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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/FX01X2/HK/t?a=2011&b=3&c=9

Wednesday March 09 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Top Goldman executives on Galleon witness list
Goldman Sachs’ two most senior executives, Lloyd Blankfein and David Viniar, were among the high-profile names on a list of those who may be called as witnesses in the insider trading trial of hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/18FD8W/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

Calmer oil complex helps lift traders’ mood
A more stable oil complex is allowing for a calmer tone to trading, with investors nibbling cautiously at risky assets as Opec considers raising production to make up lost Libyan supply. 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/BMGNMU/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

Auction sees Portugal’s borrowing costs soar
The country has raised €1bn in an auction of two-year government bonds but had to pay a sharply higher premium amid fears that it will be forced to seek a bail-out 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/UUI7UZ/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

Tchenguizes arrested in Kaupthing probe
Investigation into the collapse of Kaupthing, the Icelandic investment bank, targets the high-profile entrepreneurs with dawn raids in London and Reykjavik 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/C5835T/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Orix to be Japan’s first renminbi bond issuer
The financial services company is to become the first Japanese company to issue so-called dim sum bonds in Hong Kong, adding to the foreign banks and companies tapping the market 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/5CUQC5/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

Naimi sheds light on Saudi oil reserves
A rise in Saudi Arabia’s strategic stores of oil and implicit confirmation of an increase in production to 9m b/d are revealed in an interview with Ali Naimi, the kingdom’s oil minister 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/JIABIG/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

Debt worries undermine euro
The euro retreated on Wednesday as concerns over eurozone sovereign debt undermined the single currency 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/8ATJAU/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

Tobacco stocks hit by UK display ban plan
Government plans to introduce further restrictions on the marketing of cigarettes weigh the sector, as the FTSE 100 index holds steady overall, cheered by easing oil prices 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/D46P49/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

European equities fragile after Portugal debt sale
Gains for European equity markets look fragile as investors express concerns over debt levels in the eurozone by selling off bond holdings 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/ZBJXBZ/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

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Financial Times - World
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Ireland’s new leader set to name cabinet
Enda Kenny, who will be voted in as prime minister, is ready to select the members of his 15-member cabinet who will face the worst economic crisis in the country’s 90-year history 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/M9M697/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

Japan appoints new foreign minister
The prime minister’s promotion of the established but low-profile ruling party politician Matsumoto is seen as a move to ensure stability in overseas policy 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/UUI7U7/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

Hopes grow for US budget extension
House Republican leaders are said to be crafting legislation to temporarily fund the government, and the bill is likely to contain spending cuts similar to the previous provisional measure 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/RNK2ND/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

Indonesia downsizes plans for state IPOs
Jakarta has scaled back plans to list state-owned enterprises in the wake of the troubled initial public offering of national airline Garuda and ongoing global market uncertainty 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/BMGNMI/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

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FT.com - US
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China's currency: unanswered question 
The Politburo would like the currency question to go away, but it is unlikely to. The top leadership seems more concerned about internal security as it braces itself for unrest  
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/6V19VT/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

Data watch
The latest key economic indicators from around the world 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/IY2HY6/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

Hopes grow for US budget extension
House Republican leaders are said to be crafting legislation to temporarily fund the government, and the bill is likely to contain spending cuts similar to the previous provisional measure 
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/5CUQCU/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

Obama Fed nominee suffers another setback
Richard Shelby, the Republican senator, has opposed the nomination of Nobel prize winner Peter Diamond for the third time, saying he is not the right person for the job 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/S3DA3X/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

Oil chief urges US not to act alone
Military intervention by Washington in Libya would be badly perceived in the Middle East and the world community instead should intervene, says Sara Akbar, head of Kuwait Energy 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/9ZHRZE/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Pru pledges to raise dividend
The insurer says its pay-outs will be more generous as it reports that annual operating profit has risen by almost a quarter on the back of stronger returns in Asia and the US 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/18FD8X/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

7digital secures RIM tablet deal

The UK company will provide 13m tracks of music for purchase by owners of Research in Motion's PlayBook, as the Blackberry maker tries to prove it can compete with Apple's iPad 
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http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/TPYZPM/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

Top Goldman executives on Galleon witness list
Goldman Sachs' two most senior executives, Lloyd Blankfein and David Viniar, were among the high-profile names on a list of those who may be called as witnesses in the insider trading trial of hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam 
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/IY7ZX5/VPDW7/TPEMB1/M9M69H/HK/t?a1=2011&a2=3&a3=9

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