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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comFri, 9 May 2008 17:30 BSTFri, 09 May 2008 17:48:36 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/basic(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/134aa116-1de4-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/134aa116-1de4-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlWhere once gangs of forestry workers would have been felling trees with chain-saws, you are now more likely to see only a pair of contractorsFri, 9 May 2008 17:30 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b637a1da-1ddf-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b637a1da-1ddf-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlThe London-listed, Kazakhstan-based copper miner rejected an indicative offer from compatriot ENRC that was pitched below Kazakhmys' current share priceFri, 9 May 2008 17:07 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3222ce46-1d36-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3222ce46-1d36-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlIllinois Tool Works' counterbid for Enodis, valuing the engineer at about £1bn, disrupted what had appeared to be a done deal with Manitowoc, its US rivalThu, 8 May 2008 22:46 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/42276072-1c55-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/42276072-1c55-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlThe world's two biggest makers of machine tools say their revenues and profits look likely to hold up as a result of strong demand from China and sectors such as energy productionWed, 7 May 2008 18:07 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea0fac54-1c8c-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea0fac54-1c8c-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlBrussels' promise to lift a ban on US chicken meat due to health and environmental concerns will be a 'litmus test' for the viability of the Transatlantic Economic CouncilThu, 8 May 2008 03:42 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07949664-1c96-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07949664-1c96-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlThe Irish building materials group issued a downbeat trading statement, saying its performance was due to the weak dollar and ongoing decline in new US housing volumesThu, 8 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f733e1e-1c5b-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f733e1e-1c5b-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlEngineering groups in Bologna expect their products and reach will help see them through testing timesWed, 7 May 2008 22:36 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c54f4258-1c5f-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c54f4258-1c5f-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlTransport and communications infrastructure symbolises a nation's economic development and the US is starting to look like the third world. In fact, many developing countries look and feel better. Does the US have the will to solve this challenge, asks John Gapper Wed, 7 May 2008 19:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f39caf2-1b84-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f39caf2-1b84-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe Aim-listed company says capacity in eastern Europe would eliminate sea freight and reduce sales costs in the region, which is a key target in the market for bioplasticsWed, 7 May 2008 05:56 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4f6fe902-1bc4-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4f6fe902-1bc4-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlRising cost of raw materials leads food companies to increasingly recognise the benefits of investment in agriculture and rethink their relationship with African farmersWed, 7 May 2008 03:57 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/151f50d6-1baa-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/151f50d6-1baa-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlDR Horton, the largest US housebuilder by sales volume, reported its first operating loss as it was forced to write down the value of its land holdingsWed, 7 May 2008 00:21 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/85c0acaa-1ac8-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/85c0acaa-1ac8-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac.htmlEuropean competition regulators have sent formal charges to a group of multinational companies, alleging a conspiracy to fix prices of marine equipment supplied to the oil industryMon, 5 May 2008 18:40 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eff24f2a-1a00-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eff24f2a-1a00-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe world's biggest steel producer has held informal discussions with Angang, China's second-largest steelmaker, in an effort to extend its presence in the countryMon, 5 May 2008 01:49 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d977a14-19f2-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d977a14-19f2-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe competition to buy up to 40 per cent of Indonesia's state-owned Krakatau Steel has intensifiedSun, 4 May 2008 17:50 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a547ee0-18a0-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a547ee0-18a0-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlHouse builders have several years of land in stock, which has been their biggest asset, but senior industry figures privately admit that no one is buying land any moreSat, 3 May 2008 03:12 BST