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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/IYMBYD/RF/t?a=2011&b=4&c=22

Friday April 22 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Japan unveils Y4,000bn disaster budget
Japanese government has proposed an extra budget of Y4,000bn to fund the initial stage of relief and reconstruction following the country’s devastating earthquake and tsunami last month 
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http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/3OLE6U/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=22

Microsoft escalates talent war with pay hike
90,000 employees are to receive a company-wide pay increase, in the latest escalation of the war for talent among technology companies 
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/C5CPM7/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=22

Mattel loses legal rematch over Bratz dolls
Mattel, the world’s largest toy maker, has lost a legal battle over the sassy Bratz line of dolls in a California court where a jury ordered it to pay $88m 
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/D4VU5T/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=22

Taskforce to probe oil price manipulation
A new US taskforce will investigate fraud in the oil and gas markets as soaring prices prompt accusations of profiteering and manipulation 
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http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/FXALWZ/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=22

US deploys Predator drones in Libya
US has sent armed drones back into the skies above Libya after complaints from Britain and France about Washington’s previous decision to halt strikes against Colonel Muammer Gaddafi’s forces 
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http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/FXALW8/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=22

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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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S&P cuts outlook on Fannie and Freddie debt
Standard & Poor’s has cut the outlook on the triple A-rated debt of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after making the change for US government securities earlier this week 
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http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/5CH90P/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=22

Appetite for risk leaves dollar at 2½-year low
The dollar plunged to its lowest level in more than two and a half years this week as rising risk appetite prompted investors to sell the currency to fund carry trades 
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http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/M9XOQZ/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=22

Asian tech gains ease China rate concerns
A strong weekly performance for Asian stocks came courtesy of the region’s technology sector following robust earnings reports from several US tech bellwethers 
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FT.com - US
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US deploys Predator drones in Libya
US has sent armed drones back into the skies above Libya after complaints from Britain and France about Washington's previous decision to halt strikes against Colonel Muammer Gaddafi's forces 
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/S3QZN4/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=22

Death toll from drone attack in Pakistan rises
Two US pilotless aircraft fired four missiles into a house in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border on Friday killing 25 militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said  
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http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/40TQOU/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=22

Taskforce to probe oil price manipulation
A new US taskforce will investigate fraud in the oil and gas markets as soaring prices prompt accusations of profiteering and manipulation 
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/KE48I4/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=22

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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Samsung sues Apple for patents infringement
Samsung Electronics has shot back with a tit-for-tat lawsuit against Apple, exactly a week after the US company sued South Korea's biggest company by sales for "slavishly" copying the iPad and iPhone 
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http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/9Z6FA8/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=22

Microsoft escalates talent war with pay hike
90,000 employees are to receive a company-wide pay increase, in the latest escalation of the war for talent among technology companies 
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/EW214M/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=22

PG&E head resigns in wake of fatal accident 
Peter Darbee is to resign after the Californian natural gas and electric provider came under fierce criticism over last year's explosion of one of its gas pipelines in a residential area 
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http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/WLR41Q/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=22

Mattel loses legal rematch over Bratz dolls
Mattel, the world's largest toy maker, has lost a legal battle over the sassy Bratz line of dolls in a California court where a jury ordered it to pay $88m 
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/A7ONZP/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=22

Demand for new chips boosts AMD profits
Advanced Micro Devices reported first-quarter profits ahead of Wall Street expectations as it saw strong demand for its first generation of "Fusion" chips 
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http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/KEX4GQ/7CPF9/D4VYK3/NSK09I/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=22

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