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	Click to View in Browser 08/31/2012 Stern Advice: The party platform: What's in it for you? WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Of course on November 6, you'll vote for the presidential candidate who has the vision for America that you like best; the one whose policies and strengths will be best for the country. Consumer spending posts biggest rise in five months WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer spending got off to a fairly firm start in the third quarter, rising by the most in five months and offering hope economic growth would pick up this quarter. Battle over pension debt looms in San Bernardino bankruptcy (Reuters) - A high-stakes showdown pitting California's public employee pension fund against Wall Street bond firms in bankrupt San Bernardino, California, could be further complicated by wildly disparate estimates of how much the city owes for its retirees. Investing in longer, hotter summers (The author is a Reuters columnist and the opinions expressed are his own.) Hog outlook to get worse before it gets better: Maguire (Gavin Maguire is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own. To get his real-time views on the market, please join the Global Ags Forum.) Improved U.S. data brings bump up for high yield fund flows: Lipper NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors increased the amount of cash they put to work in U.S. domiciled corporate high yield debt funds in the week ended August 29, data from Thomson Reuters' Lipper service showed on Thursday. As dividend tax hike looms, keep faith (James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) Pimco, the quiet giant among commodity investors: Kemp LONDON (Reuters) - Pimco is well-known as the world's largest bond fund. But how many people realize it is also the largest investor in commodities, with a portfolio dwarfing the more high-profile pension funds? Global curbs loom on offshore corporate tax avoidance LONDON (Reuters) - Cash-strapped governments keen to replenish their coffers and international bodies such as the OECD are stepping up efforts to claw back revenue lost when companies shift profit overseas to cut their tax bills. Column: For policymakers, lessons from the 2011 oil release - Kemp (John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) Related Video Getting to the top of mobile wallets Wealth Strategies: Uncertainty sending investors to options Business News Wall Street opens higher ahead of Bernanke Weidmann resignation report turns up heat on ECB's Draghi The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend