QBE INSURANCE WARNS 1H RESULTS WON'T MEET EXPECTATIONS 

QBE Insurance Group Ltd. warned its half-year results will fall short of analysts' expectations, with earnings tumbling about 18% from a year ago after a jump in claims in Argentina. (published 0041 GMT)

OIL-SANDS PROJECT IS MIRED BY PROBE 

A Chinese government anticorruption investigation that already has swept aside dozens of officials is now stretching into Canada. A shake-up has hit state-run China National Petroleum Corp.'s Canadian operations and a billion-dollar oil-sands project is now in limbo. (published 0001 GMT)

NISSAN REPORTS HEFTY PROFIT RISE 

Nissan Motor Co. said Monday that sales gains in North America, China and Europe offset weakness in Japan and some emerging markets, pushing fiscal first-quarter net profit up 37%. (published 1132 GMT Monday)

BATTLE FOR POOR SHOPPERS FUELS $8.5 BILLION DOLLAR-STORE DEAL -- 8TH UPDATE 

The battle for America's poorest consumers intensified Monday with Dollar Tree Inc.'s agreement to buy rival Family Dollar Stores Inc. for about $8.5 billion. (published 2335 GMT Monday)

REYNOLDS GROUP BEGINS STRATEGIC REVIEW THAT MAY INCLUDE SALE OF UNITS 

Packaging conglomerate Reynolds Group Holdings Ltd. is undertaking a strategic review that may include the sale of three of its units, the company said in a filing Monday. (published 2142 GMT Monday)

EVOLUTION MINING SEES GOLD OUTPUT STEADY THIS FISCAL YEAR 

Gold producer Evolution Mining Ltd. said it expected to keep output steady in the current fiscal year, helped in part by its decision to call off talks to sell its high-cost Edna May mine in Western Australia state. (published 2256 GMT Monday)

IN ZILLOW-TRULIA DEAL, MAKING ROOM FOR BROKERS 

Zillow Inc. and Trulia Inc., the two online real-estate giants that announced plans to merge Monday, have a message for real-estate agents that have grown increasingly concerned about their market clout: We're partners, not competitors. (published 2354 GMT Monday)

FORD'S NEW PICKUPS TO HAVE HIGHER PRICE TAGS THAN OUTGOING MODELS 

Ford Motor Co.'s new collection of aluminum pickups will come with a higher price tag than outgoing models when they hit the market in the fourth quarter, but buyers will be able to get some versions of the new full-size trucks at lower base prices than the comparable General Motors Co. models. (published 2354 GMT Monday)