Russian prime minister "concerned" about Yukos Russia's Yukos crisis deepened after the prime minister appeared to pitch himself against President Putin by saying he was "deeply concerned" about Thursday's share freeze.
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The strength of the recovery will once again be uppermost in Wall Street investors' minds with two economic reports likely to dictate the mood in the last session of the month.
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Mutual funds face a crisis of confidence The US's mutual fund scandal is acquiring nightmarish proportions. Almost every day, it seems, fresh revelations inflict further damage to the reputation of an industry long trusted as a reliable guardian of the nation's household, college and retirement savings. Oct 30 2003 | Read
European defence will progress because it is a necessity for everyone who wants a strong Europe and a lasting Atlantic alliance, argues Gerard Errera, France's ambassador to the UK.
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A recent manoeuvre by a company entrusted to operate the net's addressing system could open the door for governments to step in. This would benefit no one, argues Kenneth Neil Cukier.
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Fewer reforms and less investment will have a negative effect on the country's growth potential in the years ahead, writes Carl Bildt, prime minister of Sweden 1991-94.
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Power worth waiting for The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor will be the first large-scale demonstration on earth of nuclear fusion – the reaction that powers the sun and the hydrogen bomb. 18:40 | Read
Richard Tomkins: Things that go bump in the night Where once science and reason seemed destined to prevail, we are experiencing an extraordinary upsurge of interest in spiritualism, witchcraft, paganism and the paranormal. 18:14 | Read