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Facebook paves way for IPO

Facebook has followed Google’s lead and introduced a dual-class stock structure, the clearest sign yet that the world’s most popular social networking site is preparing for an eventual public offering

Porsche faces huge loss on VW stake

Full-year shortfall hits €4.4bn

Competition in cash equities hits LSE

Interim revenues down 9 per cent

Koenigsegg pulls out of talks to buy Saab

Supercar maker ends talks with GM

BBC holds talks over floating Worldwide

Commercial arm may be worth up to £2bn

France Telecom and TDC to merge Swiss units

Move follows Orange’s UK tie-up with T-Mobile

Qinetiq warns profits to fall short

Group blames delays in military projects

Chinatrust could pull out of Nan Shan deal

AIG sale of Taiwan unit faces disruption

China banks prepare to raise capital

Tens of billions needed after lending spree

Microsoft names new CFO

Software group appoints insider

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Labour’s digital plan gets in the way of real progress

John Kay

The Digital Britain report is the latest project driven by technological possibility rather than economic need or social value, writes John Kay

Lombard: False market was a small price to save banks

Lombard

The Bank of England’s concealment of what was at one point a £61.6bn line of emergency finance to two of the UK’s largest banks will take some beating, writes Andrew Hill

Video

UK Daily View: Lloyds launches large cash call

Patrick Jenkins

The bank has launched the world’s biggest rights issue to raise £13.5bn. Patrick Jenkins analyses the details of this unprecedented cash call and whether it will be successful

US Daily View: Galleon founder rejects SEC charges

Stacy-Marie Ishmael

Stacy-Marie Ishmael, FT Alphaville reporter, talks about developments in the US regulator’s insider trading case involving Raj Rajaratnam, founder of the hedge fund

Blogs

CEO Interview: Eni and its tale of two (oily) challenges

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