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Iran nears industrial nuclear fuel production
Iran has mastered crucial nuclear technology since August and could be as little as six months away from being able to enrich uranium on an industrial scale, the UN’s chief nuclear watchdog warned.
Moscow warns neighbours over US shield
Missile threat to Poland and the Czech Rep
National tensions resurface at EADS
Restructuring announcement cancelled
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Middle Eastern private equity
On Monday reports linking Qatar’s government investment funds to a possible buy-out of J. Sainsbury as well as a strategic stake in EADS, pushed both stocks higher.
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Equity privateers - or not

Private equity’s alignment of interest between outside investors and the general partners who manage the funds, is flawed and has become more flawed as funds have grown in size, writes John Plender
Buyer beware in a land of opportunity

Provided foreigners keep their eyes open for traps that snare the unwary, there are still many advantages to investing in the US, writes John Gapper.
France’s contenders make Chirac look modern

The political contest between Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal looks increasingly like a fight between the old and the very old, writes Wolfgang Munchau.