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Friday May 06 2011

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Bin Laden raid reveals US rail terror plot
Osama bin Laden was plotting an attack on the US rail system, a plot uncovered by the raid that killed the al-Qaeda leader in his hideout in Pakistan, US officials say
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Commodities weaken ahead of US data
Equity markets have stabilised following Thursday’s commodity rout as traders prepare to tackle the crucial US jobs numbers later in the session.
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Natural disasters take their toll on AIG
Insurer’s first-quarter profit slumped 85 per cent as losses from natural disasters offset gains that the company booked on securities and other assets
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Republicans split over Medicare plan
Republicans in the House of Representatives have splintered over plans to reform Medicare, the healthcare programme for the elderly, entering new budget talks in apparent disarray
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Lessons for exchanges in oil’s ‘flash crash’
This week’s $10-plus rout in oil markets has not only brought some big losses to bull investors – it has also damaged the reputation of the oil market
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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London’s banks recover poise
The FTSE 100 is little changed as traders buy into banking stocks after the previous session’s heavy selling, undeterred by news of a quarterly loss at Royal Bank of Scotland
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Silver falls for fifth day
Reversal of fortunes for silver – previously up 56 per cent since January – leads a wider sell-off in commodities, which head towards one of their worst one-day falls
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Euro steadies after rate-induced sell-off
The euro stabilised following a sharp sell-off in the previous session after Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, signalled that eurozone interest rates would remain on hold next month.
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Fears of falling demand drive Asia lower
Asian markets sold off this week as the continued battle against inflation in some of the region’s economies gave rise to concerns over the future path of corporate earnings
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Asia in muted reaction to commodities sell-off
Asian investors reacted cautiously to an overnight sell-off in commodities, with prices of futures in China falling in the morning but recovering later to avoid a widespread rout
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Financial Times - World
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Lib Dems routed in local elections
Results suggest that the Conservatives, although they may lose a significant number of English seats, have maintained support while the Lib Dems have suffered more of a backlash against the coalition
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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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NewsCorp / Formula 1
The glamour motorsport's private equity owners say Formula 1 is not for sale, but the deep pockets involved suggest the possibility of an irresistible offer
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Alcatel-Lucent revenue up 15.2% on US sales
The Franco-American telecoms equipment maker claims turnround is on track with better than expected first-quarter results boosted by sales of mobile network infrastructure in the US
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Kraft lowers earnings outlook
The US food company says it will raise prices amid 'substantial' inflation as first-quarter profits fell 57.6% to $799m due to costs related to its Cadbury acquisition
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Visa lifts profits 24% on higher spending
Consumer spending boosts the US payment processor, which reported earnings of $881m in the second quarter and introduced a new $1bn stock repurchase plan
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GE and Rolls in funds offer on F-35
The two companies have offered to pay for part of the development costs of their alternate engine for the combat jet in a last-ditch effort to save the F136 programme
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