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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Thursday January 13 2011

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Stocks rally as eurozone worries ease
FTSE All-World equity index hits its highest point since August 2008 as investors buy into optimistic projections for global growth and worries about the eurozone sovereign debt crisis abate
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Obama honours Arizona shooting victims
President Obama said at a memorial to honour the victims of Tucson shooting that reflection and debate in the wake of the tragedy should be “worthy of those we have lost”
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Germany backs wider rescue fund role
Such a move will be part of a package of measures, including greater co-ordination of economic policymaking between the 17 eurozone members
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Apple iPad surge hits PC shipments
Worldwide personal computer shipments grew less than expected in the fourth quarter, largely due to a surge in purchases of Apple’s iPad, which is spreading to new markets
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List of US concerns with China grows
Beijing needs to reduce unfair subsidies and stop the theft of intellectual property rights as well as letting its currency appreciate, says US Treasury secretary
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Spanish and Italian auctions ease eurozone debt fears
Spain and Italy join Portugal in mounting successful bond auctions, helping ease worries about the fiscal position of the eurozone and prompting benchmark 10-year bond yields to fall across its periphery
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Easing debt fears support euro
The euro rises to a one-month high against the Swiss franc amid speculation that eurozone leaders are preparing robust measures to alleviate the fiscal crisis in the region
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Tesco leads London shares lower
Retailers are back at the centre of attention after disappointing Christmas sales numbers from Tesco ahead of the Bank of England’s latest decision on interest rates
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Financial Times - World
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Brisbane faces ‘post-war’ scale rebuild
Flood water in Australia’s third-biggest city peaked below feared catastrophic levels on Thursday but Brisbane faces years of recovery and the threat of more floods
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Hariri to stay on as caretaker PM
Lebanon’s president invites prime minister to keep running administration as Arab and international leaders seek to contain potential instability after Hizbollah resignations
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US draws up plans for lasting Iraq presence
Preparations are under way to turn over to the state department some symbols of America’s role in the war — including top bases and a significant portion of the ‘green zone’
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Tunisian youths defy curfew, clash with police
Firing of interior minister fails to placate protesters as government rejects European Union claims that it is using a disproportionate use of force
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Haiti PM urges more speed from donors
Jean-Max Bellerive complains of the slow progress in meeting pledges for the quake-stricken nation, with only a fifth of the $5.6bn aid promised for 2010-11 disbursed so far
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FT.com - US
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US and Japan focus alliance on N Korea and China
The US and Japan are seeking to overcome frictions over a controversial military base and focus their alliance on North Korea and China
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http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/JI2AQY/MEAC8/WLE612/D4L8QQ/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=13

Hariri to stay on as caretaker PM
Lebanon's president invites prime minister to keep running administration as Arab and international leaders seek to contain potential instability after Hizbollah resignations
Read more >>
http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/JI2AQY/MEAC8/WLE612/YHD9CR/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=13

List of US concerns with China grows
Beijing needs to reduce unfair subsidies and stop the theft of intellectual property rights as well as letting its currency appreciate, says US Treasury secretary
Read more >>
http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/JI2AQY/MEAC8/WLE612/YHD9C3/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=13

US draws up plans for lasting Iraq presence
Preparations are under way to turn over to the state department some symbols of America's role in the war - including top bases and a significant portion of the 'green zone'
Read more >>
http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/JI2AQY/MEAC8/WLE612/OJ25LJ/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=13

Obama honours Arizona shooting victims
President Obama said at a memorial to honour the victims of Tucson shooting that reflection and debate in the wake of the tragedy should be "worthy of those we have lost"
Read more >>
http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/JI2AQY/MEAC8/WLE612/TP5DGN/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=13

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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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AIG reaches milestone in paying back US
AIG reached two milestones in its efforts to repay US government bail-out funds, agreeing to sell its Taiwan life unit to a consortium led by local industrial groups for $2.16bn and taking the final step before giving the US Treasury a 92 per cent stake in the insurer
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Morgan Stanley raises first mezzanine fund
Morgan Stanley has raised $956m through its first mezzanine fund, marking the bank's most significant foray into debt financing for mid-sized companies
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Apple iPad surge hits PC shipments
Worldwide personal computer shipments grew less than expected in the fourth quarter, largely due to a surge in purchases of Apple's iPad, which is spreading to new markets
Read more >>
http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/JI2AQY/MEAC8/WLE612/18ERZ7/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=13

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