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Crunch Christmas for retailers
Monday: As retailers gear up for their busiest period, what is the outlook for the sector, and are consumer trends changing? Ask Mindy Grossman, CEO of HSN Inc
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Crossover hit
CDS are already in the spotlight, not least after AIG’s near-collapse last year, says Aline van Duyn
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Dollar rallies and gold plummets after US jobs report
Global Markets Overview: Stocks lose ground as dollar rallies after a report showed the US economy created far more jobs than expected last month
US jobs figures provide recovery optimism
Better-than-expected US employment data led equity markets to a strong showing
Stronger dollar erases gains on Wall Street
Fallback follows boost from jobs and factory data
BA optimism lifts London
FTSE 100 climbs 1.4% over the week
Risk appetite pulls yen from peak
Dollar strengthens as traders eye Fed exit
Gold loses shine of week’s gains
US oil prices drop towards $75 a barrel
Carmaker activity boosts bourse
Brewers discuss consolidation
China Shipbuilding to launch $2.2bn IPO
Domestic demand spurs industry expansion
Nikkei closes above 10,000
Index sees biggest weekly gain in over a year
FGIC triggers payments on $1bn in default swaps
Committee finds ‘failure to pay credit event’
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Analysis
Commodity funds get physical
Some innovative investors are prepared to take on ownership of raw materials as commodities continue to provide returns, writes Gregory Meyer
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