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Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

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Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

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Markets rule out UK interest rate rise until end of decade

 

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Financial markets now believe there is a 50pc chance the Bank of England will cut rates this year

 

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Japan's Asahi swoops on Peroni and Grolsch beers

 

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No relief for embattled steel industry on trade tariffs

 

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The troubled German bank is looking at buying back bonds in a bid to prove it is as “rock solid” as the chief executive claims

 

 

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Creditors must brace for a tsunami of losses in a world awash with debt

 

The 13 reasons to worry about European banks

 

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The exact blend of concerns varies from bank to bank depending on the clients and markets to which they are exposed, their funding structure and their business model

 

If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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French toast record alcohol exports thanks to cognac and champagne

 

French wine and spirits exports reached a record €11.7 billion

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTSE 100 hits lowest level since 2012

 

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The 10 biggest business stories on Thursday February 11

 

Fed chair signals slower pace of US interest rate rises; Rio Tinto reports slump in profits; Johnston Press in discussions to buy i newspaper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twitter adds no new users in final quarter of 2015

 

Financial earnings report shows active users remaining at 320 million, despite predictions of rise to 323 million

 

 

 

 

 

 

Johnston Press in discussions to buy i newspaper

 

Group says move would make it the largest print publisher

 

 

 

 

 

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Fed chair signals slower pace of US interest rate rises

 

The Fed is analysing the feasibility of negative interest rates

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gap pays almost no tax in UK since 2011 despite sales of £1bn

 

The US clothing giant is the latest household name to face questions over its ‘opaque’ accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pinewood hopes to be stirred as well as shaken up

 

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Hornby could find itself shunted into the sidings

 

 

 

 

 

Peer to peer lending? You’d be wise not to bank on it

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Report: Arm Holdings dives on fears about smartphone outlook

 

Fourth-quarter revenues grew 19% to £269.1m, but the firm warned that “increased economic uncertainty” might restrict consumer spending and hit revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the market in European Coco bonds about to pop?

 

They were conceived as a clever way to stop taxpayers being put on the hook for bank failures. But ‘contingent convertible’ bonds are turning out to be far from simple in practice

 

 

 

 

 

Don’t panic! It’s time to take the long view on equities vs bonds

 

 

 

 

 

VW and Daimler recall 1.5m US cars over faulty airbag fears

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asahi to buy Peroni and Grolsch for €2.6bn

 

The acquisition would give the Japanese company a major inroad into the European marke

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The chart that shows just how much bank stocks are getting hammered

 

Banking stocks have lost around a quarter of their value since the start of the year

 

 

 

 

 

Ikea recalls glass ceiling lampshade over 'laceration fears'

 

 

 

 

 

Twitter starts showing people’s tweets out of order

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 reasons these Twitter results might be the most important yet

 

Twitter shares were trading at 25.7 times forward earnings, shy of Facebook's 30.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are tanking shares at Deutsche Bank the start of the next crash?

 

Shares in Germany's biggest bank have plummeted to 30-year lows this week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain rescues Tui Travel as Turkish holidays slump

 

With one-third of summer 2016 holidays now sold, the UK operation has also put in a strong performance, with bookings up 9% on the previous year

If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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Anxiety hits US and European markets

 

 

 

 

The FTSE 100 has fallen 2.4%, with US and European markets also posting sharp declines amid continued anxiety about the state of the global economy.

 

  • 11 February 2016
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Morgan Stanley to pay $3.2bn settlement

 

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Sport Man Utd still on track to earn £500m

 

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Rio Tinto reports slump in profits

 

  • 11 February 2016
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Johnston Press in talks to buy i paper

 

 

 

Total's profits rise 20% to $5.1bn

 

 

 

 

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Facebook ‘colonialism' row stokes distrust

 

 

 

 

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Features & Analysis

 

 

 

Turning tide

 

Is it becoming harder for international firms to avoid tax?

 

 

 

 

'Part of the change'

 

The young entrepreneurs helping to rebuild their country

If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

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World markets panic: £80bn wiped off FTSE 100 in four days

 

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London index hits three-and-a-half year low following another turbulent trading session while US stocks also plummet. Follow all the latest news and analysis

 

 

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Is Europe sliding into a new sovereign debt crisis?

 

Mehreen Khan: Echoes of eurozone's 2011 crisis as "safest" government debt plummets to record lows

 

Gold surge has no end in sight as panic pushes prices above $1,200

 

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World Gold Council says strong demand for gold at start of 2016 likely to gather momentum as Russia continues to stockpile precious metal

 

Future of print Independent in doubt as Johnston Press confirms talks to buy the i

 

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Newspaper group confirms it is in advanced talks with the Lebedev family to buy the tabloid, although no mention of the future of The Independent

 

 

O2 customers to have their Tube journeys tracked by advertisers

 

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Mobile giant's 25m customers will have their journeys and app use on London Underground monitored and anonymously sold to advertisers

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SuperGroup founder sells £292m stake to fund divorce

 

Julian Dunkerton sells 4.9pc stake in his first share sale since the fashion retailer listed on the stock market six years ago

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Rio Tinto slumps to loss and axes progressive dividend

 

The Australian miner will replace progressive dividend with more "flexible" policy from 2016

 

 

$8bn wiped off Boeing's value by 'accounting investigation'

 

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Aircraft maker Boeing's shares crash 12pc on claims US regulator is probing accounting of costs for developing new jets

 

 

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Enterprise Inns boss dismisses fears over £350m junk bond

 

Simon Townsend said investor worries about the pub company's debt obligations were misplaced

 

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British Gas and EDF Energy cut gas prices by £31 a year

 

Last two of the Big Six energy suppliers unveil gas price reductions in the wake of plunging wholesale costs

 

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Rare rise in number of homes for sale - but it's not enough to satisfy huge demand

 

 

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Profits tumble at Jaguar Land Rover despite record sales

 

A slowdown in the key Chinese market and a surge is sales of less profitable cars has hit performance

 

Allister Heath: This crisis has been caused by arrogant central banks

 

Like a game of Jenga, one wrong move could bring banks crashing down

 

This is a global stock market rout worth celebrating

 

If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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Euro zone ministers' meetings to become more transparent

 

8:02pm GMT

 

Twitter shares slump to all-time low as user growth stalls

 

7:59pm GMT

 

Exclusive: Kroger in bid to acquire Fresh Market - sources

 

7:27pm GMT

 

Russia central bank says alerted Deutsche Bank to suspicious trades from 2014

 

7:13pm GMT

 

Fed's Yellen sticks to her guns as global market rout worsens

 

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No Bafin probe into Deutsche Bank share price drop - source

 

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SocGen shares slide after cautious 2016 outlook

 

6:29pm GMT

 

L'Oreal's fourth-quarter sales growth beats forecasts

 

Japan 6:26pm GMT

 

Total CEO says refining sector must shrink

 

6:21pm GMT

 

U.S. oil tumbles close to 12-year lows amid brimming stockpiles

 

FXpert 5:51pm GMT

 

Total beats fourth-quarter expectations but oil rout to drive deeper cuts

 

5:48pm GMT

 

IMF nominates Lagarde to a second term leading agency

 

IMF 5:29pm GMT

 

Eni, Exxon, Statoil win Irish offshore oil and gas licences

 

5:20pm GMT

 

Rio Tinto pushes ahead with Guinea mega mine despite writedown

 

Africa 5:18pm GMT

 

FTSE ends sharply lower, UK banking index hits seven-year low

 

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Low U.S. jobless claims underscore labour market strength

 

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Man Utd shine off pitch with higher profit forecast

 

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Italy opens tax probe on Google managers-sources

 

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Chilled by sub-zero rates, investors urge central bank rethink

 

3:49pm GMT

 

Italian finmin sees no link between EU bank stocks fall and bail-in rules

 

3:24pm GMT

 

Small businesses still hugely exposed to FX swings - report

 

3:19pm GMT

 

Drugmaker Shire delivers earnings beat amid deal-making push

 

3:11pm GMT

 

EU bank stock sell-off not worrying, no link to EU bail-in -ministers

 

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Europeans stack up 1 trillion euros in cash as economic worries grow

 

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Don't let Brexit threat hold euro zone back, France's Sapin says

 

2:55pm GMT

 

UK to offer more flexible North Sea oil and gas licences

 

2:27pm GMT

 

Johnston Press in talks to buy Independent's budget sister title

 

1:57pm GMT

 

BoE's Cunliffe does not expect UK to join EU banking union

 

1:32pm GMT

 

PepsiCo revenue beats estimates as North America sales rise

 

1:07pm GMT

 

Sainsbury's calls time on multi-buy promotions

 

12:41pm GMT

 

Glencore steps up debt-reduction plan, cuts oil output

 

12:34pm GMT

 

Even chance of more ECB QE in March; deposit rate cut to minus 0.40 percent

 

12:33pm GMT

 

Tata's profit dented by drop in Jaguar Land Rover's Chinese sales

 

11:57am GMT

 

HSBC drops plan for 2016 pay freeze in speedy backpedal

 

11:39am GMT

 

Thomas Cook says bookings recovering after security concerns

 

11:27am GMT

 

Fixed income managers not betting on 'Brexit' - Aviva survey

 

10:41am GMT

 

Asset manager Henderson posts income boost despite market turmoil

 

10:21am GMT

 

Tate & Lyle warns of lower profit due to currency hit

 

10:18am GMT

 

Nokia leaves investors in dark over outlook

 

9:42am GMT

 

Publicis sees modest growth in 2016 after strong final quarter

 

9:18am GMT

 

Record production, high refining margins lift Total profit

 

9:06am GMT

 

Emerging market rout dents Ashmore profit, shares drop

 

8:58am GMT

 

Henderson CEO says Brexit impact on business would be 'modest'

 

7:56am GMT

 

Tobacco group Imperial Brands increases revenue despite sales volume fall

 

7:29am GMT

 

The banker at centre of Swiss bank BSI, 1MDB relationship

 

7:16am GMT

 

Global code aims to tell currency traders what to say, and what not

 

FXpert 6:05am GMT

 

UK surveyors report surge in activity as investors try to beat tax rise

 

2:00am GMT

 

Boeing says to cut commercial airplane jobs to reduce costs

 

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Italian government approves decree aimed at helping battered banking sector

 

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German power firms shift focus to Berlin as nuclear commission meets

If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

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Pandora Is Said to Have Held Talks About Selling Itself

 

By LESLIE PICKER and BEN SISARIO 2:16 PM ET

 

 

Pandora, whose stock has fallen more than 60 percent since October, is said to be working with Morgan Stanley to meet with potential buyers.

 

 

 

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Yellen Says Fed Will Not Reverse Course on Rates

 

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM

 

The Federal Reserve chairwoman, Janet L. Yellen, told senators that the Fed planned to raise interest ates gradually, as concerns persist about the economy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Delivery Start-Ups Face Road Bumps in Quest to Capture Untapped Market

 

By MIKE ISAAC

 

Entrepreneurs and investors are discovering how complicated it can be to create a profitable delivery service.

 

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Morgan Stanley to Pay $3.2 Billion Over Flawed Mortgage Bonds

 

By NATHANIEL POPPER 9:54 AM ET

 

The bank was expected to pay $2.6 billion, but it was pushed to offer more in the settlement, with much of the additional money going to New York State.

 

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Google Will Further Block Some European Search Results

 

By MARK SCOTT 1:20 PM ET

 

To fend off privacy complaints, the search giant will block access to certain links from all of its search sites when used from the European Union.

 

Marc Andreessen Apologizes After Facebook Disavows India Comments

 

By MIKE ISAAC

 

Mark Zuckerberg denounced remarks by Mr. Andreessen on Twitter that Indians were being shortsighted by banning Facebook’s Free Basics project.

 

Science Teachers’ Grasp of Climate Change Is Found Lacking

 

By JOHN SCHWARTZ 42 minutes ago

 

A survey of 1,500 teachers in the United States found that on average they spend just one to two hours on average over the course of an academic year.

 

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Total, French Oil Giant, Tries to Weather Plummeting Prices

 

By STANLEY REED

 

The company’s adjusted profits fell less than analysts had expected, on the strength of cost-cutting and its refining and chemicals business.

 

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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Reports 53% Profit Gain

 

By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON

 

The private equity firm K.K.R. said its earnings were 8 cents a share after taxes, well below analysts’ estimates of 27 cents a share.

 

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Disney Unit Cited in Harrison Ford Accident During ‘Star Wars’ Filming

 

By BROOKS BARNES 1:25 PM ET

 

The British Health and Safety Executive charged Foodles Productions with safety breaches related to an accident in which Mr. Ford’s leg was broken.

 

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How to Watch the Democratic Debate in Milwaukee

 

By ALAN RAPPEPORT 1:54 PM ET

 

Thursday night’s Democratic debate from Milwaukee is available on a number of platforms, including PBS and CNN.

 

 

 

If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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If DEBT is the problem REPAYMENT is the solution

 

Debt revenue doesn't equal tax revenue

 

I will pay for my own stupidity but not for the stupidity of others.

 

Remember, profits are privatised, losses are socialised.

That's the 21-century Free Market.

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