Subject: This Morning's Headlines: Bernanke hits out at debt ceiling impasse, Apple ret...
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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Wednesday June 15 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Bernanke hits out at debt ceiling impasse
Fed chairman lashes out at battle over a rise in the federal debt limit, calling it the ‘wrong tool’ to force changes in fiscal policy 
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Apple retail head to lead JC Penney
JC Penney shares surged after the company announced it had hired Apple’s head of retail as its next chief executive 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/R3FCKO/WUYXM/OJIPW3/GK406T/9A/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=15

Eurozone worries halt risk asset rally
Trading cautious as investors await news on Greek debt negotiations and US economic data 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/R3FCKO/WUYXM/OJIPW3/8ACLU8/9A/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=15

Opec eyes record revenues above $1,000bn
The return of political disputes within the oil cartel will not disrupt its earnings, forecast to rise 32.5% year on year, writes Javier Blas 
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Pandora prices IPO well above range
Demand is strong for the initial public offering of streaming music site Pandora despite concerns about the viability of its business model 
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Zombie consumers lead US into lost decade
A failure to learn the lessons of Japan will leave the US and the global economy in a tough place for years to come, writes Stephen Roach 
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Greek debt fears weigh on euro
The euro comes under renewed pressure as concern over Greek finances heightens and Moody’s issues a warning on French banks 
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UK banks fall as ‘ringfencing’ looms
Reports that the government is poised to ringfence retail deposits from trading operations keep banking stocks under pressure 
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Greek debt contagion concerns hit European banks
Financial stocks hit by a ratings downgrade for French banks and lingering worries over Athens’ finances 
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Financial Times - World
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Obama calls for Sudan ceasefire
US president calls for a ceasefire in Sudan as fighting escalates in the South Kordofan region weeks before the country is due to be divided 
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Faster troop reduction in Afghanistan urged
Dozens of US senators, most of them Democrats, have asked President Barack Obama to announce a ‘sizeable and sustained reduction’ of US military forces in Afghanistan beginning next month 
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FT.com - US
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Mississippi floods to create 'dead zone'
Scientists say based on nitrogen loads the area will cover 9,421 square miles, the size of the combined land area of New Jersey and Delaware 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/R3FCKO/WUYXM/OJIPW3/PR94MK/9A/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=15

Faster troop reduction in Afghanistan urged
Dozens of US senators, most of them Democrats, have asked President Barack Obama to announce a 'sizeable and sustained reduction' of US military forces in Afghanistan beginning next month 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/R3FCKO/WUYXM/OJIPW3/EWM6GT/9A/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=15

Congressional opposition rising to Libya role
Congress is stepping up its opposition to US involvement in Libya, with legislative moves to block funding and seize Muammer Gaddafi's assets taking place this week as war fatigue sets in on Capitol Hill 
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Bernanke hits out at debt ceiling impasse
Fed chairman lashes out at battle over a rise in the federal debt limit, calling it the 'wrong tool' to force changes in fiscal policy 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/R3FCKO/WUYXM/OJIPW3/BMABTB/9A/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=15

Senate blocks cut to ethanol subsidies
The US Senate blocked a move to cut subsidies for ethanol producers in a vote that highlighted a bitter Republican rift on tax policy 
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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Bear Stearns trader 'controlled by lover'
Lawyers for Danielle Chiesi, who pleaded guilty to insider trading, are asking for leniency, claiming that she was manipulated by Mark Kurland 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/R3FCKO/WUYXM/OJIPW3/UUNYKE/9A/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=15

Facebook recruits Clinton-era press secretary
Joe Lockhart is named communications vice-president, as the group seeks to bolster its lobbying team in the face of privacy debates in Washington 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/R3FCKO/WUYXM/OJIPW3/M9I7AZ/9A/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=15

Apple retail head to lead JC Penney
JC Penney shares surged after the company announced it had hired Apple's head of retail as its next chief executive 
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http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/R3FCKO/WUYXM/OJIPW3/OJQ570/9A/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=15

JPMorgan in shake-up of senior management 
JPMorgan Chase has reshuffled its senior management team, reassigning a key member of chief executive Jamie Dimon's inner circle 
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Forex practices under scrutiny in Ohio
The state's treasurer asks the attorney-general to probe the foreign currency exchange practices of State Street and Bank of New York Mellon 
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