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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Friday February 04 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Pressure mounts on Mubarak to go
Anti-government demonstrators gathered in central Cairo for what they dubbed the ‘day of departure’ of President Hosni Mubarak, hours after he issued a rebuff to calls to stand down 
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European markets edge higher ahead of US jobs data
Markets maintained the positive mood set by Wall Street and Asia overnight but with continuing unrest in Egypt, a European summit and the monthly US jobs data looming, few traders were prepared to make particularly bold bets 
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Indonesia raises rates in inflation fight
The country’s central bank makes its first move against soaring food prices, joining a regional war on inflation, lifting its key borrowing rate by 25 basis points in a move that will relieve nervous investors 
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Rating agencies bullish on year ahead
Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s have forecast another strong year of revenue growth, underlining the continued profitability of the credit rating agencies in spite of sharp criticism over their role in the financial crisis 
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Dollar edges higher ahead of US jobs report
The dollar edges higher against the euro, consolidating its sharp gains from the previous session as traders await US jobs figures 
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London index advances as utilities climb
FTSE 100 moves higher, poised to close out the first week of February with modest gains, as HMV jumps on rumours of impending bid approach 
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Chinese corn imports forecast to soar
Corn prices – and with them, the price of meat – are set to explode if the latest import estimates from China are correct, writes Javier Blas 
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M Stanley builds up role as fuel trader
The US investment bank has bought 500,000 barrels of heating oil from the government and was among three successful bidders who paid $113m for 1m barrels of oil 
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http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/S3YVO6/SFWM2/HDV03T/NSZR19/PJ/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=4

SEC casts wider net in regional bond probe
The US regulator has opened an investigation into Rhode Island’s bond offerings as it steps up scrutiny of the $3,000bn market where states and municipalities raise money 
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Financial Times - World
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Burmese general to take over as president
The appointment of Thein Sein, former prime minister, reinforces suspicions that the military establishment intends to keep a firm grip on power 
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Gunmen attack Congo’s copper capital airport
Armed men have attacked Lubumbashi airport, according to the government, who say the situation in Katanga province was returning to normal but that several arrests had been made 
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South Stream chief seeks EU level playing field
The head of the Russian-backed pipeline has urged the European Union to create a level playing field among the various projects to bring gas to the continent 
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FT.com - US
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SEC casts wider net in regional bond probe
The US regulator has opened an investigation into Rhode Island's bond offerings as it steps up scrutiny of the $3,000bn market where states and municipalities raise money 
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/S3YVO6/SFWM2/HDV03T/8AU7X8/PJ/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=4

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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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US retailers beat bad weather
American shoppers continued to step up their spending during January, shrugging off extreme winter weather, higher fuel prices and continuing high unemployment levels 
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http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/S3YVO6/SFWM2/HDV03T/18SOAP/PJ/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=4

M Stanley builds up role as fuel trader
The US investment bank has bought 500,000 barrels of heating oil from the government and was among three successful bidders who paid $113m for 1m barrels of oil 
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/S3YVO6/SFWM2/HDV03T/QF53TJ/PJ/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=4

Kinder Morgan aims for $2.3bn IPO
Kinder Morgan, the natural gas pipeline operator, aims to launch the largest-ever US initial public offering of a company backed by private equity groups, of up to $2.3bn 
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UPS to increase quarterly dividends
UPS said it would increase its quarterly dividend by 11 per cent to $0.52 per share payable on March 2 
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Lehman reaches agreement with German affiliate
The estate of Lehman Brothers, the defunct investment bank, has reached a settlement with its German subsidiary 
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