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Commodities hit hard as risky assets are shed
The recent volatility in global financial markets hit the commodities sector hard, as hedge funds and other investors scurried to reduce their risky investments
Wal-Mart reports bugging scandal
FBI launches investigation
EU-India trade pact stumbles
New Delhi objects to human rights rider
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Tension over ECB rate rises
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BP fought off Texas safety controls
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Portugal Telecom/Sonaecom
The collapse of Sonaecom’s hostile bid for Portugal Telecom has certainly resulted in free-fall. In the final analysis it did not win over the market.