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COMPANIES
Sep 4, 2010
Walsh hints at Indian investment for BA-Iberia
Agence,France-Presse
Move would strengthen new airline in fast growing market
JAL considers setting up budget airline
Virgin Atlantic to launch £10m ad campaign
Airlines’ shares up as recovery gains pace
Iberia’s first-half losses narrow
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9:16am
Kan in close fight to remain Japanese PM
Ozawa has talked about currency intervention
David Pilling
The perils of Japan’s Andy Warhol politics
Leadership fight raises fear of DPJ break-up
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12:37pm
Eurozone governments to step up borrowing in September
Critical period as investors return to their desks
In depth
Austerity Europe
Beware the ending of a bond epic
From
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1:13pm
Medvedev picks ex-Gazprom man to head Rosneft
Khudainatov’s appointment ends speculation over top oil producer
Kremlin gives nod to $29bn sell-off
Rosneft and Crescent eye Iraq venture
Russian energy industry facing fresh tax blow
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3:19pm
Weakened Eta declares ceasefire
Madrid cautious over Basque separatists’ latest offer
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Video
Nouriel Roubini believes the US risks a double-dip recession and that policy-makers have few stimulus options
Weekend
Vinyl-era music is not dead, as the release of a box set of David Bowie’s 1976 album ‘Station to Station’ shows
From
COMPANIES
Sep 4, 2010
Petrobras prepares to raise up to R$55bn
Brasília planning to commit R$74.8bn
Petrobras looks to raise $25bn with share issue
beyondbrics
Brazil’s oil valuation
BP asset sales close to $10bn
From
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Sep 3, 2010
Beijing eyes counterbid for PotashCorp
Sinochem encouraged to “take an interest” in Canadian group
Russia backs potash groups’ tie-up
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BHP Billiton/Potash
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In depth
BHP Billiton – Potash
From
WORLD
Sep 4, 2010
Mullen visit aims to paper over US-Turkey differences
Military co-operation unaffected by disagreements over Iran and Israel
Erdogan seeks Kurdish support for reforms
Opinion
Turkey is a bridge too far for Europe
Gideon Rachman
End the hypocrisy and talk Turkey
From
WORLD
10:35am
South Korea foreign minister offers to resign
S Korean government has been trying to repair image
South Korea to pardon businessmen
South Korea’s PM-designate quits
From
WORLD
Sep 3, 2010
China and US stage Yellow Sea war games
Sign of growing Chinese influence in north Asia
Renminbi dispute hangs over US visit
Opinion
Obama is right on China
Pentagon hits at Beijing’s military secrecy
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Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand
EU finance regulation shake-up welcomed
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Bold financial seers look to models rather than the herd
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Texas watchdog reviews Google’s practices
BP bill for Gulf oil spill hits $8bn
Goldcorp in C$3.6bn offer for Andean
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Brazilian growth outstrips forecast
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