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29-08 Financial Times - Europe McCain picks Alaska's Palin as running mate John McCain springs a surprise by picking Sarah Palin, the 44-year-old reform-minded governor of Alaska, as his vice-presidential running mate
29-08 Financial Times - Europe 'Not guilty' pleas entered for Karadzic The former Bosnian Serb leader refused to enter pleas at a UN tribunal on charges including genocide and crimes against humanity, signalling his intent to fight what he called the 'Nato court'
29-08 Financial Times - Europe EU regulators probe BA's Iberia/AA plans European Union regulators are investigating a plan by British Airways, Iberia and American Airlines to co-operate more closely on transatlantic routes to see if it violates the EU's antitrust laws, EU officials said
29-08 Financial Times - Europe Eurozone inflation starts to slow Eurozone inflation has eased more than expected this month, while latest survey results suggest recession risks have mounted
29-08 Financial Times - Europe Recession fears send sterling to new low Sterling dropped to its weakest level in 12 years on a trade-weighted basis and flirted with its record low against the euro on Friday as the growing prospect of a recession in the UK continued to hurt the currency.
29-08 Financial Times - Europe Carrefour lifted by growth in Latin America The world's second-largest retailer, posted a 5.5 per cent rise in first-half operating profit, lifted by strong performance in Latin American growth markets
29-08 Financial Times - Europe Obama takes the fight to McCain Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president with a hard-hitting address at a 75,000-seat stadium that blended flashes of the Illinois Senator's soaring rhetoric with a litany of policy proposals intended to ease the lives of a struggling
28-08 Financial Times - Europe Merrill losses wipe away longtime profits Merrill Lynch's losses in the past 18 months amount to about a quarter of the profits it has made in its 36 years as a listed company, according to Financial Times research that highlights the extent of the global banking crisis
28-08 Financial Times - Europe Speculation builds on McCain running mate John McCain was poised to unveil his Republican running mate on Friday as an opinion poll suggested Barack Obama had widened his lead in the US presidential race during this week's Democratic convention
28-08 Financial Times - Europe Bertelsmann eyes sale of RTL stake Europe's largest media group suggested it could sell 15 per cent of RTL, the TV group, to finance a large acquisition, possibly the UK's ITV
28-08 Financial Times - Europe Allianz sets up sale of Dresdner for €9bn A deal to reshape the German banking industry with the sale of Dresdner Bank to Commerzbank for about $13bn appeared imminent when the target's parent, Allianz, and the likely buyer both said they would hold extraordinary meetings to try to seal a deal
28-08 Financial Times - Europe US economy surprises with 3.3% growth The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 3.3 per cent in the second quarter - both faster than previously estimated by the government and a stronger upward revision compared with economists' forecasts
28-08 Financial Times - Europe China expresses concern at Russia's action The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a grouping of China and Russia's Central Asian allies, expressed grave concern over tensions in Georgia and called for reconciliation and more talks, seemingly at odds with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev's cl
28-08 Financial Times - Europe Legislation paves way for Alitalia break-up Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right government approved legislation to change Italy's bankruptcy proceedings in order to pave the way for the break-up of Alitalia and its partial rescue by a group of private Italian investors
28-08 Financial Times - Europe Oil nears $120 as Gustav heads for Gulf Crude oil and US natural gas prices continued to find support from concerns that tropical storm Gustav will disrupt oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend
28-08 Financial Times - Europe Crédit Agricole profits plunge France's biggest retail bank, reported a 94 per cent fall in second-quarter profit with earnings hit by a widely expected loss at its Calyon investment banking division
28-08 Financial Times - Europe Obama nominated as Democrats unite Barack Obama formally secured the Democratic nomination for president as former President Bill Clinton declared him "ready" to become America's commander in chief, and his running-mate, Joe Biden, praised his foreign policy judgment
28-08 Financial Times - Europe Obama nominated for US president Barack Obama became the official Democratic presidential nominee after delegates at the party's national convention in Denver approved his nomination by acclamation
27-08 Financial Times - Europe Siemens in talks with Gulf and Russian SWFs Siemens, Europe's biggest engineering group, has held talks with sovereign wealth funds from the Gulf, Russia and other regions in an attempt to expand its long-term investor base
27-08 Financial Times - Europe Latest Microsoft browser challenges Google Microsoft released a web browser that includes a feature that could affect the advertising model of internet rivals such as Google
27-08 Financial Times - Europe SEC plans for global accounting standards US companies are set to switch to international accounting rules so all the world's most important listed groups can report according to the same standards
27-08 Financial Times - Europe Russian market soured by Georgian conflict Investor sentiment towards Russia has soured sharply since the conflict in Georgia and triggered a steep stock market sell-off and chilling corporate efforts to raise funds
27-08 Financial Times - Europe Inflation fears steer ECB away from rate cuts European Central Bank policymakers signal fresh alarm over the outlook for eurozone inflation even as German data indicate that headline inflation rates have fallen from record highs
27-08 Financial Times - Europe Romania votes to investigate senators Romania's senate has voted for the first time to investigate politicians after a sharp rebuke from the European Union on its failure to tackle corruption since joining the bloc last year
27-08 Financial Times - Europe UK warns Russia against starting new cold war David Miliband, Britain's foreign secretary, has warned that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has a 'big responsibility' not to start a new cold war following Moscow's handling of the Georgia crisis
27-08 Financial Times - Europe Heineken warns of slower growth The Dutch brewer passed on higher raw materials and transport costs to consumers during the first half of the year and would continue to do so as it forecast underlying net profit growth of at least 5 per cent for 2008
27-08 Financial Times - Europe Black Sea tensions rise over naval fees Ukraine says it wants to discuss charging Russia more for the lease of a Black Sea naval base, a move that could aggravate regional tensions already enflamed by Moscow's conflict with Georgia
27-08 Financial Times - Europe Adecco set deadline for Michael Page bid The Takeover Panel has given Adecco, the Swiss recruitment group, until the end of next month to make a bid for Michael Page or drop its interest in the professional services group
27-08 Financial Times - Europe Maersk makes SKr3.6bn bid for Broström Møller-Maersk is set to become the world's biggest oil product tanker operator after agreeing a SKr57 offer for Broström
27-08 Financial Times - Europe RBS beefs up its board with new non-execs The struggling bank that last year led the €71bn break-up bid for Dutch bank ABN Amro has recruited three heavyweight bankers as non-executive directors to address boardroom weaknesses
27-08 Financial Times - Europe Clinton urges supporters to back Obama Hillary Clinton rose to the occasion and in most people's view far exceeded expectations in a speech that offered a ringing endorsement of Barack Obama and a call for Democratic unity
26-08 Financial Times - Europe Private equity groups in running for Lehman unit Lehman Brothers has told three private equity firms – KKR, Hellman & Friedman, and Bain Capital – that they remain in the bidding for its asset management arm, even though the investment bank has yet to make a final decision on whether to sell the unit
26-08 Financial Times - Europe Pension funds seek leveraged loan deals Pension funds are starting to move into the market for loans that fund indebted companies and buy-outs as they see opportunities for investment bargains
26-08 Financial Times - Europe BT mulls sale of Tech Mahindra stake BT is considering the sale of its 31 per cent stake in Tech Mahindra, the India-listed software services firm, having decided that the holding does not fit its long-term strategy
26-08 Financial Times - Europe GfK to quit battle for TNS GfK, the German market research group, is expected to announce on Wednesday that it is withdrawing its proposed bid for Taylor Nelson Sofres, a UK rival
26-08 Financial Times - Europe Obama 'struggling' to reach blue-collar voters Barack Obama should be 15 points ahead of John McCain in the opinion polls at this stage of the campaign yet they are still neck and neck, Edward Rendell, the governor of Pennsylvania and a prominent supporter of Hillary Clinton, said
26-08 Financial Times - Europe Temasek defends investment strategy Temasek Holdings, the Singapore state investment agency, on Tuesday defended its strategy of investing in Merrill Lynch and Barclays, insisting that it saw value in US and UK financial stocks in spite of setbacks from the credit crunch
26-08 Financial Times - Europe N Korea to halt nuclear disablement Pyongyang said it would suspend efforts to disable its nuclear facilities and would consider putting its Yongbyon reactor back into action, citing US delay in removing it from the list of state sponsors of terrorism
26-08 Financial Times - Europe Medvedev recognises Georgia rebel regions Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, defying US pressure, says he has signed a decree recognising two rebel regions of Georgia as independent states
26-08 Financial Times - Europe Recession worries send euro to new low The euro fell to a six-month low against the dollar after a new survey of German business confidence showed the lowest reading for three years and expectations of future activity hit a 15-year low
26-08 Financial Times - Europe Rio Tinto bolsters defences with record profits The dual-listed mining company repeated its assertion that rival BHP's offer undervalued the group's assets as it reported a record set of earnings and increased its dividend by more than 30%
26-08 Financial Times - Europe Behind the glitz a call to blue-collar America Through the glitz of the first day of the Democratic convention emerged a serous undertone that will be repeated endlessly throughout the week: Barack Obama comes from working class roots and he empathises with blue-collar America.
26-08 Financial Times - Europe Democrats paper over lingering divisions It was a close call who got the warmest reception on the first night of the Democratic convention in Denver – Ted Kennedy, who broke away from cancer treatment to make a surprise appearance, or Michelle Obama, making her primetime audition for the role o
26-08 Financial Times - Europe Fannie-Freddie crisis spreads The crisis gripping Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac spread across the financial system as JPMorgan Chase warned of a possible $600m (£323m) loss from its holdings of preferred shares in the two mortgage financing groups
25-08 Financial Times - Europe Doubts cast on Zardari's mental health Asif Ali Zardari, the leading contender for the presidency of nuclear-armed Pakistan, was suffering from severe psychiatric problems as recently as last year, according to court documents filed by his doctors
25-08 Financial Times - Europe First Reserve in nuclear venture First Reserve, the US private equity group specialising in energy, will this week unveil plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in a nuclear fuel venture
25-08 Financial Times - Europe Duma backs South Ossetia independence Russia moved a step closer to breaking up Georgia and throwing down a gauntlet to Nato, as both houses of parliament in Moscow on Monday voted overwhelmingly to recognise the separatist republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
25-08 Financial Times - Europe UBS expects wage bill to drop by a third UBS expects to cut its salary and bonus budget by about $4bn, or a third, as the bank adjusts its finances in the face of shrinking income from many core businesses
25-08 Financial Times - Europe Toyota raises domestic prices to fight costs Toyota plans to increase the price of domestic cars and trucks for the first time in 16 years to offset the soaring cost of steel and other raw materials
25-08 Financial Times - Europe Citi scraps committee headed by Rubin Citigroup moved to simplify its cumbersome corporate structure by axing a board directorate headed by Robert Rubin and giving the former US Treasury Secretary the new title of "senior counselor"