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US urges Europe to boost Iran sanctions

The US has voiced its growing frustration over the failure of European governments to toughen financial sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme.

Blackstone wins EOP in record buy-out

Power of private equity triumphs with $39bn bid

Citigroup in top level shake-up

Recognition of overseas growth

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Telefónica looks to take control at Vivo

Eyes stake in Portugal Telecom

Indonesia blames WHO for bird flu deal

Jakarta fears loss of vaccine profits

Fortress flotation prompts investor frenzy

First US hedge fund to go public

Italy gets tough on football hooligans

Some matches to be closed to supporters

Peugeot considers more job cuts

Annual profits slide 94%

Hamas and Fatah pledge to defuse tensions

Rival Palestinian leaders meet in Mecca

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Cash equities/Mifid

While equity derivatives revenues are booming, commission rates paid for the more traditional business of making markets in stocks have dwindled.

European view

A French magpie lines his nest with newspapers

European comment

Is the ultimate magpie investor trying to put some order in his ragbag collection of interests? Vincent Bolloré certainly has an odd way of doing so.

Markets

Preventing stock market bubbles in China

China consumption

China’s new equity investors are taking a crash course in two of the most important words in the market lexicon – ’bubble’ and ’correction’.

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How Fortress is showing hedge funds a route to the market

IPO

One of the investment industry’s most reclusive sectors is displaying a sudden willingness to float, as founders cash in on equity values and resolve their business futures.

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No grand plans, but the financial system needs fixing

Grandiose plans for improving the global financial architecture are not needed. What’s wanted is a restructuring of the existing multilateral institutions, writes Kenneth Rogoff.

Editorial comment

Wal-Mart case tries to super-size justice

walmart

Small wonder that when a federal appeals court in California this week put its stamp of approval on a giant sex bias case against the Behemoth of Bentonville, the rest of corporate America cried foul.


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