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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Wednesday June 01 2011

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Financial Times - US homepage
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EU warns US to speed up bank reform
Commissioner Michel Barnier letter to Tim Geithner claims Europe ahead of Washington on bank capital and executive bonus regulation
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http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/UU3M36/O972O/8A6RI3/FXM0IR/GX/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=1

Chinese manufacturing growth falters
Key gauge of Chinese manufacturing growth edges lower in May but remains stronger than many in the market had expected to suggest that the world’s second-largest economy is gliding towards a soft landing
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US House votes against raising debt ceiling
The first vote to increase the $14,300bn US borrowing limit has failed, highlighting the persistence of deep divisions over budgetary policy two months ahead of a crucial deadline to avert a potential default
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http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/UU3M36/O972O/8A6RI3/UUFIHV/GX/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=1

Obama picks energy executive for commerce post
John Bryson, the former chairman of Edison International, will be named commerce secretary, rounding out the transformation of President Obama’s economic team
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http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/UU3M36/O972O/8A6RI3/6V61Z0/GX/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=1

Walmart given nod for South Africa acquisition
Walmart has won approval for its proposed $2.4bn takeover of retailer Massmart, paving the way for the US multinational to expand into fast-growing African markets
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http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/UU3M36/O972O/8A6RI3/A7VB4V/GX/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=1

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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Euro strengthens to fresh three-week highs
Confidence begins to creep back into the markets as Europe opens after poor data in the US and soft manufacturing data out of China undermine sentiment
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Aussie dollar climbs despite faltering growth
Australian dollar shrugs off a drop in first-quarter domestic growth and slowing momentum in Chinese manufacturing to strike up an unexpected rally
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FTSE 100 takes ex-div pressure in its stride
Demand for resource stocks raises hopes London’s equities index could break out higher from its current trading range even as several stocks go ex-dividend
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Hurricane season set to buffet commodities markets
Weather forecasters are expecting an above-average number of serious storms and hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2011 after two years of relative calm
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http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/UU3M36/O972O/8A6RI3/ZB1JOV/GX/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=1

Tech rally helps keep Asian stocks afloat
Asian shares made faltering headway as technology stocks rallied but soft manufacturing data from China and falling US consumer confidence weighed
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Financial Times - World
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Ahmadi-Nejad referred to Iran’s judiciary
Iran’s parliament has referred Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad to the judiciary what it claims is the president’s illegal act of taking over the oil ministry
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US condemns killing of Pakistani reporter
Hillary Clinton condemns killing of a Pakistani journalist said to have received threats from intelligence officers over coverage of alleged links between the military and Islamic militants
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Catalonia defies Madrid on deficit
Economically important Spanish region again defies central government budget targets and says its deficit for this year would more than double the official limit and reach €5.4bn – nearly 2.7 per cent of gross domestic product
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FT.com - US
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US condemns killing of Pakistani reporter
Hillary Clinton condemns killing of a Pakistani journalist said to have received threats from intelligence officers over coverage of alleged links between the military and Islamic militants
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http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/UU3M36/O972O/8A6RI3/UUFIH1/GX/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=1

EU warns US to speed up bank reform
Commissioner Michel Barnier letter to Tim Geithner claims Europe ahead of Washington on bank capital and executive bonus regulation
Read more >>
http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/UU3M36/O972O/8A6RI3/V1NEB0/GX/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=1

US House votes against raising debt ceiling
The first vote to increase the $14,300bn US borrowing limit has failed, highlighting the persistence of deep divisions over budgetary policy two months ahead of a crucial deadline to avert a potential default
Read more >>
http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/UU3M36/O972O/8A6RI3/RNSK16/GX/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=1

Obama picks energy executive for commerce post
John Bryson, the former chairman of Edison International, will be named commerce secretary, rounding out the transformation of President Obama's economic team
Read more >>
http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/UU3M36/O972O/8A6RI3/26HNCB/GX/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=1

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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Yahoo plans mobile phones push
US search engine teams up with MediaTek mobile phone chip supplier to give traditional handsets capabilities similar to those of smartphones
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http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/UU3M36/O972O/8A6RI3/UUFIHA/GX/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=1

Yahoo and Alibaba near resolution of dispute
Yahoo and Alibaba have reached a provisional deal to resolve their dispute over the controversial ownership transfer of the Chinese internet group's Alipay online payment service
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http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/UU3M36/O972O/8A6RI3/IYW29T/GX/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=1

Walmart given nod for South Africa acquisition
Walmart has won approval for its proposed $2.4bn takeover of retailer Massmart, paving the way for the US multinational to expand into fast-growing African markets
Read more >>
http://link.ft.com/r/J0VG55/UU3M36/O972O/8A6RI3/S3JD1S/GX/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=1

Sprint asks FCC to block AT&T deal
Sprint Nextel, the third-largest US mobile network operator by subscribers, has formally asked regulators to block AT&T's $39bn proposed purchase of T-Mobile USA, arguing the deal would decrease competition
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