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RIM and BlackBerry on the edge under new CEO

Reuters: Business News — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:01:06 +0000

TORONTO/LONDON (Reuters) – Takeover talk swirled around Research In Motion on Monday as investors and analysts pondered whether new Chief Executive Thorsten Heins had been appointed to lead a turnaround of the struggling smartphone maker or prepare it for sale.

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Global regulators signal leeway on new bank liquidity rules

Reuters: Business News — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:31:09 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) – Global regulators vowed on Sunday to press ahead with tough new liquidity rules for banks from 2015, but in a move to head off opposition from industry, also said lenders can tap into safety buffers in times of stress.

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Three European companies douse hopes for new drugs

Reuters: Business News — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:20:51 +0000

LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Three of Europe’s biggest drugmakers — AstraZeneca , Novartis and Sanofi — reported product setbacks on Tuesday, underlining the difficulties of developing new medicines to make up for those going off patent.

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Exclusive: EU thinks twice about Iran oil ban

Reuters: Business News — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:04:29 +0000

NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union is becoming skeptical about slapping sanctions on imports of Iranian oil, diplomats and traders say, as awareness grows that the embargo could damage its own economy without doing much to undercut to Iran’s oil revenues.

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EMI sale ends 80 years of independence

Reuters: Business News — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:50:03 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – EMI, the London-based record label that for 80 years brought the world everyone from the Beatles and Queen to Coldplay and Katy Perry, is no longer independent.

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Imperial Capital Expands European Operations with New London Office

The Distressed Debt Report — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:50:02 +0000

Investment bank Imperial Capital, which advises middle market companies on restructurings, recapital…
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MF Global’s Europe clients fume, U.S. breathes easier

Reuters: Business News — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:51:09 +0000

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – European clients of failed brokerage MF Global on Monday grew increasingly frustrated at the slow transfer to new brokers a week after filing for bankruptcy protection.

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MF Global’s Europe clients stuck, U.S. breathes easier

Reuters: Business News — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:30:18 +0000

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – European clients of failed brokerage MF Global on Monday grew increasingly frustrated at the slow transfer to new brokers a week after filing for bankruptcy protection, while U.S. traders saw limited disruption from margin calls after exchanges relaxed collateral rules.

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World bank to invest in new hedge fund

Reuters: Business News — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:50:53 +0000

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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UK finance minister urges new global economic strategy: report

Reuters: Business News — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:50:20 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister George Osborne is recruiting international support for his unyielding stance on deficit cutting, the Financial Times said on Monday.

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