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Glencore offers 8 percent premium to Xstrata to seal deal: FT

Posted by Reuters: Business News on February 6, 2012

(Reuters) – Commodities trader Glencore International is set to offer a bigger-than-expected premium to seal its proposed $88 billion merger with global miner Xstrata Plc , the Financial Times reported on Monday.



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GM declares Opel strategy a failure: paper

Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 5, 2011

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – General Motors has declared its strategy for turning around its European carmaking unit Opel a failure, Financial Times Deutschland reported on Monday, citing GM Vice Chairman Steve Girsky.



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China keen to invest in Western infrastructure: CIC head

Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 27, 2011

LONDON (Reuters) – China is keen to invest in the ailing infrastructure of Western countries, especially Britain, the chairman and chief executive of the Asian country’s sovereign wealth fund wrote in the Financial Times.



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Bigger French bank losses on Greek debt urged: report

Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 21, 2011

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s stock market regulator has recommended French banks take a bigger loss on their exposure to Greek government bonds, the Financial Times reported on Friday.



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Dexia borrowed own money to fund capital boost: report

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LONDON (Reuters) – Dexia loaned 1.5 billion euros ($2.07 billion) of fresh capital to its two largest institutional shareholders which then used the cash to buy Dexia shares before 2008, the Financial Times reported on Friday.


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EU bank recap could be under 100 billion euro: report

Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 19, 2011

LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s plan to strengthen its banking system is set to fall well short of market expectations, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.



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North Street Capital to buy Spyker cars: source

Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 28, 2011

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – U.S.-based private equity firm North Street Capital has agreed to buy Dutch luxury car maker Spyker from its parent company Swedish Automobile , the Financial Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.



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EC pushes top four auditors to reform: report

Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 26, 2011

LONDON (Reuters) – The business model of the big four accounting firms of Deloitte , PwC , Ernst & Young and KPMG is under attack from the European Commission, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.



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World bank to invest in new hedge fund

Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 12, 2011

LONDON (Reuters) – The World Bank is investing in a hedge fund in order to help banks reduce capital that new rules will force them to set aside against loans to small companies in emerging markets, the Financial Times reported on Monday.



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JPMorgan CEO says bank rules "anti-American": FT

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LONDON (Reuters) – The United States should consider pulling out of the Basel group of global regulators, Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, said in an interview with the Financial Times.



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