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Kazakhmys spurns £7.05bn ENRC proposal

The London-listed, Kazakhstan-based copper miner rejected an indicative offer from compatriot ENRC that was pitched below Kazakhmys’ current share price

Oil price breaks through $126 a barrel

Supply concerns help fuel fresh record

Citigroup considers $400bn asset sales

Bank moves to restore double-digit growth

Hizbollah seizes large parts of Beirut

Shuts down pro-government Hariri media

Repossession orders jump to 15-year high

Highest level since 1993

Hunter seeks to block Dobbies issue

Entrepreneur seeks to thwart Tesco

BA to resume move to Terminal 5

Crucial JFK route set to transfer

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