| Swatch results trigger losses for luxury stocks |
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Swiss watchmaker falls 4.6 per cent after its results come in below expectations with its losses exacerbated by its 2012 performance so far
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| Worries about Greece hobble rally |
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Investors are torn between fears of Greek default and hopes for global economic recovery
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| China shares fall after IMF’s eurozone warning |
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Asian shares take a breather as markets are torn between renewed fears of a Greek default and increasing hopes for global recovery
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| Resource suitors move apart on the FTSE 100 |
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Xstrata shares fall and Glencore’s rise after confirmation of merger terms while the wider market is in stasis, waiting for clarity from Athens
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| Investors seek Bumi talks with Bakries |
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Shareholders want the Bakrie family and their partner Samin Tan to withdraw a motion calling for Nat Rothschild to be ousted from the company’s board
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| Facebook to be keenly missed by private markets |
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With businesses built around secondary trades in shares of the social network, the markets will face a sharp drop in trading volume after its IPO
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| Brazilian equities burst back into life |
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Having been left reeling from Europe’s debt crisis last year growing risk appetite and a stream of IPOs are driving a resurgent Bovespa
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| Julius Baer hit after weak results and US probe |
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Weak results and an ongoing US investigation into allegations of tax evasion among Swiss banks hit Julius Baer which saw its shares fall 4.7%
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| Resource sector rally lifts Asian markets |
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Asia-Pacific stocks end broadly higher, buoyed by data that showed the US created more jobs than expected and M&A rumour in the mining sector
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| North Asia to lead wave of M&A activity |
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Japanese and South Korean companies are expected to lead a wave of acquisition activity out of the region this year
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| Positive employment data lift US stocks |
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US stocks hit six-month high on news that unemployment fell to a three-year low in January with banks among the main beneficiaries
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| Stocks surge on strong US jobs data |
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Equities and commodities benefit from robust US employment data with the FTSE All-World index at its best levels since start of August
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| Volatile banks push Europe higher |
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Rapid gains for Société Générale and Crédit Agricole helped the FTSE Eurofirst rise for the fourth consecutive session on Friday
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| Chartists have a cross to bear |
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Analysts’ favourite is little help in spotting trends, says David Schwartz
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| Insurers head gains with FTSE eyeing 6,000 level |
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London makes broad-based gains with only six FTSE 100 stocks falling as US jobs data and purchasing managers’ surveys lift sentiment
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| Look before you leap, Mr Zuckerberg |
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In an open letter to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Joe Saluzzi of Themis Trading suggests the stock may become a chip in a giant casino
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| Growing pains for industry in a hurry |
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A raft of challenges made 2011 the toughest year yet for providers
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| Asian stocks drift lower on weak earnings |
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Asian stocks dip ahead of US jobs data later in the day, while downbeat corporate earnings continue to sway investor sentiment
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| Miners power FTSE to six-month high |
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ENRC misses out on rally fuelled by Glencore and Xstrata’s proposed merger while disappointing results elsewhere drag on London index
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| Facebook ought to ditch its public offering |
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The sole tangible purpose for the IPO proceeds is to meet a tax obligation that will be triggered by going public, writes John Gapper
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