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Embattled Barclays CEO Robert Diamond apologized for the interest-rate manipulation scandal that has rocked the bank in a letter to employees, according to a report in WSJ.com.
iChina
Apple has paid $60 million to Proview Technology to end a protracted legal dispute over the iPad trademark in China. The suit hampered sales and delayed the introduction of the new iPad in China.
Verizon-FCC
Verizon Communications argued in a lawsuit that the Federal Communications Commission didn’t have the authority to regulate how companies provide Internet service.
AMC up
AMC Networks, which airs “Mad Men” and “The Walking Dead” on cable television, gained the most in almost 11 months after reaching a deal to keep its shows on AT&T’s U-verse pay-TV system.
Icahn vow
Carl Icahn said he’ll investigate stock sales made by Forest Laboratories CEO Howard Solomon as the billionaire investor pursues a proxy fight against the drugmaker.

