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Russia to invest oil revenues in shares

Billions of Russian petrodollars are set to be invested in shares of international companies for the first time, boosting Russia’s presence on financial markets.

Apple ex-CFO warned Jobs on options

Anderson pays $3.5m to settle with SEC

China oil team in Ethiopia massacre

Follows warnings to oil companies

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Spanish property boom ends

Panic selling in real estate sector

KKR wins £11.1bn battle for Boots

Moves to calm job cut fears

Climate clash threatens EU-US summit

Diplomats yet to agree statement

Toyota claims global top spot from GM

US group dethroned after 76 years

Turkish foreign minister set for presidency

Ends speculation that Erdogan would stand

Akzo weighs up acquisition targets

May be mulling move for ICI

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Private equity fees and returns

For institutions that can hook up with top managers, private equity can make sense; for those that cannot, it is questionable.

European view

Rumblings at Siemens smack of a boardroom coup

European comment

Some directors are seeking to wipe the slate clean by ousting Klaus Kleinfeld only days after the company’s chairman stepped down.

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The Short View: African oil

John Authers

Crude oil futures spiked by 3 per cent on Monday in response to unrest in the wake of Nigeria’s election. This matters far more than it would once have done, writes John Authers.

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Private equity cannot escape the public eye

John Plender

Can private equity be allowed to continue doing business in private? Surely not, given the scale of the deals, says John Plender.

France chooses: mother of the nation or paterfamilias

Gideon Rachman

It’s mummy vs daddy: Ségolène Royal offers maternal reassurance while Nicolas Sarkozy has a tougher message, writes Gideon Rachman.

Editorial comment

France deserves a genuine contest of ideas

france / elections

The French have pushed extremists to the extremes and, after decades of muttering Non to everything, have rediscovered the power of Oui.


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