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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Monday April 04 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Minmetals in $6.5bn bid for Equinox
Unsolicited takeover offer for Australian-Canadian copper miner, the largest such move by a Chinese mining company, highlights the country’s voracious appetite for raw materials 
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BP to resume drilling in Gulf of Mexico
UK oil group to resume drilling as early as July, less than 15 months after accident that killed 11 workers and led to worst environmental disaster in US waters 
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Gaddafi sends envoy to try to end conflict
A Libyan government envoy has begun a trip to Europe to discuss how to end the conflict, as casualties mount and the fighting becomes bogged down on a frontline in the eastern oil town of Brega 
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Stocks invigorated by stronger US jobs report
Shares across the region get a lift as a positive US jobs report bolsters confidence in the global economic recovery while a weaker yen continues to support Japanese stocks 
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Vodafone agrees €8bn SFR sale
The French media group is to pay €7.95bn to the UK telecoms company for the 44% of France’s second-largest mobile phone provider that it does not own to secure full ownership 
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Aussie dollar hits 29-year high
The Australian dollar hit a fresh record high on Monday as buoyant risk appetite boosted demand for commodity-linked currencies and encouraged investors to put on carry trades 
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Europe’s stocks edge higher as banks suffer
European markets edge higher but banks continue to decline and Greek stocks fall amid speculation about possible measures to reduce the country’s debt 
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Resource stocks re-energise FTSE 100 rally
London’s benchmark index keeps its hold over the 6,000-point mark as steady demand for miners and oil stocks outweighs an outbreak of profit-taking in the financial sector 
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‘Irreplaceable’ Riyadh’s oil market risks
Demand for call options at up to $200 a barrel shows that traders are taking seriously the risk of the political turmoil in the Middle East reaching Saudi Arabia 
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Bid activity helps lift Asian equity markets
Asian shares received a lift as a positive US jobs report bolstered confidence in the global economic recovery while bid activity in the mining sector kept metals groups well supported 
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FT.com - US
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Data watch
The latest key economic indicators from round the world 
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BP to resume drilling in Gulf of Mexico
UK oil group to resume drilling as early as July, less than 15 months after accident that killed 11 workers and led to worst environmental disaster in US waters 
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http://link.ft.com/r/TWK799/XTNX3J/46FSI/ZBNXH0/LQ55C1/PJ/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=4

Congress remains deadlocked over US budget
Republicans and Democrats are still within striking distance of a deal and lawmakers say a shutdown is unlikely, suggesting that an accord could be reached before the April 8 deadline 
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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Minmetals in $6.5bn bid for Equinox
Unsolicited takeover offer for Australian-Canadian copper miner, the largest such move by a Chinese mining company, highlights the country's voracious appetite for raw materials
 
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http://link.ft.com/r/TWK799/XTNX3J/46FSI/ZBNXH0/5CLLR7/PJ/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=4

BP sells aluminium group for $680m
UK oil and gas group agrees to sell its Arco Aluminium business for $680m, bringing the total from disposals since last year's Gulf of Mexico disaster to $24bn 
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Conoco eyes deepwater even as it streamlines
Jim Mulva, the US oil company's chief executive, says he would expand planned capital spending of $13.5bn this year for the right opportunities, even as he continues selling assets 
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Valeant's Cephalon bid portends new era
The US company's decision could signal a new age of hostile acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry after the Canadian group goes to shareholders with a $73-a-share offer 
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