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shut-up' deadline enforced by the Take-over Panel expiresFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:01:07 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/16859442-cc95-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/16859442-cc95-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html The bank aims to raise up to $4.68bn with Hong Kong's largest initial public offering this year, a move that should solidify China's dominant position in the global IPO market Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:43:47 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7b726b6-cc94-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7b726b6-cc94-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlIn spite ofthe surprising results, profits are continuing to rise faster than revenues, which has caused concern that Wall Street could be heading for a double-dip recessionSun, 8 Nov 2009 20:12:43 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/deafb282-cc94-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/deafb282-cc94-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlDemand for the Go Go Pets is so high that Toys R Us has not advertised the items in its Christmas catalogue, and they only spend about a minute on the shelf before being snapped upSun, 8 Nov 2009 19:09:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/288e77de-ccaa-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/288e77de-ccaa-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe group's India branch is increasingly targeting regional business, particularly involving China, in a reflection of the rapid growth of trade between the world's fastest-growing large emerging markets Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:34:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/35ea80c6-ccaa-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35ea80c6-ccaa-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlAmerican Airlines' top executive has delivered his most pointed attack yet on Delta Air Lines' bid to form a joint venture with Japan Airlines, arguing that Delta would face an uphill battle in convincing US regulators to approve the partnershipSun, 8 Nov 2009 22:35:12 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/96f79ac8-ccc5-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/96f79ac8-ccc5-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe top US cable operator may seal a deal to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal from General Electric, creating one of America's largest media companiesMon, 9 Nov 2009 00:58:21 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c62c3a4-ccbe-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c62c3a4-ccbe-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe deal for the advisory services division of the US defence contractor is the latest sign of life in leveraged buy-outs by private equity groupsSun, 8 Nov 2009 23:39:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/79cdf734-cca3-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/79cdf734-cca3-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlAsia's export-focused companies must adapt to continued sluggish global consumer demand, says a leading business advisory firmSun, 8 Nov 2009 23:00:06 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/167d43ea-cb01-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/167d43ea-cb01-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlLack of racing success and economic slump sees Japanese carmakers all but vanish from the top level of motor racingFri, 6 Nov 2009 18:36:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2453c44a-cb14-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2453c44a-cb14-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlRetailers and investors struggle to decipher the consumer mood from updates on the UK retail scene but it seems confidence has held up better than many expectedFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:59:56 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5acfba6-cb05-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5acfba6-cb05-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlEven in a year of continual turmoil – sponsors pulling out, teams threatening a breakaway series, a race-fixing scandal – the sport has rarely seen such crisesFri, 6 Nov 2009 19:13:40 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e9388bf8-cb0d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e9388bf8-cb0d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlOperating profits tumble 93 per cent to £11m, amid rising number of 'no win-no fee' lawyers bringing costly personal injury cases against motor insurersFri, 6 Nov 2009 23:02:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d7ab56a-cacc-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d7ab56a-cacc-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlCarl-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 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:53:46 +0000