Special to Dow Jones Newswires JAKARTA--Indonesia's Supreme Court said Wednesday it has rejected an appeal filed by the country's antitrust agency on a case against Pfizer Inc. (PFE), its affiliates and an Indonesian company, affirming an earlier ruling by a district court.

Venezuelan state oil monopoly Petroleos de Venezuela, or PdVSA, said Wednesday it has finalized a term sheet for a $2 billion credit line it will recieve from U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. (CVX) which will go towards the companies' Petroboscan joint venture in the South American country.

Stryker Corp.'s (SYK) second-quarter earnings rose 4.8% as the company absorbed some charges, while sales growth was hampered by unfavorable foreign-currency rates and softness in international orthopedic markets.

Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) long-awaited Windows 8 operating system will go on sale Oct. 26, its most critical software upgrade in a decade.

Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) long-awaited Windows 8 operating system will go on sale Oct. 26, its most critical software upgrade in a decade.

Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM), which owns the Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell fast-food chains, saw its profit rise 4.8% in the latest quarter, as improvements at Taco Bell boosted its U.S. business, which is becoming more important given the pullback in China's economic growth.

KFC parent Yum Brands Inc reported quarterly profit that missed Wall Street's view as inflation in China cut into margins in there.

Mellanox Technologies Ltd.'s (MLNX, MLNX.TV) second-quarter earnings soared as the data-storage company's better-than-expected revenue broke a new record.

Iron-ore production at Brazilian mining company Vale SA (VALE, VALE5.BR) recovered in the second quarter after a sluggish start to 2012 as the country's rainy season ended, the world's largest producer of the key steelmaking ingredient said late Wednesday.

Argentine dollar-denominated bonds extended recent gains Wednesday as local investors sought shelter from a rise in the value of the U.S. dollar in the informal-exchange market.