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If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

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Geithner, Staying on Script

 

By GRETCHEN MORGENSON

 

A new book from the former Treasury secretary doesn’t resolve a big question about the financial crisis: How could such a huge regulatory army miss the economy’s buildup of risk?

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The Upshot

 

The Bernanke-Obama Financial Rescue

 

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“House of Debt,” a new book, criticizes the way Timothy F. Geithner, left, and Ben S. Bernanke handled the financial crisis.

 

 

 

 

You for Sale

 

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Never Forgetting a Face

 

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Joseph Atick, a pioneer of facial-recognition systems, is now cautioning against their unfettered use. Never, he says, should they undermine anyone’s choice to remain anonymous.

 

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Inquiries at General Motors Are Said to Focus on Its Legal Unit

 

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A review of internal communication shows that high-ranking officials, particularly in G.M.’s legal department, acted with increasing urgency in the last 12 months to grapple with the spreading impact of defective ignition switches.

 

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In Taking Crimea, Putin Gains a Sea of Fuel Reserves

 

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Russia acquired not just a peninsula, but a maritime zone and the rights to tap its seabed for oil and gas reserves potentially worth trillions of dollars.

 

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In B-School, Is That a Syllabus, or an Itinerary?

 

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Group travel and social events are taking a bigger share of M.B.A. students time — and money.

 

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Tackling the Limits of Touch Screens

 

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New products aim to remove the obstacles to reading and writing effectively on tablet computers.

 

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Invasion of the Nail Clippers, and Other Office Dangers

 

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The Workologist ruminates further on listeners’ questions on a radio program — including one about a co-worker’s Facebook posts and another about fingernail-clipping at the office.

 

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Taking the Earth’s Temperature

 

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A meteorologist at the National Weather Service specializes in atmospheric modeling — gathering billions of bits of information that others use in weather forecasts.

 

 

 

If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

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If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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Google's YouTube to buy streaming-video site Twitch for $1 billion - Variety

 

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UK takeover rules block higher Pfizer offer before Astra deadline

 

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Some British business ready to leave EU without reform - poll

 

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Ackman says Allergan CEO has conflict of interest on takeover offer

 

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ECB's Mersch says chances for June action have grown substantially

 

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European defence firms put drone project to governments

 

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StanChart picks ex-Vodafone exec Halford as finance boss

 

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Credit Suisse guilty plea likely to be announced on Monday

 

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Ousted N.Y. Times editor to grads - Show what you are made of

 

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EU official snubs Italian call for more wiggle room on budget

 

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China's to reform cross-border forex management as exports remain weak

 

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New UK bank standards body gets support from Bank of England's Carney

 

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Ackman says Allergan CEO has conflict in considering takeover offer

 

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EU regulators extend Telefonica, E-Plus deal to July 3

 

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Germany finalises flagship pension reform

 

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Ryanair sees profits bouncing back as summer bookings rise

 

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AstraZeneca chairman sees no prospect of last-minute Pfizer deal

 

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ECB's Coeure - new supervisory set-up may induce bank restructures

 

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Threat of fines, litigation stalks Deutsche Bank

 

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BoE says banks nervous over releasing details of health checks

 

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Airbus, Dassault, Alenia propose European drone project

 

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Airbus strategy head says not interested in buying suppliers

 

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Malaysian Airlines shares tumble, adding pressure for restructuring

 

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Mitie optimistic on outsourcing outlook after 4 percent profit rise

 

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Hollande tells government to seek better offers on Alstom

 

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UK shale gas firm Cuadrilla to submit plans to frack in Lancashire

 

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Any ECB bond-buying could halt slide in euro zone debt yields

 

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Unilever buys out rights of co-founder's family trusts

 

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Cars could drive themselves sooner than expected after European push

 

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Cameron says government talking to Pfizer, AstraZeneca

 

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Malaysian Airlines shares tumble, adding pressure for restructuring

 

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Ousted New York Times editor to make first public remarks

 

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GSK dodged millions in China drug tax [problem] - state media

 

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Ofgem fines npower for data reporting error

 

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Jupiter 'disappointed' at AstraZeneca's rejection of Pfizer bid

 

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Labour MP Miller expects Pfizer to court AstraZeneca shareholders

 

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Babcock sees buoyant outsourcing market, confident on year ahead

 

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Ryanair sees profits climbing again after first fall in five years

 

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ECB's Weidmann - mustn't take one-sided view of euro strength

 

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ECB's Coeure: new supervisory set-up may induce bank restructures

 

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Exclusive: Japan's $1.26 trillion pension faces overhaul as Abe reforms drive riskier bets

 

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Higher pork demand boosts Cranswick's full-year profit

 

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China, Europe drag world stocks lower; dollar slips

 

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Record Japan machinery orders suggest economy may jump tax hurdle

 

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RBS to wind down swaps clearing units

 

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Shareholders disappointed by AstraZeneca rejection of Pfizer

 

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Yahoo Japan drops $3.2 billion plan to buy eAccess from SoftBank

 

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Alibaba: the new face of finance in China

 

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Lambert rules himself out of UK Banking Standards role

 

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Deutsche Bank says cap hike not demanded by regulators

 

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CVC Capital completes $3.5 billion Asia fund

 

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UK's Dixons to sell central European operations

 

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Deutsche Bank investment banking revenues may shrink in Q2 - CFO

 

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Insurer Chesnara reports lower first-quarter profit

 

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Mitie posts 4 percent rise in profit, on track for further growth

 

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AstraZeneca rejects 55 pounds/share Pfizer offer

 

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Deutsche Bank enlists Qatar in $11 billion capital hike

 

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Ally shares may face bumpy road as private investors sell

 

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Latin America could be jewel of AT&T-DirecTV deal

 

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UK's retail property groups eye stake in Bluewater - The Times

 

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AT&T will not pay break-up fee if regulators reject DirecTV deal

 

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Shares flat as investors ponder central bank policy options

 

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Russia-China gas deal preparations in "final phase" says Putin - Xinhua

 

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Pfizer raises bid for AstraZeneca to 69.3 billion pounds

 

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Convicted rogue trader Kerviel arrested in southern France

 

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AT&T to buy DirecTV for $48.5 billion as cellular growth eases

 

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Major investment banks' revenue falls 9 percent in first quarter

 

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Major banks first-quarter commodities revenue jumps 26 percent

 

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Asking prices for British homes hit highest on record in May

If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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Fears grow that Government will cash in on health and safety ‘police’

 

 

 

AstraZeneca rejects £69.3bn takeover offer from Pfizer

 

 

 

 

'More than $133m raised from crowdfunding' in first quarter, says industry body

 

 

 

 

Easter fails to resurrect fortunes of high street

 

 

 

 

AT&T strikes deal to buy pay-TV giant DirecTV

 

 

 

 

New age of binge TV dawns in UK

 

 

 

 

City wary as Game plans float after comeback from the dead

 

 

 

 

Unions look overseas for help to scupper AstraZeneca bid

 

 

 

 

Mark Carney: House-price boom poses 'deep, deep' threat to recovery, says Bank of England Governor

 

 

 

 

AstraZeneca takeover: MPs 'barking up the wrong tree' on Pfizer bid

 

 

 

James Ashton: Carphone Warehouse and Dixons Retail - another unequal marriage?

 

My Week

 

James Ashton: Britain could do with the EU's internal markets brief

 

 

 

 

James Ashton: Why the housing market hasn't been reined in

 

 

 

 

Jim Armitage: Malaysia Airlines handled the Flight 370 tragedy dismally. Now it lacks the will to rescue the company's finances

 

 

 

 

Jim Armitage: 'Modinomics' in India has helped growth, but not for all

 

 

 

 

Mark Leftly: Suspend all your disbelief and the drug chiefs' claims are compelling

 

 

 

 

Short-term cures without heed to ethics have long-term side effects

 

 

 

 

Why Pfizer's numbers don't add up to 20% of anything

 

 

 

 

Unemployment falls, but wages refuse to rise

 

 

 

 

Jim Armitage: All quiet on the JKX front after stalled coup

If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

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19 May 2014 Last updated at 19:24

 

 

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UK drugs company AstraZeneca rejects the improved "final" £69bn takeover offer from US firm Pfizer.

 

 

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Those planning their retirement should try and plan for an income of at least £15,000 a year, according to an industry report.

 

 

 

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The US charges five Chinese army officers with hacking into private-sector companies to gain trade secrets, in the first espionage case of its kind.

 

 

 

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If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

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AT&T won't pay break-up fee if regulators reject deal - source

 

18 May 2014

 

Factbox - A look at AT&T and DirecTV's businesses

 

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Analysis - China goes local to soften hit from property downturn

 

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RBS to wind down interest-rate trading business

 

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Deutsche Bank enlists Qatar in $11 billion capital hike

 

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Australia's Spotless IPO puts spotlight on PEP's bumper returns

 

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GM legal department under scrutiny in company's recall probe - report

 

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Intel CEO promises Broadwell PCs on shelves for holidays

 

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Swiss voters reject world's highest minimum wage, block fighter jets

 

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Pfizer planning to make sweetened bid for AstraZeneca: WSJ

 

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Exclusive - Siemens seen making formal Alstom bid as early as this week

 

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Qatar to take Deutsche Bank stake as part of cap increase - sources

 

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U.S. private lenders not ready to replace Fannie, Freddie - regulator

 

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Deutsche Bank plans 8 billion-euro share sale - report

 

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Deutsche Bank prepares multi-billion euro share sale - sources

 

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Ryanair eyes long-distance flights - German newspaper

 

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Credit Suisse CEO faces more calls to quit in U.S. tax dispute

 

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Property website Zoopla to detail share listing plans - report

 

18 May 2014

 

Ad deal collapse busts 'merger of equals' myth

 

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Banque Saudi Fransi plans $533 million sukuk by end-June - banking sources

 

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UK housing market has deep problems, says BoE's Carney

 

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French Ardian buys German toymaker Schleich

 

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Ex-trader Kerviel appeals to French president from Italian border

 

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Analysis - Apple strikes a new chord in the future of music

 

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Swiss voters reject world's highest minimum wage - TV projection

 

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AstraZeneca arrays academic assets in Pfizer defence

 

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Global economy weekahead: No sign of major central banks tightening the reins

 

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AT&T nears DirecTV purchase in new jolt to TV landscape

 

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China says faster economic reforms needed

 

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Growth in China's new home prices cools to 11-month low

 

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AT&T nears DirecTV purchase in new jolt to TV landscape

If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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U.S. Charges Chinese Army Personnel With Cyberspying

 

By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT 12:34 PM ET

 

 

The Department of Justice charged five individuals from the People’s Liberation Army in connection with stealing trade secrets from American companies.

 

 

 

 

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DealBook

 

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AT&T to Buy DirecTV for $48.5 Billion in Move to Expand Clout

 

By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED and DAVID GELLES

 

Under the terms of the $48.5 billion deal, AT&T will pay about $95 a share in stock and cash as it looks to gain leverage in negotiations over its video offerings.

 

DealBook

 

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AstraZeneca Rejects ‘Final’ Offer by Pfizer

 

By CHAD BRAY 1:25 PM ET

 

AstraZeneca on Monday rejected Pfizer’s latest — and, according to the American pharmaceutical giant, its final — takeover bid. The offer, made Sunday evening, was worth about $119 billion.

 

 

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BlackBerry’s Partnership With Foxconn Signals Shifting Priorities

 

By JOE COCHRANE and IAN AUSTEN

 

The company’s deal in Indonesia with the parts manufacturer could aid its plan to focus on services and software rather than phones, analysts say.

 

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Workers at N.Y.U.’s Abu Dhabi Site Faced Harsh Conditions

 

By ARIEL KAMINER and SEAN O’DRISCOLL

 

Workers who built New York University’s new campus said they faced grim conditions, in stark contrast to the university’s pledges to treat them fairly.

 

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After Firing From Times, Jill Abramson Talks About Resilience

 

By RAVI SOMAIYA 10:19 AM ET

 

For the first time, the former executive editor spoke publicly about the situation, during Wake Forest University’s commencement.

 

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Walden Media, PG Filmmaker, Seeks Studio Partners Across Cultural Divide

 

By MICHAEL CIEPLY

 

The socially conservative entertainment company that produced “The Chronicles of Narnia” trilogy is now seeking to collaborate with more risqué partners.

 

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Cashless Customers Hold Riches for Retailers

 

By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS and DAVID GELLES

 

A hacking of customer data at Target has intensified the pace of changing the way Americans pay for goods.

 

 

 

If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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Pfizer looks to investors to keep AstraZeneca deal alive

 

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US drug giant to leave its £69bn offer for AstraZeneca in place to test investor reaction

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Ryanair: 'We've been asleep at the wheel'

 

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Ryanair admits it did not spot changes to the low cost airline industry early enough as it posts 8pc fall in annual profit

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Game Retail files for £400m IPO

 

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Video game retailer plans stock market listing two years after toppling into administration

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Unilever family set for £715m windfall

 

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The family of William Hesketh Lever in line for £715m after selling historic stock rights to Unilever

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Retail property overheats in fight for London

 

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Experts at DTZ say properties in Manchester and Leeds offer the best prospect for returns

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Banking standards body to be set up

 

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Bank of England Governor Mark Carney to lead independent board to appoint chairman of council

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Dame Clara Furse joins Vodafone

 

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The former boss of the London Stock Exchange is set to take up the role on September 1

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Shaftesbury profit grows 47pc

 

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Owner of Carnaby St and Chinatown properties increases profit in the first half of the year as international demand for London real estate keeps vacancy rates low

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Addison Lee chairman John Griffin steps down

 

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Griffin's departure means that control will be passed out of his family for the first time

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AT&T buys DirecTV for $48.5bn

 

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Deal for satellite television company lengthens the odds that the US giant will bid for Vodafone

Europe’s politicians must embrace competition or face slide into obscurity

 

Astra's investors panic, just as Pfizer hoped

 

The overwhelming victor at the European elections will be indifference

 

The overwhelming victor at the European election will be indifference

 

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Nothing explains Europe’s growing disillusionment with its institutions and established political parties better than the economic stagnation

9 Comments HMRC 'railroading' UK businesses into paying unecessary fines

 

 

 

 

Deflating the bubble

 

 

 

 

Mark Carney outlines triple threat to UK recovery

 

 

 

 

Wage growth will end cost of living crisis 'soon', says Bank of England Governor

If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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Breaking news

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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Royal Mail annual profits jump 12% to £671m

 

Profits at Royal Mail increased but chief executive Moya Greene said the future of universal service was endangered by TNT’s low prices

 

Unilever sells US pasta sauce business for $2.15bn to Japan's Mizkan Group

 

 

 

 

Zoopla heads listings rush but worries emerge over market conditions

 

 

 

 

JD.com raises $1.8bn in New York float

 

 

 

 

Tesco to remove sweets and chocolates from all its checkouts

 

 

 

 

Is your brand and reputation under threat?

 

 

 

 

Exclusive: SSE profits soar as it reveals how families cannot pay rising fuel bills

 

 

 

 

US writers attack ITV over Adam Crozier's £8m pay

 

 

 

 

Burberry sets sights on Japan

 

 

 

 

Surge in retail sales fuels predictions of an early rise in interest rates

 

 

 

A waste of energy as Labour throws away its election advantage

 

Outlook Such is Labour's incompetence ahead of today's polls that Ed Miliband's coup on energy price caps is long forgotten by most voters.

 

 

A deal to sharpen talons at the Bank of England

 

 

 

 

Putin's deal brings peace to the East, pain for the West

 

 

 

 

The mega-deal is back – and that may not be good news for Vodafone

 

 

 

 

Its reputation is the one thing BP just can't clean up

 

 

 

 

Mark Carney must cool off an overheating housing market

 

 

 

 

Ten years ago, Philip Green walked away from his bid for M&S – and it's been going backwards ever since

 

 

 

 

It won’t be another giveaway float but Saga can’t afford to let down investors

 

 

 

 

James Ashton: Carphone Warehouse and Dixons Retail - another unequal marriage?

 

 

 

 

James Ashton: Britain could do with the EU's internal markets brief

If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

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U.S. states probe eBay cyber attack as customers complain

 

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ECB to ease stress test for Franco-Belgian Dexia

 

8:18pm BST

 

Barclays sounding out buyers for Spanish retail bank - sources

 

Spain 7:07pm BST

 

Interest rate hikes would hit British car industry - UK Hyundai CEO

 

6:43pm BST

 

EU court says sales workers on holiday must still get commission

 

6:34pm BST

 

Shareholders flex muscles as companies slow to change

 

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Apax considering selling Travelex to UAE Exchange - sources

 

6:20pm BST

 

FTSE 100 index ends flat, miners advance

 

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ECB's Weidmann - Reviving ABS market not task for central bank

 

5:27pm BST

 

Pricing competition to hit Dairy Crest residential milk sales

 

5:06pm BST

 

Lloyds to launch sale of about 25 percent of TSB - sources

 

4:57pm BST

 

Deutsche Bank chief tells shareholders 'transformation is working'

 

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London's Heron Tower renamed Salesforce Tower after U.S. tenant

 

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Japanese group Mizkan buys Unilever's pasta sauces for $2.15 billion

 

Japan 4:48pm BST

 

Exclusive - Implats CEO says S.Africa platinum strike could last much longer

 

Africa 4:40pm BST

 

Exclusive - Italy's F2i to sell stake in airport holding company

 

3:50pm BST

 

Higher milk costs to hit Dairy Crest's profits

 

3:34pm BST

 

UK insurer Saga prices $3.4 billion listing at bottom of range

 

2:53pm BST

 

Workers flee to safe houses on South Africa's strike-hit platinum belt

 

Africa 2:34pm BST

 

Bwin.party agrees deal with investor on board changes

 

2:27pm BST

 

Wizz Air, eastern Europe's top no-frills airline, plans London float

 

Aerospace & Defence 1:38pm BST

 

Electrocomponents' new financial year off to slow start

 

1:35pm BST

 

Banks, exchanges set to jostle over EU securities reform

 

1:31pm BST

 

Adidas sees boost to sales from World Cup

 

1:07pm BST

 

Halfords shares jump after surge in cycling sales

 

1:00pm BST

 

Euro zone business stays strong, China mending

 

12:46pm BST

 

British property website Zoopla joins rush to stock market

 

12:42pm BST

 

Stronger household spending and investment drive UK first-quarter growth

 

UK 12:32pm BST

 

Wholesaler Booker 'comfortable' with analysts' forecast for 2015

 

12:30pm BST

 

Mothercare's profit beat boosts turnaround hopes

 

12:23pm BST

 

UK retailer B&M seeks to list shares in busy day for London offerings

 

12:22pm BST

 

Bank of England's Carney says will hold insurance chiefs accountable

 

UK 12:12pm BST

 

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UK 11:56am BST

 

SABMiller sets new savings goal as trading stays tough

 

11:44am BST

 

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11:37am BST

 

Amlin sees catastrophe reinsurance rates staying low

 

11:35am BST

 

UK CBI factory orders stabilise in May as outlook remains strong

 

UK 11:15am BST

 

Euro zone business keeps up solid pace of growth in May - PMI

 

11:04am BST

 

UK retailer Fat Face pulls planned London listing

 

FXpert 11:00am BST

 

SABMiller posts 1 percent earnings rise, sees more tough trading

 

10:54am BST

 

SABMiller agrees $3.5 billion loan refinancing

 

10:54am BST

 

China anti-graft watchdog visits Roche amid pharma crackdown

 

10:34am BST

 

UK retailer B&M seeks to list shares in busy day for London offerings

 

10:32am BST

 

Steady growth signs lift European stocks and bonds

 

FXpert 10:26am BST

 

Sony says restructuring to end this year, targets profit surge

 

10:16am BST

 

Deutsche Bank defends capital increase at annual meeting

 

10:14am BST

 

Top investor slams Deutsche Bank over 8 bln euros share issue

 

10:10am BST

 

Deutsche Bank sees pressure ahead on regulatory ratios

 

10:10am BST

 

Debt collector Arrow Global's adjusted core profit rises

 

9:48am BST

 

Unilever sells Ragu and Bertolli brands to Mizkan for $2.15 billion

 

Japan 9:04am BST

 

French business activity contracts in May, industry morale wilts

 

8:59am BST

 

Lloyds sues RBS for $709 million over rights issue - report

 

8:55am BST

 

China's JD.com IPO raises $1.78 billion, augurs well for Alibaba

 

8:50am BST

 

JD.com CEO Liu awarded $591 million share bonus ahead of IPO

 

8:50am BST

 

Alstom will not give more bid info to Siemens than to GE - source

 

8:50am BST

 

Property website Zoopla joins rush to stock market

 

FXpert 8:39am BST

 

Germany's private sector expands steadily in May - PMI

 

8:38am BST

 

UK's Carillion preferred bidder on 400 million pounds of Middle East contracts

 

8:02am BST

 

QinetiQ FY profit lower, says on track for 2014

 

7:56am BST

 

Wholesaler Booker's full-year profit jumps 33 percent

 

7:52am BST

 

Tesco boss misses out on bonus in 2013/14

 

7:51am BST

 

Spread better IG Group says full year revenue to miss expectations

 

7:48am BST

 

Dairy Crest's full-year profit jumps 31 percent on property sale

 

7:30am BST

 

Asia shares hit one-year high on China PMI relief, Fed support

 

FXpert, Japan 7:11am BST

 

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Cyber Crime 6:36am BST

 

China, Japan factory output improves, but still contracting

 

6:06am BST

 

Exclusive - Japan Post Insurance shifts to stocks, foreign bonds in bet on Abenomics

 

Japan 5:33am BST

 

Exclusive: SEC probes Schwab, Merrill, for anti-money laundering violations - sources

 

4:26am BST

 

BoE's Carney warns he will hold insurance executives accountable - The Times

 

UK, 3:26am BST

 

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China's JD.com prices IPO above expectations, bodes well for Alibaba

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British clothing chain Fat Face to abort listing plans -Sky News

 

21 May 2014

 

Fiat Chrysler CEO says GM has made automakers more sensitive on safety

 

21 May 2014

 

Blackstone, TPG to bid for UK mortgage lender Kensington -Sky News

 

21 May 2014

 

UK's Osborne, Labour in clash over business policy

 

UK 21 May 2014

 

Unilever in advanced talks to sell Ragu sauce to Mizkan-sources

 

Japan 21 May 2014

 

EBay asks 145 million users to change passwords after cyber attack

 

Cyber Crime 21 May 2014

 

BoE's Haldane say better run companies would boost growth

 

21 May 2014

 

GE CEO Immelt says still expects to close Alstom deal

 

21 May 2014

 

BP to appeal Gulf oil spill payment ruling to U.S. Supreme Court

 

21 May 2014

 

AXA comes out against AstraZeneca board, Threadneedle supports

 

21 May 2014

 

Swiss pressure rises on Credit Suisse boss Dougan after U.S. deal

 

21 May 2014

 

Weidmann says not clear yet whether ECB will act in June - paper

 

21 May 2014

 

U.S. may seek more than $5 billion in BNP settlement - Bloomberg

 

21 May 2014

 

Exclusive - Target Canada's supply chain gridlock: how Barbie SUVs snarled traffic

 

21 May 2014

 

Boeing wants to be more like Apple -CEO

 

Aerospace & Defence 21 May 2014

 

Hungary's Wizz Air set for London stock market debut

 

Aerospace & Defence 21 May 2014

 

Netflix to launch in six more European countries this year

 

21 May 2014

 

UK insurer Saga cautious on price range for stock market listing

 

UK 21 May 2014

 

Investors advised to reject Italy's corporate ethics clause

 

21 May 2014

 

EU wants to know if Dixons, Carphone deal will push up tablet prices

 

21 May 2014

 

Rebound in AstraZeneca helps lift FTSE

 

FXpert 21 May 2014

 

Analysis - Mortgage controls no panacea for UK housing risks

 

UK, David Cameron 21 May 2014

 

Sony gets real on restructuring, pockets of denial persist

 

21 May 2014

 

Instant View - Russia, China ink long-delayed gas supply deal

 

21 May 2014

 

Bank of England officials closer to voting for rate rise, minutes show

 

UK, David Cameron 21 May 2014

 

Rebound in AstraZeneca props up FTSE

 

FXpert 21 May 2014

 

European Union reaches final agreement on bank back-up fund

 

21 May 2014

 

McDonald's workers descend on headquarters ahead of annual meeting

 

21 May 2014

 

ECB set to ease policy in June, cut refinancing, deposit rate - Reuters poll

 

21 May 2014

 

BoE right not to use interest rates to cool housing market - Reuters poll

 

21 May 2014

 

Barclays, ex-boss Diamond compete for Africa's banking promise

 

Africa 21 May 2014

 

UK financial watchdog wins appeal for key fraud trial to go ahead

 

21 May 2014

 

Banned hedge fund manager arrested in Italy - prosecutors

 

21 May 2014

 

Monte Paschi shareholders approve 5 billion euro share sale

 

21 May 2014

 

Dash for cash drives Airbus v Boeing jet revamps

 

Aerospace & Defence 21 May 2014

 

Burberry aims to quadruple Japan sales under new CEO

 

Japan 21 May 2014

 

Commerzbank fires one forex trader and suspends another - sources

 

21 May 2014

 

Osborne, Labour in clash over business policy

 

UK 21 May 2014

 

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UK 21 May 2014

 

Schroders, Fidelity reveal investor split as Astra rejects Pfizer

 

UK 21 May 2014

 

UK households more relaxed about savings, job security - survey

 

UK 21 May 2014

 

European business sees Ukraine, more sanctions as main risks to recovery

 

21 May 2014

 

FirstGroup puts off dividends to focus on debt-cutting efforts

 

21 May 2014

 

China lets local governments sell bonds for the first time

 

21 May 2014

 

China invites private investment in 80 major projects

 

21 May 2014

 

France sees ECB signals on euro level 'encouraging' - spokesman

 

21 May 2014

 

Morrison slips as FTSE stalls

 

FXpert 21 May 2014

 

EU watchdog to kick off biggest revamp of securities markets

 

21 May 2014

 

Britvic steps up U.S. Fruit Shoot roll-out as profits rise

 

Africa 21 May 2014

 

Cable & Wireless Comms steps up network investment

 

21 May 2014

 

Vectura revenue jumps on royalty push, sees more growth

 

21 May 2014

 

BOJ offers brighter view on economy, dashes near-term policy easing hopes

 

Japan 21 May 2014

 

UK retail sales rise much more than expected in April helped by Easter

 

UK, 21 May 2014

 

FTSE trades flat, pegged back by Morrisons, ex-divs

 

FXpert 21 May 2014

 

Telecom Plus rides on Npower deal, comfortable with outlook

 

21 May 2014

 

Maersk shipping business helps profit beat forecast

 

21 May 2014

 

France may direct funds towards home companies - minister

 

21 May 2014

 

Britain's Royal Mail to trial Sunday parcel deliveries

 

UK, 21 May 2014

 

Italy's antitrust watchdog investigates TripAdvisor, booking sites

 

21 May 2014

 

UK Mail profit rises as more Britons click to order

 

UK 21 May 2014

 

CVC to buy majority stake in HK serviced office company

 

21 May 2014

 

Consumer, energy sectors to lead China's 2014 earnings growth to four-year high

 

21 May 2014

 

Maersk expects P3 to start operations later than expected

 

21 May 2014

 

Carpetright names Wilf Walsh as new CEO, Harris to retire again

 

21 May 2014

 

Wall Street gloom stifles Asian shares, dollar dips

 

FXpert, Japan 21 May 2014

 

Asia spooked by Wall Street loss, dollar dips

 

FXpert, Japan 21 May 2014

 

U.S. may seek more than $5 billion in BNP settlement - Bloomberg

 

21 May 2014

 

CBI says EU referendum would put investment at risk

 

21 May 2014

 

Osborne dubs Labour's economic plans 'anti-business'

 

21 May 2014

 

Critics of supersized CEO pay face uphill fight at McDonald's

 

21 May 2014

 

Japan export growth remains tepid, dims outlook

 

Japan 21 May 2014

 

BOJ offers brighter view on capex, policy steady

 

Japan 21 May 2014

 

Asia hurt by Wall Street loss, dollar dips

 

FXpert, 21 May 2014

 

UK's Osborne dubs Labour's economic plans "anti-business"

 

21 May 2014

 

UK business lobby says EU referendum would put investment at risk

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Royal Mail warns that competition from rivals poses a threat to the fundamental economics of its six day a week letters delivery service.

 

 

_75039985_73721408.jpgUK report reveals vast oil deposits

 

A government report is to say there are several billion barrels of oil in shale rocks under large parts of southern England, the BBC understands.

 

 

 

_75037178_vodafone.jpgVodafone raises UK call charges

 

The company announces price increases that could add 10% to customers' monthly bills - but gives them the option to leave contracts free of charge

 

 

 

 

Is Mark Carney nannying insurers?

 

22 May 2014

In saying that the Bank of England will protect insurance policyholders from losses when insurers fail, is Mark Carney undermining incentives for insurers to manage themselves prudently?

 

 

Public interest or protectionism? Britain vs France redux

 

21 May 2014

Governments have different views on foreign corporate takeovers, but the boardroom is where the real power lies.

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Interest bill on UK's £1.27 trillion debt to hit £1bn a week

 

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Larger-than-expected deficit keeps debt interest on track to hit £52bn this year

 

Zoopla leads busiest day for London listings

 

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Zoopla, B&M Bargains, Wizz Air and River & Mercantile unveil IPO plans despite Fat Face scrapping listing amid weakening market fears

 

 

Astra's biggest shareholder urges Pfizer talks

 

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BlackRock has told AstraZeneca's board to invite Pfizer back for more talks after current bid expires

 

 

Royal Mail demands Ofcom curbs rivals

 

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Depsite record maiden results, FTSE100 delivery company has called for regulatory intervention amid warnings that the USO is under threat from intense competition.

 

 

Tesco chief misses out on bonus again

 

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Philip Clarke misses out on bonus for third year after Tesco profits fall

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M&S international director to leave

 

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Jan Heere, member of M&S's senior management team, poised to quit retailer

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Saga shares 'to be priced at 185p'

 

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Shares will be sold at the bottom of the price range, giving investors hope of instant profits when trading starts

 

Mark Carney warns insurers 'not too big to fail'

 

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BoE Governor warns top insurance executives will be held to account for the risks they take

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TSB bulks up board ahead of IPO

 

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Bank being spun off from Lloyds hires five new non-executive directors

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Halfords boss defends supplier letter

 

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Matt Davies insists car parts and cycling retailer is "not a charity" after letter to suppliers

Europe's Socialists immolate themselves on altar of EMU

 

UK recovery broadens as firms invest more

 

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Official data confirm the UK economy grew by 0.8pc in the first quarter, though public borrowing data highlight challenge Chancellor still faces to balance books

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Europe's centre crumbles as Socialists immolate themselves on altar of EMU

 

 

 

 

Scotland and Brexit vote could reshape UK economy

 

 

 

 

BoE rate-setters move closer to rate rise

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Rent or Buy? The Math Is Changing

 

By NEIL IRWIN

 

In expensive places like California and the Northeast, buying a home again looks like a perilous investment.

 

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Facebook Offers Privacy Checkup to All 1.28 Billion Users

 

By VINDU GOEL

 

The move responds to complaints that the service’s privacy settings are too complicated and that people often don’t know who can see what they’re posting.

 

 

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China’s Global Search for Energy

 

By CLIFFORD KRAUSS and KEITH BRADSHER

 

China has an insatiable appetite for energy and it has made deals with nations like Russia, Iraq, Nigeria, Ecuador and Venezuela to keep its people warm and the lights on.

 

 

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JD.com Has Rousing Start in Trading Debut

 

By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED 23 minutes ago

 

The online Chinese retailer JD.com started life as a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq, closing about 10 percent higher than its I.P.O. price.

 

 

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Tough Times Ahead for Sears and Best Buy

 

By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS 11:13 AM ET

 

Sears Holdings said its net loss was $402 million in the latest quarter, while Best Buy said it expected more sales declines.

 

China Plans Security Checks for Tech Firms After U.S. Indictments

 

By CHRIS BUCKLEY

 

A plan for tighter scrutiny on tech companies doing business in China was announced by an agency that had threatened retaliation for cyberespionage charges.

 

Safety Agency Says New Tests Are Needed on Boeing 787 Battery

 

By MATTHEW L. WALD 32 minutes ago

 

The National Transportation Safety Board faulted testing of the battery, whose failure in two cases led to the grounding of 787s last year.

 

 

 

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IDS accused of burying bad news over universal credit

 

 

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Ah yes universal credit changes that won't save billions but will in fact cost billions to implement that we haven't got. Still at least someone did something even if it cost more and didn't work!

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Barclays fined £26m for manipulating gold price

 

Barclays' reputation came under renewed scrutiny today after it was fined £26 million by UK regulators for attempting to manipulate the price of gold.

 

Poor start to the year for City hedge funds

 

 

 

 

Saga shares disappoint on debut

 

 

 

 

HSBC defends banker bonuses

 

 

 

 

Italy includes cocaine, prostitution and black market alcohol in GDP figures

 

 

 

 

Dairy Crest targets China's baby formula market

 

 

 

 

Regulator at odds with Royal Mail over warning on universal service

 

 

 

 

Tears as Ford's saviour thanks his staff before leaving the driving seat

 

 

 

 

British firm takes court action against Musk's Tesla

 

 

 

 

Saga sets the bar low amid fears over floats

 

 

 

Mark Leftly: The Tories' handling of data protection undermines a key UK industry

 

 

 

Royal Mail returns the criticism to sender

 

 

 

 

A waste of energy as Labour throws away its election advantage

 

 

 

 

A deal to sharpen talons at the Bank of England

 

 

 

 

Putin's deal brings peace to the East, pain for the West

 

 

 

 

The mega-deal is back – and that may not be good news for Vodafone

 

 

 

 

Its reputation is the one thing BP just can't clean up

 

 

 

 

Mark Carney must cool off an overheating housing market

 

 

 

 

Ten years ago, Philip Green walked away from his bid for M&S – and it's been going backwards ever since

 

 

 

 

It won’t be another giveaway float but Saga can’t afford to let down investors

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HSBC comes under investor fire on bankers' pay

 

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HSBC says 21 percent of investors at annual meeting oppose pay policy

 

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How a Barclays' options trader manipulated the gold price fix

 

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Focus switches to other emerging markets as Famous Five ride out election risks

 

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Shares rise on U.S. housing data; Ukraine vote looms

 

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Exclusive - Airbus may cut more defence jobs in German export row

 

6:15pm BST

 

Central banks must be on guard against currency wars, says ECB's Coeure

 

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Britain's FTSE posts weekly loss; AstraZeneca bounces late

 

FXpert 5:04pm BST

 

Visa, Mastercard vow to stay as Russia softens tone on rules

 

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Generali looks to quit Telecom Italia investment group in June

 

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Greene King says pulls out of Orchid Group sale talks

 

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Dexia exemption tests Europe's bank health checks

 

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GE Capital provides Hovis with 80 million pounds for expansion

 

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Airbus A330 revamp would not impact profit goals - Enders

 

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Airbus CEO urges radical shake-up of space launcher industry

 

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HSBC rules out major changes to investment bank

 

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Britain awards 8.9 billion pound London rail contract to Go-Ahead business

 

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Gazprom CEO says China gas deal will affect European market

 

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Factbox - Details of Russia-China gas deal

 

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Shareholders flex muscles as companies slow to change

 

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Banks to return 6.977 billion euros in crisis loans to ECB next week

 

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Putin says Russia may become swing gas producer for Europe, Asia

 

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German economy to slow after strongest quarter in three years in first quarter

 

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Shinsei, Carlyle short-listed in StanChart HK unit sale - sources

 

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Smiths Group warns on profit at detection business

 

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Budget chain EasyHotel seeks London share listing

 

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UK's Saga shares up slightly in market debut

 

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China's economy entered 'manageable slowdown' - central bank chief

 

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Moss Bros' hire sales falls on subdued UK wedding market

 

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Barclays fined 26 million pounds for gold price setting failures

 

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Standard Life appoints finance chief from Lloyd's of London

 

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Japan consumer inflation to hit 23-year high on sales tax hike

 

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Japan government ups capex view, economy recovering

 

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China expects trade situation to improve in May

 

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ECB heads to Portugal to launch annual central banker forum

 

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ECB's Lautenschlaeger says banks should respond swiftly to capital shortfalls

 

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Russia, China agree on $25 billion prepayment under supply deal - Gazprom

 

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Gazprom CEO says gas supply deal with China may affect European prices

 

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Perfume industry braces for tough new EU rules

 

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Close Brothers confident of strong full-year result

 

8:13am BST

 

Smiths Group warns of 25 million pounds hit to profit in detection unit

 

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Balfour Beatty wins 78 million pound U.S. rail contract

 

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Exclusive - Goldman's Cohn takes on Washington to defend commodities

 

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China bureaucratic turf battle hampers push for local government bonds

 

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Japan first quarter output gap narrows to minus 0.3 percent as domestic demand improves

 

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Google developing tablet with advanced vision capabilities - WSJ

 

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Asian shares scale one-year highs on hopeful signs for global economic sign

 

NEWSMAKER: A Conversation with Timothy Geithner

 

 

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The UK government proposes new rules regarding rights to access land in a bid to speed up the introduction of fracking. 889

 

 

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Barclays Bank is fined £26m by UK regulators after one of its traders was discovered attempting to fix the price of gold.

 

 

 

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The World Trade Organisation rules in favour of the US in a dispute against China over tariffs on US luxury cars.

 

 

 

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Russia's gas king taunts crumbling Europe over China pipeline coup

 

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Gazprom's chairman has describing Europe's energy shortage as "scary" and ridiculed the EU's push for wind and solar power as a shambles

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Saga listing has 'killed' market for more IPOs

 

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Disappointing market debut comes amid concerns over health of London listings

 

 

DfT offers olive branch to rail investors

 

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Officials hope £8.9bn contract to run Thameslink rail services will mark a new era in its relationship with City investors

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HSBC shareholders back pay plan

 

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Pay policy receives approval from four-fifths of shareholders

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Travelex shelves IPO to enter sale talks

 

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Billionaire entrepreneur Bavaguthu Shetty buys foreign currency provider Travelex with UAE investment vehicle Centurion

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Barclays fined £26m over gold price failings

 

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Financial Conduct Authority says former trader at bank exploited systems to profit at the expense of a customer

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Boris: Gatwick to get runway in 'political fix'

 

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London's Mayor says a third runway at Heathrow is politically "undeliverable" but dismisses Gatwick's expansion plans as a "sham"

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Small firms get 'poor deal' on energy

 

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More than 80pc of small businesses believe they are not being treated fairly by the Big Six energy giants, according to research from the Federation of Small Businesses

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Smiths warns on profits at detection arm

 

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Engineer Smiths says troubled division faced "challenging trading conditions"

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Stelios to float EasyHotel to fund growth plan

 

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EasyHotel aiming to raise £60m in Aim listing despite market wobbles

Astra’s 'Shriti Vadera defence' is harming investors

 

Europe's Socialists immolate themselves on altar of EMU

 

London has become a workhouse for the young

 

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Scale of brain drain to capital laid out in official study showing sharply higher numbers of graduates in London compared to rest of England and Wales

Russia's central bank chief deems crisis over, capital flight halted

 

 

 

 

London’s property boom is losing its fizz

 

 

 

 

UK debt interest bill to hit £1bn a week

 

 

 

 

UK recovery broadens as firms invest more

If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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