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Wednesday January 19 2011

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Tough rules backed on US bank trading
Financial regulators moved towards tough prescriptions on banks’ trading activity, which could push more activity out of Wall Street and swell back office costs
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http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/26NCDX/U3K4Z/IYV8OL/8A3IMT/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=19

Apple unveils record $6bn quarterly profit
Apple reported $6bn in quarterly profit and voiced confidence in its strategy a day after announcing that its iconic chief executive, Steve Jobs, was taking an open-ended leave of absence for undisclosed medical reasons
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http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/26NCDX/U3K4Z/IYV8OL/OJABN9/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=19

SEC faces budget crackdown
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is facing a budget squeeze from the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, which officials say is hampering efforts to improve its enforcement division
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http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/26NCDX/U3K4Z/IYV8OL/JIOU94/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=19

Cargill agrees $24bn spin-off of Mosaic
Cargill, the largest privately held US company, has agreed to spin off its 64% stake in fertiliser producer Mosaic in a $24.3bn deal that could satisfy a restive shareholder
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Risk assets hit fresh cyclical high
Commodity prices are higher, while US stock futures point to the S&P 500 opening up fractionally to a new 27-month peak, boosted by robust results from Apple and IBM
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Risk appetite weighs on demand for dollar
Greenback drops to two-month low as rising confidence over global growth boosts risk appetite, while Beijing allows its currency to rise ahead of meetings in Washington
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Europe risks getting it wrong again on rate rises
If a eurozone rate increase is around the corner, don’t bet on policy tightness lasting long, writes Hugh Hendry at Eclectica Asset Management
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Banks fall amid eurozone uncertainty
Concerns about the impact of a strong Swiss franc drag on the country’s luxury goods makers, while the banking sector remains unsettled and profit-taking hits chipmakers
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FTSE 100 under pressure after mixed labour data
London’s trend for well-received corporate newsflow continues but the FTSE 100 comes under pressure as traders mull over mixed unemployment data
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Tech advance supports Asian stock rally
Asian stocks are higher as investors snap up technology shares, spurred by robust earnings from US counterparts such as Apple and IBM
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FT.com - US
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SEC faces budget crackdown
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is facing a budget squeeze from the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, which officials say is hampering efforts to improve its enforcement division
Read more >>
http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/26NCDX/U3K4Z/IYV8OL/UUWCTS/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=19

Sargent Shriver, Peace Corps head, dies
The Kennedy family member ,who was the first director of the US volunteer programme and led other social service initiatives for the poor, died on Tuesday at the age of 95
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Geithner claims US lead in crisis response
Treasury secretary says major banks have more capital than many foreign competitors, but some in the industry are concerned about a lack of international harmonisation
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http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/26NCDX/U3K4Z/IYV8OL/JIOU9W/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=19

Tough rules backed on US bank trading
Financial regulators moved towards tough prescriptions on banks' trading activity, which could push more activity out of Wall Street and swell back office costs
Read more >>
http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/26NCDX/U3K4Z/IYV8OL/PRZG34/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=19

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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Apple unveils record $6bn quarterly profit
Apple reported $6bn in quarterly profit and voiced confidence in its strategy a day after announcing that its iconic chief executive, Steve Jobs, was taking an open-ended leave of absence for undisclosed medical reasons
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http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/26NCDX/U3K4Z/IYV8OL/UUWCTN/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=19

Smartphones
European operators have set up an "expert group" to watch the market and flag any unfair practices to regulators
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http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/26NCDX/U3K4Z/IYV8OL/40JXA0/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=19

Mosaic / Cargill
It is getting a more liquid asset and is crystallising value by extinguishing a chunk of debt at a rich, tax-free valuation
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http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/26NCDX/U3K4Z/IYV8OL/8A3I52/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=19

Former DE Shaw unit chief joins Golub
Daniel Posner, well-known in industry circles as an astute distressed debt investor, is moving to the New York-based credit specialist to launch a separate hedge fund business
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http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/26NCDX/U3K4Z/IYV8OL/OJABN7/D5/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=19

Sprint to raise fees for smartphone users
Sprint Nextel, the third-largest US mobile phone network operator, is to raise the monthly fees it charges new smartphone users by $10 to reflect surging mobile data usage
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