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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Tuesday January 25 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Stimulus improves US outlook, says IMF
The US fiscal stimulus package agreed late last year and the Federal Reserve’s autumn decision to restart quantitative easing have significantly improved the outlook for growth, according to the International Monetary Fund 
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UK economy shrinks 0.5%
The UK economy unexpectedly contracted by 0.5 per cent between October and December, ending a year of growth and raising fears of a double-dip recession 
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UK economic contraction spooks traders
Equities are slightly lower, while sterling and gilt yields weaken after official data show the British economy shrank unexpectedly due to the severe winter weather 
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Medvedev blames lax security for attack
Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian president,  blamed severe security lapses at the country’s busiest airport for the deadly terrorist attack that killed 35 people and injured more than 160 
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SEC’s $500m office expansion plan probed
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s inspector general has launched an investigation into the agency’s estimated $500m in new office leases in Washington to determine if the expenses are justified 
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Strong debut for eurozone rescue bonds
The 17-nation monetary union’s bail-out fund sees ‘spectacular’ demand for its first bond issue in a vote of confidence for Europe at a critical time in the debt crisis 
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Pound slides after UK growth shock
Sterling suffers after a surprise contraction in fourth-quarter GDP raises fears over a double-dip recession and douses expectations that the Bank will raise interest rates 
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FTSE 100 hits session low after GDP data
London’s benchmark equities index slips after news of a surprise contraction in the size of the UK economy in the fourth quarter, with mining and financials weaker 
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Falling banks drag down European equities
Concerns about capital requirements in Italian and Spanish banks pull down the volatile peripheral eurozone banking sector 
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Commodities daily: China’s energy use could fox the bears
Javier Blas says traders should keep watching coal and oil consumption in China, even as the market becomes familiar with record-breaking demand 
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Financial Times - World
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Obama to spell out centrist vision
When Barack Obama addresses the nation he will take the podium as a US president with rising approval ratings and a Republican opposition grappling with internal divisions. 
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Lebanon braced for ‘day of anger’ against Hizbollah
Security forces in Lebanon  are braced for what Sunni politicians in the North have designated ‘a day of anger’ against Hizbollah, whose candidate looks set to be nominated to form the next government 
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Palestinian diaspora could be denied vote
Leaked diplomatic documents quote Saeb Erekat as saying that millions of displaced refugees and their descendants will not be allowed to vote on a future peace deal with Israel 
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FT.com - US
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Stimulus improves US outlook, says IMF
The US fiscal stimulus package agreed late last year and the Federal Reserve's autumn decision to restart quantitative easing have significantly improved the outlook for growth, according to the International Monetary Fund 
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http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/40PJZC/VPDW7/WLE3KJ/40JGJ2/KI/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=25

Investors profit from 'toxic' securities
Data show that private investors and the US Treasury have made large paper profits buying 'toxic' mortgage-backed securities through the public-private investment programme 
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Arctic sea lane could open by 2035
Commercial ships could be sailing across an ice-free North Pole several years from now, says the US Navy, slashing the time and cost of ocean transportation between Europe and Asia 
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http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/40PJZC/VPDW7/WLE3KJ/KE0K09/KI/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=25

Obama to spell out centrist vision
When Barack Obama addresses the nation he will take the podium as a US president with rising approval ratings and a Republican opposition grappling with internal divisions. 
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/40PJZC/VPDW7/WLE3KJ/3OSBSW/KI/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=25

SEC's $500m office expansion plan probed
The US Securities and Exchange Commission's inspector general has launched an investigation into the agency's estimated $500m in new office leases in Washington to determine if the expenses are justified 
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/40PJZC/VPDW7/WLE3KJ/QF79Z9/KI/t?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=25

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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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F&C defends strategy against Sherborne attack
The fund manager renews its criticism of the activist investor aiming to oust its chairman, and defends its investment strategy ahead of next month's shareholder vote 
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Modern Times Group in talks over SBS units
The Swedish television operator has held early-stage discussions with ProSieben, the German broadcaster that has put up for sale clusters of its European TV and radio group 
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AIG chief upbeat on his fight against cancer
Robert Benmosche, who was diagnosed with cancer in October, tells employees he has received an 'encouraging prognosis' from his doctors and will remain with the US insurer until next year 
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Halliburton enjoys profit boost from shale rush
Halliburton, the US oil services company, capitalized on the rush to develop shale deposits to more than double its net profit in the fourth quarter, offsetting a drop in activity in the Gulf of Mexico. 
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