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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Friday June 24 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Greece agrees to more austerity cuts
International lenders press Athens pressed to close €5.5bn ‘black hole’ in the four-year programme before it is approved by legislators next week 
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China blocks billion-dollar Airbus order
China has blocked a multi-billion dollar order for 10 Airbus superjumbo aircraft 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/YHL7GG/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

Google under US antitrust pressure
Attorneys-general in California, New York and Ohio have all recently begun reviews of the potential threat to online competition from the group‘s search dominance 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/V1P2T0/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

Stocks up on new Greek austerity plan
Major stock benchmarks and many industrial commodities are enjoying strong rallies as sentiment improves, powered by global growth prospects and hopes for a resolution to the Greek debt crisis 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/NSQBRP/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

Oracle rules out M&A as too costly for now
The Silicon Valley company is turning its back temporarily on considering new deals amid sharp increases in prices of young technology groups 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/IYKUER/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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London equities bounce off 3-month lows
Traders buy back into banks and miners as Athens moves nearer the next tranche of its rescue package, while Berkeley gains on news of a £1.2bn capital return 
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IEA’s move more of a smart bomb than the nuclear option
Conspiracy theorists are having a field day, but the truth behind the release of the strategic petroleum reserve is much simpler, says Javier Blas 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/72CIZ5/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

Europe’s financials rally on IMF-EU move
European shares climb as financial stocks put recent losses behind them and rise on hopes that a resolution to the Greek debt crisis is in sight 
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Euro stabilises on bail-out hopes
The euro stabilises against the dollar, as fears over contagion from Greece’s debt crisis recede, but loses against the Swiss franc and is flat against the pound 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/406KV2/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

Asian shares leap as cheaper oil lifts airlines
Oil stocks slide following IEA decision to release strategic reserves, but lower prices means airlines take off, with Korean Air Lines up 4% 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/A7A957/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

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Financial Times - World
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Draghi confirmed as next ECB chief
Mario Draghi, head of the Bank of Italy, has been formally approved as the next head of the European Central Bank 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/18B46B/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

Syrian troops storm village on Turkish border
The Syrian army deployed within sight of the Turkish border on Thursday, storming a village and raising tensions with Ankara 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/PRS8FK/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

German business confidence brightens
Munich-based Ifo Institute reports a rise in its business climate index for the first time since February as companies shrug off worries about Greek debt crisis 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/XT1ZBH/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

Mullen warns of withdrawal risks
America’s top military official set out his concerns about Obama’s Afghanistan withdrawal plans, describing it as a risky course of action 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/WLUAT3/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

US widens scope of Iran sanctions
The US has widened the scope of its sanctions against Iran to include the country’s main commercial airline and an important port operator 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/ZBTMG3/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

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FT.com - US
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Huntsman enters US presidential race 
The former Utah governor, who served as ambassador to China, formally announces he will seek the Republican nomination to run in 2012 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/26GW08/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

US backs Philippines on South China Sea
Hillary Clinton has pledged to support Manila over a maritime dispute between Beijing and its neighbours, saying national interests are at stake 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/YHL7B1/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

Mullen warns of withdrawal risks
America's top military official set out his concerns about Obama's Afghanistan withdrawal plans, describing it as a risky course of action 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/V1P2LF/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

White House taps reserves with eye on votes 
The Obama administration decision to dip into its emergency oil reserves has shown how few options it has left to make Americans feel better about the economy 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/C57J46/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

US widens scope of Iran sanctions
The US has widened the scope of its sanctions against Iran to include the country's main commercial airline and an important port operator 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/9Z2Q78/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Williams bid aims to stop Southern-ETE deal
The US natural gas group launches a $4.9bn cash counter-offer for Southern Union, which earlier agreed a stock deal with its other rival 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/5CODVU/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

Viacom and Cablevision in spat over iPad app
Efforts to bring streaming television to tablets hit another hurdle as the two media companies enter a legal dispute over distribution rights 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/QFJ63U/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

US states plan Google antitrust probes
Attorneys-general in California, New York and Ohio have all recently begun reviews of the potential threat to online competition from the group's search dominance 
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http://link.ft.com/r/G8OTZZ/YBHGIT/YLED4/26T9FP/ZBTM82/82/t?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=24

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