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Iran nears industrial nuclear fuel production

Iran has mastered crucial nuclear technology since August and could be as little as six months away from being able to enrich uranium on an industrial scale, the UN’s chief nuclear watchdog warned.

Moscow warns neighbours over US shield

Missile threat to Poland and the Czech Rep

National tensions resurface at EADS

Restructuring announcement cancelled

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Ebay fights plan to shop users to IRS

US Treasury eyes $2bn in unpaid tax

Citigroup considers Tokyo listing

Part of Japanese expansion plan

Middle East talks end without progress

Slow progress on two-state solution

Indian blasts fail to disrupt peace talks

Twin train bombs kill at least 66 people

Usmanov eyes steel merger

Deal may create largest producer in former Soviet Union

Europe up on reinsurance consolidation hopes

Scor proposes takeover of Converium

Iran holds nuclear line after diplomatic flurry

Tehran says no reason for suspension

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Middle Eastern private equity

On Monday reports linking Qatar’s government investment funds to a possible buy-out of J. Sainsbury as well as a strategic stake in EADS, pushed both stocks higher.

European view

Gallois ready for bumpy ride in Airbus cockpit

European comment

All too familiar national rivalries have again forced the European aircraft maker and its new boss to postpone the launch of a revival strategy.

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The Short View: Gold mines

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Gold mining shares have lost a lot of lustre amid a shift to direct investment in the metal. But a nasty de-rating is prompting a rethink, writes Tony Tassell.

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Equity privateers - or not

John Plender

Private equity’s alignment of interest between outside investors and the general partners who manage the funds, is flawed and has become more flawed as funds have grown in size, writes John Plender

Buyer beware in a land of opportunity

John Gapper

Provided foreigners keep their eyes open for traps that snare the unwary, there are still many advantages to investing in the US, writes John Gapper.

France’s contenders make Chirac look modern

Wolfgang Munchau

The political contest between Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal looks increasingly like a fight between the old and the very old, writes Wolfgang Munchau.


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