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Markets braced for big European rate cuts
Financial markets are braced for large interest rate cuts across Europe as poor figures from leading economies led influential figures to call on central banks to be bold
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Brown throws homeowners mortgage lifeline
Scheme will allow mortgage payments to be deferred for up to two years
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New Star agrees £240m rescue with banks
One of the UK's best known fund managers has agreed to a debt-for-equity swap deal that will leave a group of four banks, including HBOS, Lloyds TSB, HSBC and RBS, in control of the group
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Iberia gives BA merger ultimatum
The chief executive of the Spanish carrier said it would be 'too complex' for BA to pursue deals with both it and Qantas of Australia
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Record number of companies at risk of default
A fresh sign in the deterioration of credit market conditions emerged yesterday when one of the most closely watched barometers of sentiment broke through an important threshold
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Another Goldman unit hit by decline
Goldman Sachs' plans to expand its wealth management operations have been dealt a potential setback by a dramatic decline in the value of another of its funds
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Rice urges India to foil repeat outrages
Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, pressed India to take urgent preventative measures to foil a repeat terror attack, as Pakistan rejected a demand from India to hand over 20 most wanted terrorists
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Western banks face snub by China fund
Chairman of Beijing sovereign wealth fund will no longer risk investing in western institutions because of concerns about their viability and lack of consistency
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Vodafone to appeal against India tax ruling
The Mumbai High Court dismissed a landmark challenge by Vodafone against a $2bn tax case in a blow to the UK group and a potential setback for other companies looking to make major investments in India
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French resort to test-tube truffles
The declining black truffle, a defiant symbol of France's gastronomic exceptionalism, could soon begin life in a laboratory instead of under the roots of ageing trees
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