Subject: This Morning's Headlines: Investors lose patience with US debt standoff, China...
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Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:00:36 -0400

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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Thursday July 28 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Investors lose patience with US debt standoff
Markets struggle in the absence of progress toward resolving the US debt talks stalemate, with further pressure expected among financials 
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China blames signalling error for crash
Chinese rail authority has blamed human error and a signalling system defect for the deadly rail crash that killed at least 39 people 
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Credit Suisse to axe 2,000 jobs
Fixed income sales and trading revenues at investment bank plunge 59% in second quarter 
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http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/SPU2CZ/46FSI/408AX5/YBBCJV/XL/t?a1=2011&a2=7&a3=28

Canada and Qatar projects help profits surge at Shell
High energy prices boost earnings as new projects in Canada and Qatar raise production 
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http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/SPU2CZ/46FSI/408AX5/YBBCJH/XL/t?a1=2011&a2=7&a3=28

Sony cuts profit outlook by 25%
Electronics and entertainment group reports Y15.5bn quarterly loss, which it blames on slowing TV sales and the Japanese earthquake 
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http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/SPU2CZ/46FSI/408AX5/MSSP51/XL/t?a1=2011&a2=7&a3=28

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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Nervous markets raise yields in Italian bond sale
Italy’s borrowing costs rise sharply at a sale of 10-year bonds as markets react nervously to the Greek rescue package and the US debt impasse 
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Haven demand keeps Swiss franc supported
Swiss franc and the yen hold close to recent highs against the dollar as US debt ceiling concerns stoke haven demand for both currencies 
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Upbeat earnings overshadowed by debt fears
Strong earnings from Royal Dutch Shell and increased profit guidance from AstraZeneca fail to lift the mood in London 
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Earnings cast gloom over European equities
Debt concerns continue to plague European equity markets, while investors also deal with some disappointing earnings reports 
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http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/SPU2CZ/46FSI/408AX5/R33HDF/XL/t?a1=2011&a2=7&a3=28

Traders and financiers expect coffee crash
Talk of a major output increase from Brazil leads traders to disagree with producers on the outlook for coffee prices 
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Financial Times - World
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Cypriot president calls emergency meeting
Effort to confront a mounting financial crisis that is bearing down on the island nation 
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FT.com - US
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Prop designer wins latest Star Wars skirmish
A UK court has upheld his right to sell replica stormtrooper helmets. But it said US copyright claims could be brought in the English courts 
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McCain raps party colleagues
The Arizona senator and former presidential candidate berated lawmakers from his own Republican party as an internal feud over the debt ceiling impasse reached new heights 
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http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/SPU2CZ/46FSI/408AX5/DWWEOX/XL/t?a1=2011&a2=7&a3=28

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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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France Telecom considers disposals  
Group looks at sales of holdings in Switzerland, Austria and Portugal as first-half results match lowered expectations  
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http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/SPU2CZ/46FSI/408AX5/R33HK9/XL/t?a1=2011&a2=7&a3=28

Credit Suisse to axe 2,000 jobs
Fixed income sales and trading revenues at investment bank plunge 59% in second quarter 
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http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/SPU2CZ/46FSI/408AX5/ORR1W1/XL/t?a1=2011&a2=7&a3=28

Ford to invest $1bn in Gujarat plant
Detroit carmaker aims for initial output of 240,000 vehicles in drive to increase its share of fast-growing market 
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http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/SPU2CZ/46FSI/408AX5/EXXQO2/XL/t?a1=2011&a2=7&a3=28

ConocoPhillips earnings slip in solid quarter 
Production falls while Jim Mulva, chairman and chief executive officer, says 'higher adjusted earnings and cash flow were driven by better commodity prices and refining margins' 
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http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/SPU2CZ/46FSI/408AX5/4CCMPH/XL/t?a1=2011&a2=7&a3=28

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