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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Wednesday February 16 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Sanofi agrees $20.1bn Genzyme takeover
French pharmaceuticals group agrees to buy US biotech group for $20.1bn plus payments tied to the success of the company’s drugs 
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Dell strength puts stocks on front foot
Shares in Japanese exporters led modest gains for most Asian markets, although Australian stocks were weighed down as BHP retreated after unveiling results 
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Riots break out in Libyan city of Benghazi
A crowd of people angry at the arrest of a rights campaigner clashed with police and government supporters overnight in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi 
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JPMorgan to slash trading platforms
JPMorgan Chase has revealed a $500m plan to slash the number of trading platforms around the world, in a move that could save hundreds of millions of dollars and lead to the elimination or redeployment of up to 3,000 employees 
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Air Products withdraws $5.9bn bid for Airgas
Air Products has withdrawn its $5.9bn bid for rival Airgas after a Delaware court issued a ruling dismissing its efforts to overcome anti-takeover protections 
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Pound falls as Bank plays down rate rise talk
Sterling gave up early gains on Wednesday after Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, denied that it had given the green light for a rise in UK interest rates 
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Property sector helps FTSE 100 rise
Broker upgrades and defensive stocks help the index turn round from two sessions of losses but sentiment stays cautious as traders absorb the Bank of England’s quarterly inflation report 
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European banks continue to surge
Banks lead the charge on European equity markets as strong results from Société Générale give the sector a jolt 
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Iron ore, the true king of commodities
Results from BHP and Rio, the world’s number one and number three miners by market capitalisation, show that iron ore is the real king of commodities 
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Sydney flat despite record BHP earnings
Asian stocks were broadly higher, but Australia’s main index was weighed down as profit-taking hit the miner following its earnings 
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Financial Times - World
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Singh moves to end Indian deadlock
India’s prime minister has offered to put himself in front of a parliamentary investigation into corruption in the telecoms ministry 
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FT.com - US
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US agent killed in Mexico shooting
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent has been killed and another wounded while on duty in Mexico, the US government has said 
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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Sanofi agrees $20.1bn Genzyme takeover
French pharmaceuticals group agrees to buy US biotech group for $20.1bn plus payments tied to the success of the company's drugs 
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http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/WLSC0W/HXOGL/C56SM7/5C3MMZ/82/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=16

Omnicom heralds advertising acceleration
Advertising group reports strong fourth quarter, confirming the recent acceleration in advertising spending flagged by rival Publicis 
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Peltz makes buy out offer for Family Dollar
Trian, the investment group headed by Nelson Peltz, has made an offer to acquire Family Dollar, the US neighbourhood discount store chain, valuing the retailer at up to $7bn 
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Dell results point to revival
Shares in the PC maker jump nearly 6% after it reports fourth-quarter profits that far exceed expectations, raising hopes that its long-awaited turnaround is reaping rewards 
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Daimler to take over Smart distribution in US
Daimler will take over distribution of its struggling Smart brand in the US, raising questions about Americans' appetite for very small vehicles in the absence of a spike in petrol prices 
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