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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Wednesday May 25 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Lagarde launches IMF candidacy
Christine Lagarde, France’s finance minister, has formally launched her campaign to become the next managing director of the International Monetary Fund 
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OECD urges Fed and BoE to raise rates
Celebrating its 50th Birthday, the Paris-based international organisation had an upbeat message on the global economy but it’s not quite a return to ‘business as usual’ 
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UK-US talks turn to military affairs
After the opening pageantry of the US president’s state visit to Britain his talks in Downing Street turned to serious foreign policy issues – Libya and Afghanistan 
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Eurozone worries keep risk assets under pressure
The respite from worries over eurozone sovereign debt has proved all too fleeting for frazzled bulls, with traders again shunning risk assets as a falling euro signals lingering fears about the broader impact of any Greek debt restructuring 
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Sony battles further hacker attacks
The Japanese group’s battle with computer hackers spreads from its PlayStation Network to other business units in Canada, Thailand and Indonesia, where customers have been targeted 
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Relief at growth data helps steady FTSE 100
The uncertain run for London’s equities market continues as riskier stocks rise after first-quarter growth data meet expectations 
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Time to focus on physical trading
Derivatives and financial trading in crude oil is well regulated and less likely to result in price manipulation, while the tricks of the under-regulated physical trade leave the market open to abuse, writes Javier Blas 
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UK growth stagnant but pound rallies on trade data
Eurozone concerns persist, underpinning gains for haven currencies such as the dollar, yen and Swiss franc, but sterling pushes higher after UK growth data did not disappoint 
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Financial Times - World
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Japan slides to trade deficit as exports fall
Japan’s April trade balance fell into a deficit for the first time in three months as the disruption from the March 11 disaster sharply curtailed exports 
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FT.com - US
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SEC deemed 'irresponsible' over new office lease
The SEC's internal watchdog found the agency was "irresponsible" when it signed a lease for 900,000 sq ft in new office space before Congress approved its budget to cover the expenses 
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SEC set to back cash rewards for whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission is set to cast aside fierce opposition from business lobby groups on Wednesday when it votes to approve its whistleblower rule. 
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Interactive: Tracking al-Qaeda's other leaders
The whereabouts of other leading al-Qaeda figures 
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Death toll from Missouri tornado rises to 123
The death toll from a tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri on Sunday rises to 123, with 750 people injured and many more missing, authorities say  
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Marine general out of race for top Pentagon job
The frontrunner to replace Admiral Michael Mullen as chairman of the joint chiefs is no longer in contention, according to US officials, a development that could have implications for the war in Afghanistan 
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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Poll shows majority of investors use votes
An Investment Management Association survey shows that almost 8 in 10 UK institutional shareholders exercise voting rights, confirming the UK's high levels of engagement 
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Thailand: a binary view
Southeast Asia's second-largest economy has been in favour recently, but as fiscal discipline has slipped and political stability is never assured, non-Thais have begun to turn tail 
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Democrats win safe Republican seat in NY
The Democratic party has won a safe Republican seat in a New York state by-election that was widely seen as a referendum on the conservatives' controversial plan to overhaul healthcare for the elderly 
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Lockheed Martin set to cut more jobs
Lockheed Martin, the world's biggest defence company by revenues, is likely to make further job reductions as it seeks to cut costs 
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