Fire Eagle swoops
Tech Blog: Yahoo’s effort to broker location data for users and sites wanting to add where-in-the-world features appears to be gaining traction
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German growth spurt powers eurozone
A dramatic German growth spurt powered a reacceleration in eurozone growth at the start of this year, in contrast with the sharp US slowdown, but economists warned the country’s fastest quarterly growth rate in almost 12 years was unlikely to be sustained
Crédit Agricole to sell €5bn worth of assets
Valroff will lead restructuring of Calyon
Köhler attacks markets ‘monster’
Former IMF chief chooses tough words
Signs of an end to soaring food prices
UN index shows decline
Speculation grows over Libor changes
Talks on benchmark at end of month
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Three’s a trend in the investment jungle
Beware when a company has reported positive earnings surprises twice in a row. John Authers blogs for FT Alphaville from the CFA gathering in Vancouver
Markets Q&A: Bonds and inflation
Monday: As stock indices start to rebound amid a growing feeling that markets are nearing the end of the credit crisis, what next for European bond yields? Elwin de Groot of Rabobank will answer readers’ questions
Interactive map: Who won what
Interactive graphic: Explore the results and the total number of delegates gained in every nomination contest
Comment & Analysis
Sex and the City guide to media
The world is larger than America; the small screen is larger than the big screen; paid-for entertainment is larger than free. ‘Sex and the City’ says a lot about the future of film and TV, says John Gapper
Europe needs single market for gas
The best response to Russia, says Pierre Noël
Keep hold of basic rules of finance
History tells us that leverage in the system acts like a rubber band – the further you stretch it, the harder it snaps back, writes Roger Altman
The downside of joining the superpower club
China is feeling some of the political heat that has been directed exclusively at the US since the end of the Soviet Union, writes Victor Mallet
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General Electric
If you can’t stand the heat, sell off what’s in the kitchen. General Electric, having watched its shares dive after some shocking first quarter results, plans to ditch its fridges and toasters to regain some momentum
ResCap’s bondholders
The struggling mortgage business which is part of GMAC (owned by Cerberus and General Motors) is hoping its lenders will accept a haircut
Editorial comment
The great asset price controversy
Central banks must revisit their response to bubbles – and the possibility of using regulation, not monetary policy, to target them
Israel at 60
Even though a majority of its citizens back a two-states solution, the country appears politically incapable of producing leaders who can close the deal
Brown’s best shot is a clearer focus
UK prime minister must deliver a few clear priorities
