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The Obama administration is reviving talks over the possible release of U.S. emergency oil supplies as the price of crude oil tops $95 a barrel, an administration official said.

Taiwanese personal computer maker Acer Inc. (2353.TW) warned of weaker-than-expected shipment growth in the second half, as hopes dim that the new Windows operating system will bring stellar sales for struggling personal computer makers, its chief executive said Friday.

The board of Brazilian phone company Telefonica Brasil SA (VIV, VIVT4.BR), a unit of Spain's Telefonica SA (TEF), approved the company to raise up to 2 billion Brazilian reais ($990 million) from a nonconvertible debentures issue.

MISC Bhd (3816.KU), the world's largest operator of liquefied natural gas carriers by fleet size, said Friday that it has terminated a shareholder agreement with China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp. (G92.SG) to develop an oil storage tank terminal.

Reports that Henri Proglio, the chairman and chief executive of Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) is to be replaced by Guillaume Pepy, head of the French state-owned railway company SNCF, are "baseless," a spokesman for the French government said Friday.

China-backed Yancoal Australia Ltd. (YAN.AU) said Friday it will cut costs and review expansion plans in response to weak coal markets, as it booked a 66% rise in first-half net profit.

China Merchants Bank Co. (3968.HK) said Friday first-half net profit rose 26% because of an increase in net interest margin and higher income and commission fees.

After years of scooping big overseas energy and industrial metal assets, China is gaining momentum in another commodity sector: gold.