Kremlin split widens over Yukos probe Shares in Yukos rose after Dmitry Medvedev, head of the presidential administration, called into question the freezing of shares at the Russian oil company.
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A higher open was forecast on Wall Street as investors looked ahead to the new month and further evidence that the economy was recovering strongly in the second half of the year.
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CURRENCIES Dollar gains on upbeat hopes for US economy The dollar pushed the euro and the yen to two-week lows as recent good news about the US economy and stock market gains helped the US currency start the week on a positive note.
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Political power
'A creeping bureaucratic coup' President Vladimir Putin's decisions to arrest Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russia's richest man, and seize his stake in the Yukos oil company have sent shivers of fear through Moscow. The public demonstration of the powers of the state prosecutors carries unmistakeable echoes of Communist times. Nov 2 2003 | Read
At a time when we need to make Europe's economies more responsive, harmonising tax systems would be a giant step in the wrong direction, argue Tony Blair and Juhan Parts.
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The French and German governments are not doing enough to overcome their differences, let alone solve the structural problems that have caused the economic decline of their countries.
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There is a way to bypass the banks while avoiding a retail-driven price bubble, write Tim Jenkinson and Howard Jones of the Saīd Business School, University of Oxford.
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How Britain managed to suppress the Atlantic slave trade is worth reviewing, especially now, when there are so many questions about the direction of the US post-Iraq.
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Mark of distinction You are a start-up business, with a logo and a trading name. What happens if someone else wants to use those brand images? 19:00 | Read
Legal reconstruction As international companies look to invest in Iraq, they are seeking reassurance that a legal framework will exist to offer them at least a degree of protection. 19:00 | Read