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Porsche poised to take total control of VW

Porsche is set to take total control of fellow German carmaker Volkswagen after the biggest opponent of Porsche’s ambitions at VW threw in the towel and European lawmakers called for an end to a law protecting VW from takeover.

Siemens and ABB offices raided

Probe into price-fixing in transformers

US welcomes N Korea nuclear deal

Agreement brings Pyongyang $300m in aid

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EU attacks ‘illegal’ Swiss tax rules

Focus on multinational headquarters

UK vets claim bird flu came from Hungary

Hungary’s chief vet refute evidence

Citigroup to become Citi in rebranding

Red umbrella logo to be sold

Fears grow over subprime loan market

Key gauge of credit problems at record level

Iran on course for nuclear bomb, EU told

EU policy document reveals failings

Cost concerns continue at UBS

Investment banking expenses up 32%

Google loses Belgian newspaper case

Search engine faces AFP challenge in US

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As America looks the other way, China’s rise accelerates

Gideon Rachman

Being an “enemy of China” is disconcerting. About 10 years ago I inadvertently slipped into this role with a story headlined: “Containing China”, writes Gideon Rachman.

The paradox behind the invasion of the privateers

Private equity

If private equity keeps drawing the best blood out of listed markets, exchanges such as the London Stock Exchange will suffer a slow death, writes John Green, formerly of Macquarie Bank

Beneath all the good signs lies a global shortage of hard assets

Manufacturing of toys

It makes less and less sense for corporations in industrial countries to make large domestic investments in manufacturing, writes Raghuram Rajan, professor at the University of Chicago

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Cost discipline at UBS

It is often said that Credit Suisse wants to mimic UBS’s successful strategy of being an integrated investment bank and wealth manager. Has UBS caught the Credit Suisse affliction of erratic cost control?

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CoCo company as antidote to private equity ideas

Stefan Stern

If there are any private equity players out there who are thinking of making a bid for me, I am of course prepared to consider any serious offers, writes Stefan Stern.

Markets

The traders gleefully blowing raspberries at the G7

The Group of Seven industrialised leaders wanted traders to stop betting on a never-ending yen decline. On Monday, the Japanese currency duly weakened further, at 21-year lows. Gillian Tett takes the short view


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