Peugeot cuts full-year target as sales fall PSA Peugeot Citroën cut its full-year profit and sales outlook as a slide in demand in the French market and the impact of the euro hit the carmaker.
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US third-quarter earnings season moves into top gear this week, and Wall Street was expected to open higher in the wake of strong numbers from Citigroup, the world's largest bank.
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CURRENCIES Snow comments provide brief dollar respite The dollar briefly spiked at the start of the week after John Snow, US Treasury sectretary, said US interest rates were likely to go up as the economy recovered.
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Private equity
Cerberus begins to emerge from the shadows Cerberus is little known outside high finance. Most Canadians had never heard of it until it started buying Air Canada's debt. But its name - taken from the mythical three-headed dog that guards Hades - is well chosen: with its ruthless focus on profit and secretive style, it has a fearsome reputation in some quarters. Oct 19 2003 | Read
The prospect of ending America's 10-year ban on silicone implants has infuriated feminists. But such a reversal would be empowering.
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Failure to develop a comprehensive strategy against attacks at sea could be catastrophic for the global economy, writes Mansoor Ijaz, chairman of Crescent Investment Management.
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The German government is considering a few symbolic measures, such as a modest relaxation of the laws on hiring and firing, but not the deep structural reforms needed to lift investment.
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Falling dollar's role in rising US profits Some analysts say the end of the three-year bear market is linked to the recent slide in value of the US dollar against the currencies of the US's main trading partners. 20:22 | Read
Patti Waldmeir: Too many regulators How best to foster telecoms competition is a complex question. It should be answered by a federal regulatory agency with expertise in the matter, not the courts. 18:54 | Read