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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Thursday February 10 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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D Börse and NYSE in advanced talks
Deutsche Börse is in advanced talks to take over NYSE Euronext as part of an all-stock deal which would create the world’s largest exchanges operator by revenues and profits. 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/GK66J9/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

PetroChina in $5.4bn Canada gas buy
PetroChina has agreed to pay $5.4bn for a 50 per cent stake in a large natural gas field in owned by Encana, China’s largest investment in the  Canadian energy sector 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/UUKK61/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

FBI probes Chinese cyberattacks on oil groups
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing a series of cyber-espionage attacks on at least five major oil, gas and petrochemical companies by hackers based in China 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/C5HHEM/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

Suicide bomber kills 27 in Pakistan
A teenager wearing a school uniform has killed 27 soldiers at a training centre in the north-west of the country in the deadliest attack on the security forces in months 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/5CNN4C/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

Credit Suisse lowers targets as profits fall
Swiss bank reacts to tougher regulatory and market environment by reducing its key performance expectations in a painful adjustment likely to be emulated by many rivals 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/8AUUKY/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Risk asset rally struggles for traction
The global risk asset rally-wagon is spinning its wheels for a second session as traders look for additional impetus to push stocks and commodities to fresh cyclical highs. 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/JICCNU/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

Pound eases after Bank rate decision
The pound loses ground against the dollar after the Bank of England left interest rates on hold 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/FX8897/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

FTSE drifts lower as earnings disappoint
London equities continue to slip from 21-month highs after a weak reaction to much of the morning’s corporate news chimes with waning risk appetite on global markets 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/OJ77L3/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

Merger hopes lift ASX as Asian shares fall
Asian shares are generally lower but ASX, Australia’s stock exchange operator, surges on hopes its proposed merger with the Singapore Exchange can move ahead 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/ZBQQVL/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

Fuelling corn’s relentless rise back toward record levels
As the primary usage of the US corn crop switches to fuel from food, Javier Blas looks at some of the implications 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/UUKK89/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

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Financial Times - World
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ECB forced to buy Portugal bonds
The European Central Bank intervenes in the government bond markets for the first time in two weeks as Portuguese yields rise to fresh euro-era highs 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/EWGGQ2/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

Somali pirates in Korean media soap opera
Somali pirates captured by South Korean commandos have become the stars of a media soap opera, but critics say the government is  exploiting the story for political gain 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/TPXXGS/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

Auditors face rule changes in Europe
Auditors face proposed rule changes aimed at ensuring their independence and making the market for their services more competitive, says the EU’s top financial services policymaker 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/LQ22PU/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

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FT.com - US
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FBI probes Chinese cyberattacks on oil groups
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing a series of cyber-espionage attacks on at least five major oil, gas and petrochemical companies by hackers based in China 
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/QF55TJ/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

Republican congressman resigns amid scandal
The new Republican majority in the Congress suffered its first scandal after a married lawmaker resigned for sending a suggestive picture and e-mails to a woman on Craigslist 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/3ORRMV/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

New Jersey rating is cut by Standard & Poor's
The rating agency made the downgrade on risks tied to underfunded pensions, and Illinois is turning to a $4bn bond sale for the same reason             
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/5CNN44/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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D Börse and NYSE in advanced talks
Deutsche Börse is in advanced talks to take over NYSE Euronext as part of an all-stock deal which would create the world's largest exchanges operator by revenues and profits. 
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/5CNN47/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

Exchange fever: new reality kicks in
Technology ensures that stock exchanges are no longer natural monopolies, so the best approach for incumbent is to bulk up and focus on derivatives, particularly futures 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/QF55H6/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

S&N announces chief executive to retire 
 Dave Illingworth will retire as Smith & Nephew chief executive following an earnings improvement drive which boosted the UK medical device manufacturer's margins and streamlined its operations 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/KEVV39/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

Regulators take wrong path on Comcast-NBC 
US regulators approved the Comcast-NBC deal subject to conditions, but the ultimate question is, why impose conditions now? 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/JICCNF/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

Activision pulls cord on 'Guitar Hero'
The Los Angeles-based company is abandoning its music game franchise after a dramatic collapse in sales over the past two years in spite of high ratings from reviewers 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/FXCZKU/E5GTP/8ATV76/GK66S5/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=10

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