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Friday July 29 2011

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Republicans abandon vote on debt ceiling
Republican leaders in the House of Representatives on Thursday night abandoned efforts to vote on a plan to increase the US’s borrowing authority
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US and European fiscal woes hurt markets
Fiscal woes are roiling markets as deadlocked US budget negotiations combine with resurgent eurozone debt fears to batter risk-weary investors
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Zapatero calls early elections
The Spanish prime minister’s move is seen as a bid to rescue his party’s chances at the polls
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Verizon agrees to pay $10bn dividend
Vodafone claims vindication in long-running dispute and will receive a pay-out of $4.5bn, while Verizon Communications will receive $5.5bn
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Shareholders target BP chairman
Several top-15 shareholders warn they want to see evidence of momentum by the UK oil group in the next few months
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Moody’s puts Spain on review for downgrade
The US rating agency says the increased cost of funding, along with the precedent set by the second Greece bail-out, is behind the move
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Debt fears drive demand for Swiss franc and yen
Euro under pressure as Moody’s rating agency issues warning over Spain
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Dividend news helps Vodafone make gains
Stock tops a thin FTSE leaderboard as US debt fears deepen and the benchmark index falls
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US soft patch takes toll on oil outlook
The US economy has hit a soft patch and oil demand is heading south, writes Javier Blas
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Financial Times - World
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Eurozone inflation unexpectedly falls
Annual inflation falls to 2.5% in July from 2.7% in June, against economists’ expectations of a further rise this month
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Hong Kong taps Alder for securities regulator
Securities & Futures Commission is tapping Ashley Alder, head of the Hong Kong office of UK law firm Herbert Smith, as its new chief executive
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PCC chairman to quit over phone hacking
Baroness Buscombe to step down after being criticised for failing to deal with the phone hacking scandal
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FT.com - US
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Alabama county weighs debt settlement
Municipality in talks with creditors, including JPMorgan, ahead of a possible bankuptcy filing in what some see as a sign of things to come
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Focus switches to Senate on debt deal
Unexpected delay in voting adds to tensions and it remains unclear whether a plan by John Boehner, the embattled Republican speaker, has enough support to pass
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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Verizon agrees to pay $10bn dividend
Vodafone claims vindication in long-running dispute and will receive a pay-out of $4.5bn, while Verizon Communications will receive $5.5bn
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Verizon and Vodafone's bumpy marriage
The telecoms have long bickered over their US venture but it seems relations are finally beginning to thaw with the decision to allow a $10bn dividend
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Overseas sales help boost Colgate profits
Toothpaste, soap and pet products maker says second-quarter net income rose 3% to $622m despite declines in the struggling North America market
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