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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:11:39 +0000Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:46:19 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/americas(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/14bea59c-c982-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/14bea59c-c982-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Spanish company uncorked a surprise by raising its offer for the Brazilian fixed-line company in a move to outmanoeuvre rival VivendiThu, 5 Nov 2009 09:11:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/47a705c6-c973-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/47a705c6-c973-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlFrench and Spanish telecom rivals in battle for Brazilian fixed-line operatorWed, 4 Nov 2009 20:01:14 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e00660ec-c963-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e00660ec-c963-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlGold Oil is looking for partners to help it develop an oil discovery off the coast of Peru, where it has already identified six drilling leads it believes could have significant commercial potentialWed, 4 Nov 2009 17:20:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cab98986-c31d-11de-8eca-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cab98986-c31d-11de-8eca-00144feab49a.html CIC continues its string of global deals with an investment of $500m into a Canadian coal mining company in MongoliaWed, 28 Oct 2009 03:21:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/dc04d2ec-c2da-11de-8eca-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/dc04d2ec-c2da-11de-8eca-00144feab49a.htmlThe Spanish bank has prepared itself for the worst in its two main markets, and remains well positioned to pursue growth while peers lick their woundsTue, 27 Oct 2009 20:46:56 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b4acd602-c197-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b4acd602-c197-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.htmlThe Dutch brewer is facing its last chance to establish a foothold in Latin America as it negotiates to buy the brewing operations of Mexican conglomerate FemsaSun, 25 Oct 2009 23:27:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/829437c8-bee5-11de-8034-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/829437c8-bee5-11de-8034-00144feab49a.htmlThe outcome shows that reason can prevail in Russian justice, however investors can have little confidence that similar challenges will not reoccurThu, 22 Oct 2009 19:42:47 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/e2ef0a22-bee4-11de-8034-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/e2ef0a22-bee4-11de-8034-00144feab49a.htmlKorea's gadget-producing facilities may be the envy of the world, but the resource-poor nation still needs to heat and light themThu, 22 Oct 2009 19:22:11 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/020c1d3c-bdb4-11de-9f6a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/020c1d3c-bdb4-11de-9f6a-00144feab49a.htmlThe Brazilian mining group is to invest $12.9bn during 2010 in what is being seen as an attempt to end a simmering disagreement with the government over its investment strategyTue, 20 Oct 2009 22:33:25 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/327ad666-bdb4-11de-9f6a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/327ad666-bdb4-11de-9f6a-00144feab49a.htmlGerman government said aid of up to €4.5bn for GM's European unit is not conditional on Berlin's preferred bidder winning controlTue, 20 Oct 2009 22:27:44 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/3515207c-bd53-11de-9f6a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/3515207c-bd53-11de-9f6a-00144feab49a.htmlBuying MPS establishes Adecco in the US and bumps up the blue-collar specialist's revenues from higher-margin professional placementsTue, 20 Oct 2009 20:13:28 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/87a87dbc-bd52-11de-9f6a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/87a87dbc-bd52-11de-9f6a-00144feab49a.htmlThe saga of who will ultimately control General Motors' Opel/Vauxhall has multiple plot twists but the ending never quite seems in doubtTue, 20 Oct 2009 19:04:59 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa658c2a-bcd3-11de-a7ec-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa658c2a-bcd3-11de-a7ec-00144feab49a.htmlWhen Washington bailed out Citigroup last year, few could have foreseen that it would eventually put the bank's Mexican subsidiary at the centre of a political stormMon, 19 Oct 2009 18:51:29 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3290ab3e-bc16-11de-9426-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3290ab3e-bc16-11de-9426-00144feab49a.htmlMexico's Supreme Court is this week set to probe a case that could potentially force Citigroup, the troubled US bank, to sell its profitable and highly prized Mexican subsidiaryMon, 19 Oct 2009 00:42:21 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4ef6dc22-bc01-11de-9426-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4ef6dc22-bc01-11de-9426-00144feab49a.html Royal Bank of Canada has signalled that it could spend more than C$1bn ($965m) of its bulging capital on share buy-backs, underlining the contrasting financial health of Canada's banks and many of their US and European counterparts Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:54:10 +0100