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Visit WSJ.com at U.S. | EUROPE | ASIA News by section: Page One | Corporate News | Economy and Politics | Money and Investing | Marketplace   PAGE ONE A1 Turkey and Armenia Pave Way for Historic Accords Turkey and Armenia could soon announce a deal aimed at reopening their border and restoring relations, a move that could help stabilize the region.   Obama Hits Resistance at G-20 Obama had more success with former Cold War combatants than with some European allies as the G-20 summit began, starting new talks on arms and trade with Russia and China but facing a challenge from France and Germany. • Discuss: Will the G-20 have an impact? • Photos | Video | WSJ.com/G-20   A2 • French Watchdog Urges G-20 to Boost Market Oversight • U.S., Russia Forge Plan for Arms-Reduction Pact   A3 • For London's Poplar Neighborhood, G-20 Is a World Away • Trade Rhetoric, Action Still at Odds • Wales, Scotland may feel left out   CORPORATE NEWS A4 Protesters Greet G-20 Leaders Thousands of protesters swarmed the heart of London's financial district and stormed a Royal Bank of Scotland branch, amid demonstrations that were largely peaceful. • Podcast: Talking With Protesters at 'Financial Fools Day' • Video: Demonstrators Air Economic Grievances   China Housing Market Shows Signs of Life There are tentative signs of improvement in a key sector of China's economy, as lower prices start to lure buyers back into the country's battered housing market.   A5 • Daimler to Deepen Its Cost Cuts • Auto Makers See a Ray of Hope • Honda to Cut North American Production, Salaries • Delphi to sell brakes business to BeijingWest   A6 • Rivals' Revamps Vex Ford   A7 • UAW's Chief Has No Good Options • Obama Taps A Healer For the Pain • GM, Chrysler Face Some Messy Surgery   A8 • From Textron, Cuts and Assurances • Hungarian oil firm wary of Russian rival's stake • Debt Threatens Takeover of Midway Airport   ECONOMY AND POLITICS A9 InBev's Korean Asset Sale Tests Asia's Buyout Thirst Anheuser-Busch InBev's effort to sell its Korean beer assets for up to $2 billion will test the appetite for new leveraged buyouts in Asia.   Dow Chemical Closes Rohm & Haas Deal Dow Chemical completed its $16.3 billion acquisition of Rohm & Haas but now must contend with the debt it assumed to close the deal.   Solvay Will Seek Buyers for Drug Division Belgian conglomerate Solvay plans to seek buyers for its pharmaceutical division in a deal that could be valued at as much as $6.6 billion.   A10 • EU Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Drop 6% • Further Job Losses Loom Over EU • Poland Prepares to Relax Its Goals for Euro Adoption   A11 • Manufacturing Sector Contracts More Slowly • CAPITAL: Bankruptcy Is Vital to Capitalism • Australia Retail Sales Fall • Russian Activist Attacked at Home   A12 • Israeli Official Snubs Commitment on Palestinian Statehood • Japan's Tankan Survey Plunges • ECB Rate Cut Is Expected at Meeting   A13 OPINION The G-20's Funny Money The IMF has a plan to create cash and pass it all over the world.   Treasury's Very Private Asset Fund Why write the rules to favor only a handful of bidders?     A14 OPINION BUSINESS EUROPE Fiat Does Detroit By Tony Lewin Another European auto maker tries to save Chrysler.   WONDER LAND Is This the End of Capitalism? Hardly, but it's a great excuse for the antiglobalization crowd.     A15 OPINION Britain's 'New' Counterterror Policy Is More of the Same By Shiraz Maher The U.K. isn't truly distancing itself from radical Muslims.   BERNARD LEWIS Israel's Election System Is No Good An Anglo-American constituency model would facilitate accountable government.     A16 • Malibu Shows Road to Revival Is Bumpy   MARKETPLACE A29 PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY Network Hard Disk by Western Digital Offers Easy Backup Western Digital's My Book World Edition is a new networkable hard disk that is simple for anyone with modern operating systems to use. • Mossberg's Mailbox | Video   In Challenge to Microsoft, PC Makers Test Laptops Running Google Software HP and other PC makers are considering using free software developed by Google, a move that would open a new front in the battle with Microsoft.   A30 • Fortis Delays Vote on Sale to End-April   A31 • Work-Visa Numbers Get Squishy -- and Get Played   A32 • HEARD ON THE STREET: G-20 Protesters Are Aiming at Wrong Target • HEARD ON THE STREET: Fixing America's Pileup Will Take Time • Separated by a Common Tongue: Foreclosures Trap Translators in Middle View the latest What's News Online Past Editions of In Today's Paper advertisement MONEY AND INVESTING A19 MasterCard to Cut Fees in EU Pact MasterCard agreed to reduce some fees levied on credit- and debit-card transactions in Europe to avoid being fined by EU regulators.   Judge Freezes Assets of Madoff's Family A Connecticut judge froze the assets of Madoff's family as well as three investment funds that helped bring money to Madoff's fraudulent investment operation.   Finally, Global Markets Are Going Their Own Ways Tim Bower Global stock markets are striking out on separate paths, in contrast to last year's universal collapse. There was a wide divergence in markets' performance in first three months of 2009, with results ranging from poor to middling to stellar. • Photos: First Quarter in Finance • Map: Compare 15 global indexes   A20 • Stocks Open Second Quarter Strong • Banks Rebound, Lift Europe Stocks • CREDIT MARKETS: Fed Buying Buoys Treasurys • CURRENCY TRADING: Euro Avoidance Boosts Dollar   A21 • Individual Investors Pile Into Citi • Apollo Fund Fell 60% on $1.2 Billion in Write-Downs • Baer, in Shift, to Pare Back Private Bank   A22 • AIG Board's Pay Panel Falls Under Shareholder Fire • He Cut Costs at Credit Suisse. Now He'll Do It at UBS • Congress Seeks Independent Reports on AIG   A23 • Distress Spreads Wider • Private-Equity Firms Raise the Least Cash in Five Years • Lazard's Benelux Debt Chief Part of European Expansion   A24 • PCCW Defends Its Buyout Deal in Court • Japanese Banks, Taiwan Chip Makers Advance • Rosetta Stone Sets Terms for Initial Stock Offering   A25 • FUND TRACK: World Stock Funds Post 11.5% Decline • HEARD ON THE STREET: Accounting Rules Should Avoid Impairment • Moody's Downgrades Dubai's Emaar • S&P issues a strong assessment of private equity

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