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No Dutch hurdle to ABN break-up

Barclays’ battle for control of ABN Amro has taken a fresh twist with authorities in the Netherlands signalling they would allow a rival bidder to take over the Dutch bank, even if it meant it was broken up and sold off to different groups.

UK drink ads fail to meet standards

Britain is worst offender in western Europe

Constitution threat to the wooing of Brown

Europe’s leaders mount charm offensive

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Markets holding fire on US jobs data

Easter holiday delays investor reaction

Banks face US crackdown on tax

IRS to target ‘special purpose vehicles’

Terra Firma enters Boots arena

Pessina still committed to KKR bid

Ratings agencies face tougher scrutiny calls

Concern over new structured products

Japan Post trust looks overseas

Set to increase foreign fund managers

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Debt market risks

Who needs banks? New data show that three-quarters of loans to sub-investment grade US companies are now provided by hedge funds and other non-bank lenders.

Monday interview

Activist who chose the nuclear option

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Jerry Grandey, chief executive of Cameco, the world’s biggest uranium producer, has moved a long way since he was a student anti-nuclear activist.

Markets

A heavy market crash is not the end of the world

Tony Jackson

Suppose a heavy market collapse had no external causes, but was simply the bursting of a bubble. What would that do to the real economy?

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An exportable Louvre finds its fans are not quite universal

Henri Loyrette, the famous museum’s director, gives his riposte to French critics and debates the merits of art repatriation.

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The gambler who is betting on the constitution

Wolfgang Munchau

Angela Merkel has changed the political dynamic and provided more leadership than Europe has seen for years, writes Wolfgang Münchau.

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The case against rate rises in Japan

Japan

Deflation, that dreaded beast, has returned to Japan. Its return is a reminder to the Bank of Japan that it must not raise interest rates too high or too fast.


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