deaths in Damascus. New Yorker

Rational iPhone 5 Speculations in 90 Seconds. Business Insider

'Dark Knight': A Grim, Spectacularly Black BeautyWSJ

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