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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/KEXWDN/82/t?a=2011&b=5&c=23

Monday May 23 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Tax charge takes Sony into $3bn loss
Electronics group reveals a Y260bn net loss to reflect disruptions caused by a tax credits charge, the Japan earthquake and a more recent hacking attack on its PlayStation Network 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/D4A27D/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

China growth and eurozone debt woes batter risk assets
Markets are enduring a classic ‘risk off’ session as traders are rattled by evidence of slowing growth in China and the debilitating irritant that is the eurozone fiscal crisis 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/UURJNL/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

Obama arrives in Ireland at start of Europe tour
Barack Obama, the US president, arrived in a rain-lashed Ireland for a visit widely seen as an attempt to woo the US’ 40m Irish-Americans ahead of next year’s election 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/26TLH1/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

Pawlenty joins US presidential battle
Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty announced on his website that he is to join Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich for the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/KEXWKD/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

Battle rages at Karachi naval base
Pakistani security forces were continuing to battle militants at Karachi’s PNS Mehran naval base more than 12 hours after it was stormed by attackers who killed at least 13 people and destroyed two military aircraft 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/9Z0OVZ/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Italian equities tumble after S&P warning
European equities sank to their lowest in more than a month after Standard & Poor’s lowered its credit outlook on Italy – Greek stocks performed less badly than those in Milan 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/M9DKIQ/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

Italy dismisses S&P downgrade
After a cut to the country’s credit rating outlook, Rome’s Treasury says concerns that political gridlock could affect debt reduction plans are ‘out of the question’ 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/TPJSRJ/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

Euro falls to two-month low on debt fears
Euro drops to its lowest against the dollar for two months and a record low against the Swiss franc as eurozone sovereign debt crisis worries continue to undermine the single currency 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/3OHTGV/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

Broad-based pressure takes FTSE 100 under 5,900 points
Broad-based selling takes FTSE 100 back under 5,900 points as traders dump riskier stocks while travel companies add to the index’s woes on fears about the potential impact of Iceland’s new ash cloud 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/WLNF3U/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

Chi-X Europe hit by half-hour outage
Chi-X Europe, the region’s largest share trading platform by volume, suffers one of its largest outages on Monday after it went down for half an hour 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/XT3NPJ/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

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Financial Times - World
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Eurozone economic growth slows
The eurozone is set for a spell of significantly slower economic growth after May data showed the sharpest deceleration in more than two years, according to a closely watched survey 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/S3S9J9/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

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FT.com - US
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Tornadoes kill 30 in the US midwest
The deaths came from a powerful twister that struck the Missouri town of Joplin late on Sunday afternoon, wrecking a hospital and leaving some neighbourhoods in ruins 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/WLNFPT/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

Obama arrives in Ireland at start of Europe tour
Barack Obama, the US president, arrived in a rain-lashed Ireland for a visit widely seen as an attempt to woo the US' 40m Irish-Americans ahead of next year's election      
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/BMVC2O/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

Pawlenty joins US presidential battle 
Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty announced on his website that he is to join Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich for the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination  
Read more >> 
http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/BMVC22/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Luxury goods
Luxury good companies will in all likelihood continue to make lots of money. But that does not mean people who buy their shares will too 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/TPJSFB/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

Dust build-up blamed for Foxconn plant blast
An explosion at one of Apple's main supplier's factories that killed three workers and injured 15 last week could have started with a build-up of dust that combusted, according to an investigation by local authorities 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/TPFSC5/HXOGL/0GUZCY/IY45XS/82/t?a1=2011&a2=5&a3=23

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