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FTSE rises after volatile session
Rio was in the spotlight on speculation that shareholders could vote down a proposed joint venture with BHP Billiton
Swiss Re swings back to growth
Disparate third-quarter earnings results among the continent’s insurers have highlighted the difference a year can make
LCH.Clearnet streamlines ownership structure
LCH.Clearnet has announced it has completed its shareholder streamlining, ending a two-year saga over the ownership of the clearing house
GM’s Europe chief steps down after Opel sale U-turn
Carl-Peter Forster, head of General Motors in Europe, is to leave the company just days after the US carmaker decided to hold on to its Opel/Vauxhall operations
Deutsche Börse submits bid for Warsaw exchange
No word from NYSE Euronext or Nasdaq OMX as deadline passes
EDF reactor timetable sparks concern
Potential delays to the construction of the state-controlled utility’s new generation nuclear reactor prompt the group to put teams to work around the clock
Capgemini aims for top five in US
Paul Hermelin, chief executive of the French IT services group, is planning a series of acquisitions to strengthen the company’s position in the US market
Generali open to opportunities
Generali could take advantage of the expected shake-out of Europe’s insurance sector as a result of the global financial crisis to make an acquisition, says its co-chief executive
Eurozone heads for exit from loan measures
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged at the record low of 1% as it moved closer to implementing a softly-softly ‘exit strategy’ to unwind exceptional actions taken to combat the recession
Huawei of China picked for Telenor 4G upgrade
The loss of a big contract in their Nordic stronghold underscores the challenge facing Ericsson and NSN as competition from China increases and capital expenditure by mobile operators remains weak



