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03/09/2010 08:39 PM
Europe cries foul over US defence tender
European countries have accused Washington of foul play after the continent’s largest aerospace and defence company pulled out of a multibillion-dollar race to supply the US military, alleging unfair ­competition

03/09/2010 07:12 PM
Call for action on speculation rules
Germany and France are stepping up pressure for urgent EU action to tighten regulation in sovereign debt markets – in particular of credit default swaps – in the wake of the Greek crisis

03/09/2010 10:30 PM
Regulators tell US banks to hold funds
US regulators have told banks not to increase dividends or buy back shares until political and economic uncertainty surrounding the industry dissipates, in a move that will delay by months the return of capital to shareholders

03/09/2010 10:51 PM
Investors warn EU on private equity rules
Europe risks building a protectionist wall between itself and the global private equity industry if plans for a sweeping overhaul of regulation in the sector go ahead, some of the world’s biggest institutional investors have warned

03/09/2010 11:49 PM
London protested at torture, says ex-MI5 chief
Britain complained to the US over the latter’s use of torture on terrorist suspects, says a former head of the Security Service

03/09/2010 05:36 PM
GM considers employees’ plan to rescue plant
The US carmaker says it is studying a proposal from its Belgian employees to keep its Antwerp plant open to build vehicles on contract for other carmakers

03/09/2010 08:58 PM
Barclays eyes large US bank deal
The UK banking group is looking at buying a large US retail bank as it tries to rebalance its business away from a booming investment banking franchise

03/09/2010 11:00 PM
Hague proffers EU olive branch
William Hague says the Conservatives have made ‘a strategic decision’ not to pick a fight with the rest of Europe if they win the election

03/09/2010 08:37 PM
Techs reflect on decade since dotcom boom
In January 2000, 17 dotcom companies paid more than $2m each to advertise during the Super Bowl, the season-ending national championship game for American footbal

03/09/2010 08:30 PM
Beijing still keen to buy US bonds
China’s investments in US Treasury bonds are continuing ‘every day’ and should not be politicised, according to the head of China’s foreign exchange administration, which manages $2,400bn in forex reserves

 

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