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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Tuesday February 15 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Protester deaths shake Bahrain
Protesters clashed with police for a second day outside a hospital in Bahrain’s capital of Manama, following the death on Monday of a young demonstrator allegedly shot by police 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/OJMR70/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

China inflation hits 4.9%
Chinese inflation rose further above the government’s target in January, underlining the pressure on policymakers to continue tightening monetary policy even if the increase was smaller than expected 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/9ZL714/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

Traders struggle to digest conflicting catalysts
Asian shares were taking a breather after rising the most in over two months the previous session, failing to find much impetus from Chinese inflation data 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/72UAP5/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

Barclays beats forecasts with 32% rise
Bob Diamond, chief executive, pledges to increase the pace and intensity of efforts to improve the bank’s financial performance in a tightening regulatory environment 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/OJMR7C/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

Eurozone growth slows as severe winter bites
Severe conditions hit the region’s growth late last year but its economy still managed to expand at a modest rate of 3%, outpacing the UK 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/IYCI06/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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JPMorgan revives samurai bond market
The first issue of yen-denominated debt by a US bank since the collapse of Lehman Brothers could tempt its peers to follow JP Morgan’s lead 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/V1YLDV/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

Banking stocks help FTSE 100 hold steady
Forecast-beating annual profit from Barclays brings relief to London’s banking sector but the FTSE 100 is held back by a mining sector left uncertain by Chinese inflation data 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/JIVEC1/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

Insight into next  ‘fight for dirt’
The US has just released the first clues about how much land will be devoted to the big crops next spring, decisions that will have a significant bearing on prices 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/FX6K8Q/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

Asian rally falters after China inflation data
Asian shares take a breather after rising the most in more than two months in the previous session, failing to find much direction from Chinese inflation data 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/3OF0RF/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

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Financial Times - World
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Berlusconi to stand trial on sex charges
An Italian judge orders prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial on charges that he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl and then tried to cover it up 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/RNW340/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood to form party
Egypt’s largest opposition organisation announces it will form a political party if myriad restrictions are lifted but insists it will not field a presidential candidate 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/BMH5TL/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

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FT.com - US
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  US names Grossman Afghan-Pakistan envoy   
    The Obama administration has chosen a retired career diplomat to replace the late Richard Holbrooke as its special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/WLITYW/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

JPMorgan revives samurai bond market
The first issue of yen-denominated debt by a US bank since the collapse of Lehman Brothers could tempt its peers to follow JP Morgan's lead 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/WLITYV/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

US non-violence centre trained Egypt activists
Some of Egypt and Tunisia's protest leaders learnt skills and planning methods from a Washington centre for non-violent resistance, according to an activist 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/C5B4HN/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

Lawmakers resist bankruptcy for US states
US lawmakers have expressed opposition to the idea of allowing US states to seek bankruptcy protection to alleviate pension underfunding and other debt burdens 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/BMH5TY/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

Illinois postpones $4bn bond sale
The state of Illinois has postponed a sale of nearly $4bn of bonds to pay its annual pension contribution 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/LQA92B/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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FedEx slashes earnings forecast
The US package delivery group cuts its third-quarter forecast by at least 22%, blaming the move on severe winter storms and volatile fuel prices that have increased expenses 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/18J6S7/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

Anglo Irish reorganisation triggers US fund suit
A US hedge fund has asked a New York judge to intervene in the Irish government's attempts to reconstruct its banking system 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/PR5FMA/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

'Frankie B' takes pivotal role in JPMorgan
Frank Bisignano, the newly appointed head of the US bank's mortgage business, is expected to work in the back office, keeping an eye on IT, personnel and property expenses 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/8A1ZUU/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

Chevron faces $8.6bn damages bill
An Ecuadorean court has ordered the US oil group to pay for environmental damage, splitting the costs between $6.4bn for a clean-up and $2.2bn for a local healthcare system 
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http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/IYZSYL/5ONJE/UUE8EZ/ZB9GQ2/ID/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=15

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