Finance

Drug gangs strike back in Rio’s ‘pacified’ slums

January 17, 2012
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A police programme to restore law and order to the city’s violent favelas has had its successes but a lack of resources is undermining it

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Chief Arab monitor alarms Syrian opposition

January 15, 2012
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Mustafa Dabi appears to play down the government’s violent crackdown on protesters after he described the flashpoint city of Homs as ‘calm’

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US shells out record for peanuts

January 13, 2012
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Prices of the bar snack has tripled in the US this year on the back of extremely hot weather and severe drought in key global growing regions

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Iowa’s caucus rivals take aim at Paul

January 11, 2012
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The 76-year-old libertarian-leaning contender faces a deluge of criticism as Republican rivals attempt to whittle down his poll lead

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Google to challenge Facebook with TV ads

January 9, 2012
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Search group that once saw traditional advertising as its chief rival invests in bid to win converts to its social network and web browser

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Putin softens stance towards protesters

January 7, 2012
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Russian prime minister says he backs the idea of negotiations, the first time he has made such a gesture since mass demonstrations began

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Fed seeks to curb repo market risk

January 5, 2012
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A task force sponsored by the US Federal Reserve is working on a plan to reduce trader dependence on JPMorgan Chase and Bank of New York Mellon

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S&P 500 back in negative territory for year

January 3, 2012
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With just two trading days left in 2011, the benchmark US index is down 0.6 per cent for the year

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Italian debt costs tumble after auction

January 1, 2012
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Boost not only for Mario Monti’s technocratic government and its emergency austerity budget but also for the ECB’s liquidity programme for banks

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China eclipses US as top IPO venue

December 30, 2011
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Companies raised $73bn from offerings in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong this year, highlighting the shift in global financial activity from west to east

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