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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Friday January 28 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Tens of thousands protest in Egypt
Egyptian security forces use tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannon as protesters demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak   demonstrate across the country 
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Amazon shares fall on margin concerns
The world’s largest online retailer saw its sales rise by 36%, but shares fell 8.5% on concerns that its profit margins could decline as it expands its business 
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Sales and earnings boost for Microsoft
The software group reports strong sales of its Kinect controller and the latest Office version but fails to dispel concerns over the iPad’s impact on its core operating system business 
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Stocks end week with a whimper
Asian equity markets were lower with commodity shares pulled down by a drop in oil and gold prices and the Nikkei damped by S&P’s downgrade of Japan’s credit rating 
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London equities traders remain cautious
The Footsie is on course to end an uncertain week with further losses, with stubborn selling in the resource sector keeping the FTSE 100 shy of the 6,000 point mark 
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Commodities daily: Spectres of speculation
Javier Blas points out that a delayed European Commission report into bets in commodities markets makes it more difficult for politicians to attack the way the market works 
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Financial Times - World
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Egypt cuts internet to disrupt protests
Authorities’ action is an unprecedented attempt to stop on-the-fly organisation via social networks, with many fearing an escalation of a government crackdown 
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Mandela leaves hospital
Nelson Mandela, the former South African president, remains in hospital where he has been undergoing specialised tests, Kgalema Motlanthe, the deputy president says 
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FT.com - US
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Obama urges political reform in Cairo
The US president has stepped into the debate about Egypt by calling on the government of Hosni Mubarak to carry out changes in one of America's critical allies in the region 
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Obama picks new press spokesman
The US president has chosen Jay Carney to replace Robert Gibbs, an appointment that positions the former Time magazine journalist as the daily public face of the administration 
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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Amazon shares fall on margin concerns
The world's largest online retailer saw its sales rise by 36%, but shares fell 8.5% on concerns that its profit margins could decline as it expands its business 
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Verizon in $1.4bn deal to buy Terremark
The US telecommunications group plans to acquire Terremark Worldwide, a leading IT and cloud services company, through a cash tender offer at $19 per share or $1.4bn 
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Airgas shareholder objects to lack of disclosure
A prominent Airgas shareholder has said that Peter McCausland, chief executive, may have had a conflict of interest in considering hostile takeover offers from rival Air Products 
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    Motorola hopes to go ahead with NSN deal
    Greg Brown, Motorola Solutions chief executive, said the US electronics company still hopes to complete the $1.2bn sale of its mobile networks business to Nokia Siemens Networks in the current quarter    
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Sales and earnings boost for Microsoft
The software group reports strong sales of its Kinect controller and the latest Office version but fails to dispel concerns over the iPad's impact on its core operating system business 
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