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Moscow raids PwC over Yukos back tax
Russian investigators raided the Moscow office of PwC, stepping up pressure on the “big four” audit firm ahead of a crucial court case over allegations that it signed off on false accounts by Yukos, the bankrupt oil company.
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When managers launch bids shareholders rightly worry they are at a disadvantage. But at this stage the exit price looks attractive.
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From Goldilocks to Chicken Little

It is time to switch fairy tales. After two weeks of heavy volatility, we have switched from Goldilocks to Chicken Little: is the sky about to fall on our heads, asks John Authers.
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Predecessors who won’t shut up

Fed chief Ben Bernanke has found that it is almost impossible to get those you follow to take a vow of silence, writes John Gapper.