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Socialists clash over ‘anti-Sarko’ pact

Ségolène Royal, the French Socialist presidential candidate, is struggling to contain an acrimonious dispute within her party over whether to join forces with François Bayrou, the centrist candidate, to thwart Nicolas Sarkozy, the centre-right frontrunner.

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AT&T quits Telecom Italia talks

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Saudi investor snaps up 3% of HSBC

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Prince’s last chance to steer the ship

John Gapper

Citigroup has suffered from instability and internal division for the past five years and it could do with a period of calm, writes John Gapper.

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Rising prices expected to sway rate decision

UK inflation remains above the Bank of England’s target and is expected to remain unchanged at 2.8 per cent in March’s data. This week’s releases should illustrate if pricing pressures are diminishing as policymakers expect.

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Ownership is not the real problem with China

Alan Beattie

It is hard to look at China’s foreign direct investment record and conclude that its practices are scaring away investors, writes Alan Beattie.

The fiscal fallacy of decoupling from America

Wolfgang Munchau

In a globalised world there are more channels that can spread disaster. Trade is no longer the most important, writes Wolfgang Munchau.

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Why France may find its social model exacts too high a price

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As the French prepare for their elections, the problems facing them are identifiable and perfectly soluble – but the measures needed are far from popular.


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