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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comSun, 11 May 2008 22:06 BSTSun, 11 May 2008 23:16:44 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifFT.com - Equitieshttp://www.ft.com/markets/equities(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))Capital market deals raise $20bnhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7541201a-1f84-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7541201a-1f84-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlBanks and companies raised $20bn on the world's equity capital markets last week in a sign of growing confidence among investors that the worst of the financial crisis may be overSun, 11 May 2008 22:06 BSTOverview: Record oil dents sentimenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/576491a0-1de8-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/576491a0-1de8-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlOil prices reached yet more record highs, while concerns over slowing growth and a worsening of credit conditions drove investors to seek havens from risk this weekFri, 9 May 2008 21:19 BSTHeavyweights tip Europe lowerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b6006ca2-1da7-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b6006ca2-1da7-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlEuropean equity markets fell in a broad-based retreat, led by heavyweight financial, pharmaceutical and energy and mining stocksFri, 9 May 2008 17:31 BSTWeak financials drag on FTSEhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2ce7acb8-1d94-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2ce7acb8-1d94-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlLondon equities fell on Friday, as a fresh record high crude price and poor results from US insurer AIG unsettled investorsFri, 9 May 2008 17:23 BSTAsian stocks sink on subprime concernshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7eca57e2-1d80-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7eca57e2-1d80-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlMassive losses at US insurer AIG have sparked worries there may be more credit trouble aheadFri, 9 May 2008 10:40 BSTFinancial stocks weigh on Asian marketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a827507a-1ca6-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a827507a-1ca6-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlWorries about further subprime losses in the US emerged and traders reacted to a fall on Wall Street overnight, pressing the MSCI Asia Pacific Index down 1.1 per centThu, 8 May 2008 10:42 BSTGearing up for an economic shifthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8a618646-1d32-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8a618646-1d32-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlTransport has been singled out as a reliable guide to the direction of the economyThu, 8 May 2008 21:56 BSTFears for growth sparks Chinese sell-offhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/256381a0-1bf1-11dd-8ebd-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/256381a0-1bf1-11dd-8ebd-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe Shanghai composite index tumbled 4.1% to 3,579.15 points as Chinese stocks suffered a steep sell-off due to concerns about inflation and economic growthWed, 7 May 2008 10:20 BSTNYSE Euronext profit triples during volatilityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe6d2066-1b54-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe6d2066-1b54-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe transatlantic stock and derivatives exchange group gains from record volumes at its Liffe futures unit and offsets its declining market share in US cash equitiesTue, 6 May 2008 11:27 BSTBanks and oil weigh on Asia-Pacific shareshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dcfd74e4-1b27-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dcfd74e4-1b27-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac.htmlAs oil hit new highs, banks faltered on profit falls in Australia and South Korea. Meanwhile, the Bank of America has been warned to steer clear of a subprime victimTue, 6 May 2008 10:12 BSTChina eases HK rules for fund managershttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9f1bb48e-1a59-11dd-837d-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9f1bb48e-1a59-11dd-837d-0000779fd2ac.htmlBeijing has made it easier for mainland fund management companies to do business directly in Hong Kong and expand their operations in the territoryTue, 6 May 2008 02:58 BSTMerger talk fails to drown out airlines' woeshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6984ed5e-1892-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6984ed5e-1892-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlMany airline stocks made gains on speculation about industry consolidation, but the respite could prove temporary amid surging oil prices and global economic weaknessSat, 3 May 2008 02:45 BSTBanks and chip shares spur Asiahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5bbd8fe-17f2-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5bbd8fe-17f2-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlJapan's Nikkei rose 2.1% to 14,014.40, near a four-month high, as Asian stocks cheered a batch of encouraging US data and gains for Wall StreetFri, 2 May 2008 10:16 BSTFPI drops plan to float in Dubaihttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1bbe308-17cd-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1bbe308-17cd-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlFuture Pipe Industries has cancelled the initial public offering of 35% of its shares on the Dubai International Financial Exchange due to 'poor market conditions'Fri, 2 May 2008 02:43 BST