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FINANCIAL TIMES News, Apr 29, 2012

Facebook IPO puts bankers on back foot
CNN
By April Dembosky and Telis Demos, FT.com Facebook files for its first initial public offering today seeking to raise at least $5 billion. (Financial Times) -- As Wall Street makes final preparations for the largest technology debut by value in history ...
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Hedge funds bet against eurozone
CNN
By Sam Jones, FT.com Hedge funds are betting that financial troubles aren't over for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. (Financial Times) -- Hedge fund managers make for unlikely supporters of François Hollande ...
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Centrica considered Qatar gas supply deal
Financial Times
By Pilita Clark and Guy Chazan Centrica, the owner of British Gas, was prepared to give Qatar a stake in its business and a board seat in return for a 20-year gas supply deal worth up to £30bn, documents seen by the Financial Times reveal.
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FT highlights STC's growing strength
Arab News
By ARAB NEWS STC Group has been classified as the leading telecommunications company in the Middle East, according to a list published by the London Financial Times of the 500 largest companies in the world in market value at the end of March 2012.
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Bank of Greece appeals for fresh equity
Financial Times
“Heavy dilution is inevitable,” Mr Tamvakakis told the Financial Times. “[But] we need an economy with less state involvement, not more.” Still, NBG, which suffered a €12.3bn quarterly loss 10 days ago and has seen its share price fall 87 per cent in ...
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Immersed in the drama of science
Financial Times
“We're an important company – but how often does the Financial Times write about what we do? We deserve to be a lot better known.” He voices similar anxieties when pondering what he reckons is a big problem in tempting more young people in Europe and ...
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Financial Times
Google warns over mobile payments
Financial Times
A detailed breakdown of the competition problems identified, shared with theFinancial Times, sheds new light on the industry battle to influence Europe's standards and technologies for mobile payments – the most promising frontier in the telecoms ...
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Return to the Gold Standard?
The Market Oracle
There are times, my friends Michael Lewitt and Dr. Lacy Hunt agreed today at lunch, when the study of economics is best informed by a sound knowledge of history. Indeed, Michael's son wants to follow his father into the finance world, and Michael is ...
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Police cost cutting around the country
Financial Times
The chief constable, David Crompton, said that in times of financial constraint it was the force's duty “to explore all avenues”. The two forces spurred controversy last month when they published a contract note detailing a £1.5bn, seven-year deal in ...
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NYSE shareholder vote reflects discontent over executive pay
Financial Times
Other financial groups, such as Barclays in the UK, have faced significant investor unrest on the issue in recent weeks. However, only 9 per cent of the 262 US companies in the Russell 3000 index that have held “say on pay” votes this year received ...
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Spy in the sky: Is it only a matter of time before drone technology is used in ...
The Independent
"For the past couple of months I have been building myself a surveillance drone," he wrote recently in the Financial Times. There is a funny video that can be tracked down online of him flying it in Hoover Park, Palo Alto, California, near where he ...
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Bad-neighbor banks neglect thousands of South Florida homes, Sun Sentinel finds
Sun-Sentinel
At times, inspectors have found egregious conditions, such as a FortLauderdale pool that turned into a "stagnant pond" with "poisonous toads." In Miami, an inspector discovered that part of a seawall at a Wells Fargo-owned property had collapsed.
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Janice Ann's Journal: Nerren clan marks Gene's 80th birthday
Lufkin Daily News
They pray for all our needs. They help us through the hard times in life and rejoice with us during the blessed times. Our purpose is to share in their mission of prayer and show our friendship through our financial support. Like many of us, ...
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More pain for local budgets
Tampabay.com
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Pasco residents can't use libraries on Mondays because budget cuts forced them to close. More than 3400 Hillsborough parents had to find alternative after-school care for their children after the county ...
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Survivalist wanted for murder went underground as authorities closed in
Alaska Dispatch
It took some time to find it.” Since 9/11 and the real estate recession, according to some observers of the movement, growing numbers of Americans are preparing for a major disaster or global financial meltdown. Survivalist blogs are popular, ...
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Who owns that dirty, foreclosed house? It's complicated
Sun-Sentinel
"A lot of times they ignore the notice or say [the property] doesn't belong to them or that they're only partially an owner," Diaz said. "They themselves don't even know." When a Fort Lauderdale code inspector wanted to contact Washington Mutual Bank ...
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Who benefits most from a Gozo tunnel?
Malta Independent Online
Linked to the Midi project was the full restoration of the baroque Manoel Islandfort and the restoration of the abandoned Lazaretto waterside quarantine hospital. Now, more than 20 years down the line, we see the sacrilegious scarring of the Tigné ...
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UAE- Emaar profit soars 44%
MENAFN.COM
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Emaar Properties on Saturday declared a 44 per cent jump in its net profit for the first quarter, compared to same period last year and the company said malls and hotels helped boost revenues. Financialresults of the builder ...
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Private Jet Central's Latest Fleet Addition Takes to the Air
Albany Times Union
Frequent flyers can now benefit from the I-Jet Card which offers significanttime and financial savings to Private Jet Central clients. Private Jet Central is a global jet charter company with offices in the United Kingdom, United States and the Middle ...
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The Bahrain Financial Exchange crosses major milestone, total trading turnover ...
AME Info
The Bahrain Financial Exchange (BFX), the first multi-asset exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, proudly announces achieving a key milestone with the cumulative (single-side) trading turnover value crossing the $1bn mark on the ...
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Wee wisdom: Credit cards can spur valuable lessons
The Coloradoan
That way, there will always be something around later, whether in tough times, retirement or to make a substantial purchase. But planning for the future is not organic; it must be taught. Most financial transactions now take place electronically, ...
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Pennsylvania boom shows Ohio what might be ahead
Akron Beacon Journal
That has resulted in an estimated 2000 new jobs in Williamsport, a one-time lumber capital that is best known as the home of baseball's Little League World Series every summer. The boom has had a big financial impact because of the number of workers...
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Akron Beacon Journal
Cemetery theme was not intended
Faribault County Register
Other times it is governmental bodies, such as townships or cities. The US government owns a bunch, like Ft. Snelling in Minneapolis (where my father happens to be buried. But, they are also commonly owned by cemetery associations.
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Current events
Columbia County News Times
Registration costs $25 after today. Proceeds benefit Columbia County Animal Services. Call Don Blackstock at (706) 825-1674, or go to www.csramc.org. The second annual Rides for Strides, benefiting Fort Gordon's Fisher House, will begin with ...
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Youth camps, clinics and leagues
Green Bay Press Gazette
Six-hour clinic will feature Jack Bennett, former national champion coach at UW-Stevens Point; Steve Collins, three-time state champion coach of Madison Memorial High School; and Greg Kampe, 2010 and 2011 Summit League champion coach at Oakland ...
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The eurozone needs a seat at the IMF table - Blogs - Financial Times
The A-List from the Financial Times provides timely, insightful comment on the ... may escalate now due to some potentially adverse developments in IMF reform.
blogs.ft.com/the.../the-eurozone-needs-a-seat-at-the-imf-table/
Brazil's rate cutter: don't stop me now ... - Blogs - Financial Times
beyondbrics, from the Financial Times, brings news and comment from more than ... Therefore, with its silence, today's statement disowns the very explicit and ...
blogs.ft.com/.../brazils-rate-cutters-aint-no-stoppin-us-now/
Brazil's Selic: coming down, for now ... - Blogs - Financial Times
beyondbrics, from the Financial Times, brings news and comment from more than ... central bank will indicate that this rate cut is the last in the cycle — fornow.
blogs.ft.com/beyond.../brazils-selic-coming-down-for-now/
Parents, students help school districts in tough financial times - YNN ...
Parents, students help school districts in tough financial times | YNN, YourNews Now, brings you the latest local news and weather across Upstate New York.
centralny.ynn.com/.../parents--students-help-school-districts-in...
FIIs pulling out of India, for now - Blogs - Financial Times
beyondbrics, from the Financial Times, brings news and comment from more than 40 emerging economies, headed by China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico,...
blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/.../fiis-pulling-out-of-india-for-now...
Financial Times' HTML 5 Web App Nets 2m Users
Financial Times' Web app draws in 2m users in the ten months since launch... mobile will be the Financial Times' main channel for distributing news within ' three ... Today the Guardian reports that the FT's HTML5 Web app has attracted more ...
thenextweb.com/.../financial-times-web-app-draws-in-2m-user...
Doremus/'Financial Times' study finds news is top mobile app :: BtoB ...
SUBSCRIBE TO BtoB TODAY! ... BtoB Marketing News Widget. MEDIA BUSINESS ... Doremus/'Financial Times' study finds news is top mobile app. April 24 ...
www.btobonline.com/.../doremus-financial-times-study-finds-...
Facebook IPO puts bankers on back foot
Facebook files for its first initial public offering today seeking to raise at least $5... (Financial Times) -- As Wall Street makes final preparations for the largest...
www.cnn.com/2012/04/29/business/tech-bank-power-shift/
Financial Times passes 2m users for its HTML5 web app
Mobile now driving 12% of subscriptions to the newspaper's digital offering. Share · Tweet this. Comments (…) Financial Times web app for iPhone and iPad ...
www.guardian.co.uk/media/.../financial-times-web-app-2m?...
Financial Times Covers RWI Oil Sales Research | Revenue Watch ...
Today's Financial Times focused attention on pioneering research by RWI on oil sales by state-owned oil ... New Co-Chair Will Champion Citizens' Voice in OGP ...
www.revenuewatch.org/.../financial-times-covers-rwi-oil-sales-...
The FT's Historical MBA Rankings | Poets and Quants
A peek behind the raw data that drives U.S. News & World Report's latest ...with average GMAT scores for the latest entering class now 719, up from 687 in 2001. ... Yet, when you consult The Financial Times' rankings of the best global MBA ...
poetsandquants.com/.../financial-times-historical-mba-rankings...
Further reading: which way now? - Blogs - Financial Times
beyondbrics, from the Financial Times, brings news and comment from more... ' Canny buyers know now is a good time to buy Myanmar's art', Times of India ...
blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/.../further-reading-which-way-now/
Financial Times passes 2m users for its HTML5 web app | Media ...
Mobile now driving 12% of subscriptions to the newspaper's digital offering. Share · Tweet this. Comments (…) Financial Times web app for iPhone and iPad ...
www.guardian.co.uk/media/.../financial-times-web-app-2m?...
A Quick Glance at World News - What the Financial Times ... - Oryza
A Quick Glance at World News - What the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and New York Times Are Reporting Today, posted by newseditor.
oryza.com/Rice-News/14938.html
China's banks can now short the dollar ... - Blogs - Financial Times
beyondbrics, from the Financial Times, brings news and comment from more than ... banks will now be permitted to hold overnight long positions in the renminbi.
blogs.ft.com/.../chinas-banks-now-able-to-short-the-us-dollar/
Cobalt International Energy, Inc. Responds to Financial Times Articles
Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (“Cobalt”) (NYSE: CIE - News) today, in responding to two articles published by the Financial Times on April 15, 2012, titled ...
finance.yahoo.com/.../cobalt-international-energy-inc-respond...
Cobalt International Energy, Inc. Responds to Financial Times Articles
... CIE) today, in responding to two articles published by the Financial Timeson April 15. ... Online Press Release Distribution | EON: Enhanced OnlineNews ...
eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20120416006060/en
Acquire news: FTSE/TECHS: London Financial Times (FTSE) gains ...
Acquire news: FTSE/TECHS: London Financial Times (FTSE) gains 200,Read ... London Financial Times (FTSE) gains nearly 200 points throughtoday on a ...
news.morningstar.com/.../ftsetechs-london-financial-times-ftse...
Financial Times passes 2million users for its HTML5 web app ...
Mobile now driving 12% of subscriptions to the newspaper's digital offering. The Financial Times has attracted more than 2m users to its HTML5 web-app,...
worldmediatrend.wordpress.com/.../financial-times-passes-2mi...
YPFFFFFFT - Blogs - Financial Times
beyondbrics, from the Financial Times, brings news and comment from more than 40 emerging ... According to a flurry of news reports after president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's TV address at noon .... China in Africa today: the real story ...
blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2012/04/16/ypfffffft/
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