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Thursday February 17 2011

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Police break up Bahrain demonstration
At least three protesters are killed and hundreds injured when riot police break up an encampment of thousands of demonstrators demanding greater political freedom
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Suez cancellation takes pressure off Egypt
The Suez Canal has been told that plans by two Iranian naval ships to cross the waterway were cancelled, an official said, removing a potential policy headache for Egypt’s new army rulers.
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Earnings news helps Europe hold steady
Strong earnings news helps European equities markets hold steady as political unease in the Middle East keeps traders in cautious mood
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Downgrades loom for US states
Fitch warns that changes in the way it assesses pension liabilities could lead to ‘limited negative rating action’, particularly for local governments with big wage bills
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Cotton prices surge to all-time high
The fibre bursts past $2 a pound for the first time and threatens to surge higher ahead of a looming exchange deadline, adding to global concern about rising inflationary pressures
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Haven demand boosts Swiss franc
The Swiss franc is in demand as worries about unrest in the Middle East influence trading on global currencies markets
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Banking rally protects FTSE 100 from losses
London’s financial stocks continue to make gains on hopes for upbeat earnings from the sector, preventing mining stocks from pulling the market into the red as lower metals prices take a toll
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Rising profits boost European groups
Corporate earnings continue to push Europe’s equity markets higher as investors seize on rising profits and bullish forecasts to drive stocks to fresh highs
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Coffee prices perk up towards 14-year highs
The cost of arabica coffee, the high-quality bean appreciated by espresso connoisseurs, has surged because of supply shortages
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Weak yen lifts Japanese exporters
The region’s indices rise as improved US economic forecasts lift sentiment, although fresh regulatory pressures in the Chinese housing market hit Shanghai-listed developers
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Financial Times - World
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Libya braced for ‘day of anger’
Libya is bracing itself for a ‘day of anger’ as the wave of popular unrest that swept away the Tunisian and Egyptian ­presidents spreads to the oil-exporting north African country
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Moscow police raid offices of Yelena Baturina
Russian police armed with machine guns have raided the Moscow offices of Inteko, the vast construction business built by Yelena Baturina, the wife of former Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov
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Fifa loses EU court battle on pay-TV
European countries are entitled to ban the exclusive airing of World Cup and European football championship games on pay-TV, one of Europe’s top court rules
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FT.com - US
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Sino-US relations: calling the kettle black

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Data watch
The latest key economic indicators from around the world
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Middle East protests force US on defensive
Washington aims for measured reaction to protests in strategically vital countries such as Bahrain, the key source of US naval power in the Gulf region and beyond
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GE Hitachi and Lockheed in nuclear security tie
GE Hitachi, the US-Japanese nuclear joint venture, has formed an alliance with Lockheed Martin to develop high security control systems designed to protect a new generation of reactors against cyberterrorism
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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Astellas in $1.4bn cancer treatment deal
The Japanese pharmaceutical company will pay Aveo Pharmaceuticals of the US up to $1.43bn to jointly develop and sell the experimental treatment
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Moody's says tri-party repo reform to reduce bank runs
Reform of the US tri-party repurchase market this year should substantially reduce a repeat of the bank runs that severely impaired Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers during the financial crisis, said Moody's in a report
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Pelino backs out as Gerova's chairman
The American entrepreneur's withdrawal of his name days after the announcement of his appointment has exacerbated the steep decline in the financial services company's market value
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F-35 jet blow to GE and Rolls-Royce
The US House of Representatives votes to scrap funding for an alternative engine for the F-35 fighter jet, potentially excluding a joint venture of the two companies from a $100bn market
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