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Barclays bid for ABN Amro in jeopardy

Barclays’ efforts to create a friendly merger with ABN Amro were in serious jeopardy after three of Europe’s largest banks approached the Dutch lender with a rival break-up proposal.

Wolfowitz future hangs in balance

Board says it will ‘move expeditiously’

Sarkozy accused of forging ties with Le Pen

Rivals allege swing towards far right

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ABN Amro bidding war

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Double standards at Dow Chemical

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Dow Chemical fired two of its senior executives suspected of working on a buy-out but one of the questionable aspects of many MBOs is that top executives involved are usually allowed to go on running their companies, writes Richard Beales.

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Why Bush should let a damaged Wolfowitz go

Should Paul Wolfowitz leave the World Bank? The answer to that question is ‘yes’. Will Mr Wolfowitz leave the World Bank? The answer to that question is murkier.

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An open mind to brainwashing

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The behaviour of a soldier in captivity is often an indictment of the virtues of the society that produced him, writes Christopher Caldwell.

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Lunch with the FT: Bryn Terfel

Lunch with the FT

His crossover CDs may not appeal to all, but vox populist and bass-baritone Bryn Terfel’s uncomplicated view of life can’t fail to win him friends, says Andrew Clark.

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Designers have long tried to blur the line between furniture and art objects but are they luring consumers into a new commercialism?


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