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June 27, 2012 -- 6:00 a.m. GMT+08:00

Visit WSJ.com at U.S. | EUROPE | ASIA News by section: Front Section | Opinion | Front Section |   FRONT SECTION 1 Turkey Primes Army to Respond to Syrian Border Threats Turkey said its army would now view any threat from Syrian forces along their border as a military target, as NATO condemned Syria's shooting down of a Turkish military jet last week. • Turkey Raises New Allegations Against Syria • Video: Syria Warns Against Action Over Plane EU Officials Unveil Plan for Closer Union The supervision of euro-zone banks should be transferred to a European overseer, possibly the ECB, top EU officials said. • Heard: European Disunion Faces Endgame Japan Lower House Passes Tax Bill Japan's lower house of parliament voted to approve a bill to double the national sales tax, handing Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda his flagship policy for fiscal reform at the cost of a potentially divisive rebellion within the ruling party. • Video: Japan Approves to Double Sales Tax • JRT: Tax Smackdown 101: What It All Means • Tax Increase Seen as Not Enough China in Talks With U.S. Home Builder Lennar is in talks with the China Development Bank for approximately $1.7 billion in capital to jump-start two San Francisco projects. 2 • What's News—   3 • China to Aid Yuan Flow To and From Hong Kong • Chinese Banks Told To Discount Rates • India's Finance Minister Resigns   4 • Tax Increase Seen as Not Enough to Mend Japan's Finances • Nikon Is Ordered to Exhibit 'Comfort Women' Photos • South Korea to Stop Iranian Crude Imports   6 • France to Boost Minimum Wage • Euro-Zone Data Point to North-South Divide • Greece Appoints New Finance Minister • Rome Steps In to Aid Italy's No. 3 Bank   7 • Afghan Attacks Jump After Long Drop • CAPITAL JOURNAL: Remapping the Road to Victory   8 • Flu Pandemic's Toll Raised   9 • THE DIGITAL SOLUTION: A Laptop Screen That Promises an Eyeful • MOSSBERG'S MAILBOX: Tech columnist Walter S. Mossberg answers readers' questions   10 • This Embarrasses You and I*   FRONT SECTION 14 For Middle-Aged Job Seekers, a Long Road Back Much of the attention during the prolonged employment crisis has been on high rates of joblessness among young people. Less noticed, but no less significant to economists, has been the plight of the middle-aged. View the latest What's News Online Past Editions of In Today's Paper OPINION 11 A Womb That's Fertile Still Extremists gain political strength as centrist parties fumble the crisis. Mukherjee's Miasma The Indian economy may benefit from a new Finance Minister. Raising Arizona The Supreme Court unanimously rejects a White House power grab. 12 OPINION • GLOBAL VIEW: Who Lost Egypt? • Notable & Quotable   13 OPINION Letters to the Editor • Huangyan Island Belongs to China • Unhopeful in Pakistan • How to Defuse South China Sea Conflicts •  PHIL PURCELL: Shareholders Can Cure Too Big to Fail   17 Japan Turns Up the Heat In Its Insider Crackdown Japan's crackdown on insider trading is reaching a new level of intensity with the arrest this week of a former executive at SMBC Nikko Securities for his alleged involvement in insider trading. As Nomura Investors Meet, Strategy, Insider-Trade Probe to Take Center Stage Nomura's CEO will face investors at its annual meeting wanting to hear how the brokerage became involved in an insider-trading probe and about the patchy results of its growth strategy. On Orbitz, Mac Users Steered to Pricier Hotels Orbitz is starting to show users of Apple's Mac computers different, and sometimes costlier, travel options than Windows visitors see. • Why Apple Demographic Is So Important • Digits: How Orbitz Targets Its Site's Visitors • Should computer type decide search results? 18 • Felda's Net Profit Plunges Ahead of Listing • Nissan's Ghosn Still One of Japan's Highest-Paid CEOs • BMW, Toyota Plan Tie-Up   19 • News Corp. Mulls Splitting in Two   20 • Coca-Cola Ups Its Bet on Growth in India • Billabong Investors Hope for a Buyout • Seven West Names New Chief, Shares Tumble • SouthGobi to Halt Mining at Flagship Coal Mine   21 • Sheryl Sandberg Joins Facebook Board   22 • Facebook Analysts to Click 'Like'—or Not • Banks Preparing for the End   26 • U.S. Stocks Close Higher • China's Banks Target Australia • Myanmar Taps Local Firms for 2015 Listing • CREDIT MARKETS: Treasurys Weak After Auction   27 • CURRENCY TRADING: Euro Steadies After Latest Blows • Asian Markets Fall After Spanish Bank Downgrade   32 • HEARD ON THE STREET: Echo's Location Masks Deeper Woes • HEARD ON THE STREET: Felda Plants Seeds of Investor Discontent • HEARD ON THE STREET: Indian Autos Face Uneven Tracks Follow WSJ on Facebook and Twitter.