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Friday May 13 2011

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Strong European data lift growth assets
GDP data from ‘core’ Europe help investors recover their spirits, as growth assets see buyers on hopes the recent commodities wobble was just removal of speculative froth
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Attack on Pakistan military kills 80
A suicide attack has killed at least 80 people at a paramilitary training fort in the northern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province – a reminder of the continuing terrorist threat
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Japanese banks face pressure over Tepco plan
Tokyo says the government will have trouble providing public funds to the nuclear plant operator to compensate Fukushima victims unless lenders waive some of their loans
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IRS contacts rich political activists
IRS has opened investigations into five donors to non-profit political advocacy groups, a sign that the agency has begun to examine more closely the activities of wealthy political activists
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Glencore IPO remains oversubscribed
Javier Blas reports that the float’s underwriters are seeing strong orders, totalling over $20bn on Friday morning, with not a single investor scaling back orders
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German growth data boost euro
The single currency advances after robust German and French growth data boosts expectations that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates in the coming months
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Resource stocks fuel FTSE 100 rebound
Risk appetite returns to London at the end of a choppy trading week, as investors buy back into banking and resource stocks, while forecast-beating results energise LSE
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US nudges ceiling after bond sale
Investors shy away from new 30-year US government bonds that are offering the lowest interest rates since November, leaving bond dealers with 58% of auctioned debt
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Financial Times - World
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Germany powers eurozone expansion
A stronger-than-expected German growth spurt powers the eurozone to a faster rate of expansion than the US as the UK stagnates
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West Bengal voters end communist rule
More than three decades of communist rule in the Indian state have come to an end as the opposition Trinamool Congress storm to a resounding victory in state elections
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Yunus steps down from Grameen Bank
The managing director’s resignation at the pioneering microlender that he founded ends a bitter battle for control over the globally renowned Bangladeshi institution
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Finance groups win curbs delay
Tighter supervision and higher capital requirements for the largest and riskiest financial institutions are being postponed for up to three months to allow more time for public comment
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FT.com - US
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IRS contacts rich political activists
IRS has opened investigations into five donors to non-profit political advocacy groups, a sign that the agency has begun to examine more closely the activities of wealthy political activists
Read more >>
http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/9ZVDNB/0H9IX/A7OC01/18LVTJ/OS/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=13

Attack on Pakistan military kills 80
A suicide attack has killed at least 80 people at a paramilitary training fort in the northern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province – a reminder of the continuing terrorist threat
Read more >>
http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/9ZVDNB/0H9IX/A7OC01/S3STJI/OS/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=13

Finance groups win curbs delay
Tighter supervision and higher capital requirements for the largest and riskiest financial institutions are being postponed for up to three months to allow more time for public comment
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http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/9ZVDNB/0H9IX/A7OC01/UURBFS/OS/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=13

White House outlines cybersecurity law
Washington wants government to be given authority to review plans by private owners of infrastructure – such as electric grid operators– to defend networks against hackers
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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Yahoo / Alibaba
The disclosure that China's Alibaba had offloaded a fast-growing online payment unit sent Yahoo's shares down depriving its CEO of a $10m payday
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Apple's cheaper iPhone
The bulk of the growth in the smartphone market over the next few years will be at the cheaper end, so Apple may need to develop a product that more people can afford
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Petrofac shrugs off Middle East turmoil
Oil and gas services provider says it is confident of boosting net profits by 15% this year, in spite of warnings that geopolitical tensions could damage its business
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Treasury set to delay exit from GM holding
The US government will reportedly wait at least another two months before unloading any of its remaining shares in the carmaker, hoping to improve the return on taxpayers' investment
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Google close to settling drug ad probe
Google is close to settling a federal criminal inquiry into its acceptance of advertisements from companies selling unlicensed pharmaceuticals
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