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Wednesday April 20 2011

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Stocks rally on upbeat US earnings
Strong US earnings reports have revived investors’ hopes that the global economic climate remains conducive to improving corporate performance, boosting risk appetite
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IT spending rebound lifts Intel and IBM
The computing industry is benefiting from a rebound in business spending on information technology in the developed world and continued growth in the emerging markets, figures from leading industry names show
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BofA to spin off $5bn private equity arm
Group plans to spin off the $5bn division it inherited in its takeover of Merrill Lynch, severing ties with what was one of Wall Streets’s most prominent funds before the crisis
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Nasdaq-ICE make fresh offer for NYSE Euronext
Battle for control of exchanges takes turn with bidders returning hoping to beat rival offer on expectation of clearing antitrust scrutiny faster and finance prepared
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Hong Kong’s first renminbi IPO raises $1.6bn
Flotation by Hui Xian, the Chinese property investment trust, secures Rmb10.48bn, but investor demand for landmark offering proves weaker than expected
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Spanish bond sale eases debt fears
Auction attracts solid investor demand, helping to assuage fears that the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy is being dragged back into the crisis in the region’s periphery.
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Gold pierces $1,500 to set fresh high
The price of the yellow metal leaps to a nominal record of $1,505.40 as the debt burden of western countries burnishes its appeal, and traders expect the price to keep rising
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Aussie dollar surges to fresh 29-year high
Robust corporate earning data raises hopes for growth and sharpens investors’ appetite for risk boosting commodity-linked currencies and lifting Australian dollar to peak
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Arm Holdings makes strongest gain on FTSE 100
Chip designer makes best single rise after strong earnings from rival Intel boost sentiment toward the stock, while strong trend for US earnings lifts riskier shares
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Chip and carmakers lift European shares
Sentiment is strong for the continent’s equities following a successful Spanish debt auction and upbeat results for US technology stocks
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Financial Times - World
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Nigeria’s Buhari to contest poll result
Goodluck Jonathan faces an immediate challenge to his presidency after riots in the mainly Muslim north over what observers say is discontent at the political class
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Hamas claim success in activist’s murder case
Interior ministry officials claim to have solved the killing of an Italian in the Gaza Strip with five suspected members of a Jihadi cell either dead or in custody
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EU push for stricter economic governance
Lawmakers will push for tougher enforcement of discipline in member states as potentially difficult negotiations over legislation get under way in Brussels
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European companies attack Chinese procurement policy
European businesses have accused China of having a public procurement system which excludes foreign businesses from a market as big as $1,072bn, and warned that it encourages corruption
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FT.com - US
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Data watch
The latest key economic indicators from round the world
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US and Panama near trade deal
The agreement heads for congressional consideration, paving the way for larger bilateral deals with Colombia and South Korea to move towards ratification in the coming months
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Michelle Obama's jet landing aborted
An error by air traffic control operators forced a White House B737 carrying the US first lady to abort its landing at Andrews Air Force base, the Washington Post has reported
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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Chaucer agrees £313m takeover
Lloyd's of London insurer accepts a £313m cash takeover bid from The Hanover of the US, almost certainly ending a near two-year spell on the sales block
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Yahoo beats forecasts with new content
Internet search group confident of success in turnround strategy as advertising revenues rise and key indicators point to increased traffic and time spent on sites
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BofA to spin off $5bn private equity arm
Group plans to spin off the $5bn division it inherited in its takeover of Merrill Lynch, severing ties with what was one of Wall Streets's most prominent funds before the crisis
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GE changes share option plan for Immelt
The move, which also sets performance conditions for the award to its CEO, shows that a new law giving investors a 'say on pay' is having an effect on executive remuneration
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Madoff trustee submits $44m bill
Irving Picard seeks $43.8m in legal fees for himself and his law firm for work done in the past six months, bringing the total expenses sought since the fraud's discovery to $179.7m
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