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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Thursday February 24 2011

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Crude breaches $119 in frantic trading
Asian shares were lower for a fourth consecutive day as the escalating crisis in Libya dampened risk appetite amid growing concerns that higher oil prices could derail the global economic recovery
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Gaddafi loses grip on Libya’s third city
The loss of Misurata to his opponents means that Muammer Gaddafi has lost control of the vast majority of his country’s Mediterranean coast
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Credit Suisse included in US tax evasion probe
US prosecutors have expanded their investigation into offshore tax havens to include Credit Suisse and announced criminal charges against four bankers
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Assange loses UK extradition battle
British court rules that WikiLeak’s founder must be extradited to Sweden to face further questioning over allegations of sex crimes, throwing website’s future into doubt
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RBS cuts annual losses to £1.1bn
The part-nationalised bank sharply reduced losses last year and said its recovery was ahead of schedule, despite a tick up in loan impairments in the final quarter.
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Swiss franc hits record on haven appeal
Demand for havens drives the Swiss franc to a record high against the dollar as crude prices surge in the wake of the latest wave of violence to strike North African oil producer Libya
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Weak RBS earnings weigh on London
Shares in the bank fell after losses from Ireland and its investment banking division lead to worse-than-feared net losses, adding to selling pressure on the FTSE 100
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Disappointing earnings hit European stocks
Libyan turmoil and disappointing corporate results dominated trading in European equities as stocks fell steadily for a fourth consecutive session
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Feeding the Middle East
Governments are using ‘oil for food’ to panic buy in the international food market in an effort to push domestic prices down, but this could stoke global inflation
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Libya shutdowns fuel oil surge
An estimated halving of the country’s production has pushes ICE Brent crude, the global benchmark, up by $6, or 5%
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Financial Times - World
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Libya refugees flee to Malta
Hundreds of foreigners fleeing the violence in Libya have arrived in neighbouring Malta, with numbers expected to swell as relief boats arrive on the Mediterranean island
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Christchurch struggles to rise from ruins
As the death toll following Tuesday’s quake looks set to increase, Christchurch struggles to help the survivors and rebuild damaged infrastructure
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FT.com - US
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Assange loses UK extradition battle
British court rules that WikiLeak's founder must be extradited to Sweden to face further questioning over allegations of sex crimes, throwing website's future into doubt
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Data watch
The latest key economic indicators from around the world
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Illinois attracts bond investors
The troubled state has sold $3.7bn of bonds to fund its annual pension bill as hefty yields lured sovereign wealth funds, money managers, pension funds and insurance companies
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Wisconsin governor shows hand to prankster
The Republican governor of Wisconsin told a man pretending to be a big political donor that the state attorney-general was investigating possible criminal charges against Democratic lawmakers as a pressure tactic
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EU and Washington signal sanctions
President Barack Obama announces plans to hold Tripoli 'account­able' for the violent crackdown in the country as it joins Brussels in condemning events in Libya
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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Succession planning: who needs it?
At Apple's annual shareholder meeting, investors returned seemingly contradictory votes on succession planning, but they were right to throw the whole issue out the window
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Christchurch struggles to rise from ruins
As the death toll following Tuesday's quake looks set to increase, Christchurch struggles to help the survivors and rebuild damaged infrastructure
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Abbott triumphs in patent ruling
A US court has overturned a 2009 ruling that ordered the pharmaceutical company to pay its rival Johnson & Johnson $1.7bn for infringing on its patent on an arthritis drug
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FDIC hails cuts in loan loss provisions
Big banks setting aside fewer reserves for loan losses capped a 'turnround' year for the industry in 2010, says the US watchdog, as its chairman calls for more lending
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Wall St cash bonuses slip by 8%
Pay-outs in 2010 total $20.8bn, with banks and securities firms deferring more employee pay and offering staff higher salaries in response to regulatory and political pressure
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