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Pressure grows on Wolfowitz to resign
Paul Wolfowitz was under pressure to resign as president of the World Bank after admitting he was personally involved in securing a large pay rise and promotion for a Bank official with whom he was romantically involved.
Spotlight falls on WestLB over Daimler stake
Further embarrassment for German bank
Ryanair mulls going long-haul
Move could pose serious threat to other carriers
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Turkish general calls for troops in Iraq
Believes troops necessary to combat rebels
Dow Chemical fires two over buyout talks
Renewed speculation over bidding for group
Suicide bomb hits Iraq parliament
Green Zone security apparently breached
Vonage chief quits as group plans cuts
Telephony group begins cost-cutting drive
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OMX and Nasdaq
Olof Stenhammar, architect of an audacious bid seven years ago for the London Stock Exchange, stood down on Thursday as OMX’s chairman.
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Why private shareholders cannot be ignored online

I have been drilling down into the FT Bowen Craggs Index of corporate sites to look for example of Aunt Mary-friendly corporations, writes David Bowen.
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The Putin strategy is to divide Europe over missile defence

Rumsfeld thought it was clever to depict a split between Old and New Europe to build a coalition for Iraq. That looks a pretty stupid strategy now, writes Philip Stephens.
Almost a new economic miracle

The Germans have pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and have not waited for a Thatcher or Erhard to wake them up, says Samuel Brittan.