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London shares enlivened by Tullett bid
Tullett Prebon raced to the top of the mid-cap FTSE 250 index on Wednesday after reporting it had received a bid

Nikkei flat as machine stocks gain
The Tokyo exchange remains flat, with better-than-expected machinery orders helping to offset a drop for embattled carmaker Toyota after an incident involving a Prius in the US

Techs reflect on decade since dotcom boom
In January 2000, 17 dotcom companies paid more than $2m each to advertise during the Super Bowl, the season-ending national championship game for American footbal

Steel groups lifted by improving outlook
Rautaruukki Oyj climbed after Finland's biggest producer of steel benefited from a broker upgrade on the back of improving sentiment towards the industry

Imperial Tobacco hit by earnings worry
London equity markets erased early gains on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected results held the mining sector at bay, while banks also fell back as market sentiment soured

Investors warn EU on private equity rules
Europe risks building a protectionist wall between itself and the global private equity industry if plans for a sweeping overhaul of regulation in the sector go ahead, some of the world's biggest institutional investors have warned

Short View: Price of Nasdaq's crash
It is ten years since the Nasdaq Composite peaked, crashed and burned, but we are still living with its consequences

Buoyant Asian-Pacific bourses overtake European exchanges
The value of trading on stock exchanges in the Asia-Pacific region overtook that of European rivals last year as markets rallied in the wake of the credit crisis

Volatility ebbs but Wall Street is flat
Improving sentiment surrounding European sovereign debt was not enough to significantly move US stocks in the absence of significant macroeconomic or corporate news

Man Group gets vote of confidence
A sixth gain in seven sessions helped London equities to extend their 18-month high, offsetting weakness among pharmaceutical groups

Short View: One year into the rally
This was a classic 'relief rally' that rewarded those with the nerve to bet that big banks would not be nationalised and that desperate government measures would work. But it is over, and it is not possible to discern what comes next, writes John Authers

Bramson eyes acquisitions with listing
Sherborne Investors, Edward Bramson's activist investment group, is expected to use the proceeds to buy a stake of up to 29.9% in a UK-quoted group

CME agrees Bolsa Mexicana alliance
CME Group, the largest US futures exchange, deepens ties with Central and Latin American derivatives markets by agreeing a partnership with the operator of Mexico's MexDer futures exchange

Genmab hit by cancer drug trial results
The drugmaker was the biggest loser on the FTSE Eurofirst 300 after its second drug trial failure in a year

Aim groups point to a thaw in the IPO market
Flotations of Emis, CSF Group and Squarestone Brazil could boost the figures for new money at the end of this month, but several companies that have intended to float have fallen by the wayside