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Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:02:31 -0500

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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Thursday February 03 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Night of violence in Egypt leaves six dead
Egyptian anti-government protesters are barricaded behind steel sheets in central Cairo after a siege by supporters of President Hosni Mubarak turned into a night of violence that ended with heavy gunfire and at least five deaths. 
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Obama proposes ‘green tax’ incentives
Obama will propose to cut oil and gas subsidies to make way for new “green energy” tax incentives designed to encourage US businesses to upgrade their buildings 
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http://link.ft.com/r/WDI4RR/72TDQ3/NQZV6/3O3997/8APCEA/28/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=3

ECB and Fed set to provide market direction
Inflation and Egypt vied for market attention as investors monitored developments in the Middle East linchpin while waiting for the European Central Bank to discuss interest rates. 
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Shell boosted by higher oil prices and output
Anglo-Dutch oil major’s full-year profits almost double, putting more distance between itself and rival BP, but shares fall as the results miss analysts’ forecasts 
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SAC head reassures investors on probe
Steve Cohen, head of the $12bn SAC Capital hedge fund, has assured his investors that they will suffer “no financial impact” as a result of a wide-ranging federal investigation into insider trading 
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Copper hits record $10,000 a tonne
The red metal’s sensitivity to the strength of the global economy has earned it the nickname Dr Copper and its rise to $10,000 a tonne is seen by many as evidence that fears of a double-dip recession are overdone 
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Sterling climbs on service sector rebound
Pound rises to a fresh three-month against the dollar as strong UK data raises expectations that the Bank of England will abandon its ultra-loose monetary policy stance 
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Profit-taking hits FTSE 100 resources sectors
Results and interim statements from some of the FTSE 100’s most actively-traded stocks provide most of the positives in London as profit taking in the resources sectors pushed the market lower 
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Tackle export bans to ease food crisis
Prohibiting bans on exports and gaining better information on available stockpiles will do more to calm price volatility than attacks on speculators, writes Javier Blas 
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Food prices rise to fresh record high
From the US to Australia, adverse conditions are driving down supplies and pushing up prices on such staples as wheat, corn and sugar 
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Financial Times - World
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World leaders intensify pressure on Mubarak
Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain issue joint statement condemning violence in Egypt and stop short of demanding that the country’s president resign immediately 
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Queensland starts cyclone clear-up
Tropical cyclone Yasi, one of the most violent storms to strike the Australian mainland in a century, has left thousands homeless, wiped out agricultural crops and disrupted mining in Queensland 
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French anger at speculators hits G20 hopes
Nicolas Sarkozy's rhetoric is making life more difficult for the officials charged with winning consensus from international partners on Paris’s proposals for commodities 
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Ousted Moscow mayor hits back at critics
Yuri Luzhkov has vowed to stay in Russia and fight his critics, whom he accused of ‘political bullying’ after fresh financial allegations by the government, seemingly aimed at forcing him into exile 
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FT.com - US
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Obama proposes 'green tax' incentives
Obama will propose to cut oil and gas subsidies to make way for new "green energy" tax incentives designed to encourage US businesses to upgrade their buildings 
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/WDI4RR/72TDQ3/NQZV6/3O3997/LQVYTE/28/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=3

US media 
Companies are benefiting from Americans' insatiable appetite for TV, but consumers are still unwilling to pay for other types of media 
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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Hulu chief attacks traditional TV businesses
Chief executive of Hulu has criticised the traditional television business model, a move that is likely to anger the online video website's owners who include News Corp, Walt Disney and NBC Universal  
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Further leaks from McKinsey alleged
Internal information from at least seven clients of the consultancy was allegedly leaked to Raj Rajaratnam, co-founder of the Galleon hedge fund, court filings show 
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Visa shares fall on regulation fears
The US credit card company's shares fall 1.51% in spite of strong results from the first quarter amid investors' concerns about how new debit card rules will impact revenue 
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SAC head reassures investors on probe
Steve Cohen, head of the $12bn SAC Capital hedge fund, has assured his investors that they will suffer "no financial impact" as a result of a wide-ranging federal investigation into insider trading 
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http://link.ft.com/r/WDI4RR/72TDQ3/NQZV6/3O3997/KECD10/28/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=3

BofA in talks to sell credit insurance unit
Bank of America is in advanced talks to sell its Balboa credit insurance arm to Australia's QBE Insurance Group, people familiar with the matter said 
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