| Steel groups lifted by improving outlook |
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Rautaruukki Oyj climbed after Finland's biggest producer of steel benefited from a broker upgrade on the back of improving sentiment towards the industry
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| Tata Motors hit by Daimler stake sale |
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Shares in Tata Motors fell almost 6% after Daimler said that it had sold its 5.34% stake in India's largest carmaker to the group's founders and other investors
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| Insults fly as tanker contract hopes die |
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EADS adopts diplomatic stance as accusations of protectionism follow the collapse of the competitive $50bn tender to provide refuelling tankers to the US Air Force
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| Europe cries foul over US defence tender |
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European countries have accused Washington of foul play after the continent's largest aerospace and defence company pulled out of a multibillion-dollar race to supply the US military, alleging unfair competition
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| Audi vows to get sales figure back on track |
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The premium carmaker promises a swift return to pre-crisis sales and higher profitability, after it reports a less dramatic profit drop in the past year than its main competitors
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| Buoyant Asian-Pacific bourses overtake European exchanges |
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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
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| Asia-Pacific exchanges overtake Europe |
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As markets rallied last year in the wake of the credit crisis, the value of trading on stock exchanges in the Asia-Pacific region overtook that on European rivals
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| Genmab hit by cancer drug trial results |
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The drugmaker was the biggest loser on the FTSE Eurofirst 300 after its second drug trial failure in a year
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| German cable group intent on €700m issue |
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Kabel Deutschland IPO challenges assumption that the market may be closed after three offers were delayed last month
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| VW joins rush into electric vehicles |
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The German carmaker, a long-time sceptic about hybrid and electric cars, has officially shifted gears
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| World leader chooses well-placed partner |
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Royal Dutch Shell's move on Arrow Energy is an important step forward in the company's development of Australia's coal bed methane
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| Daimler chief outlines euro paradox |
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The weakening euro is a long-term problem for the European economy in spite of it boosting the fortunes of individual companies, says Dieter Zetsche, head of German carmaker Daimler
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| Private investors fail to see Mifid benefits |
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The EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive was designed to cut the cost of dealing in company shares across Europe. But individual traders feel they have not been helped
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| Investors attack EU share dealing reforms |
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Critics say moves to slash costs for millions of private investors in Europe have failed to deliver what they promised, and have benefited big institutional traders instead
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| Prisa seals $900m Liberty deal |
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The heavily indebted Spanish media group has secured a complex merger agreement with a group of US investors that will see the 70% stake held by the Polanco family and its affiliates cut in half
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