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Business - Google News — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:40:46 +0000

Stocks: Europe remains in focus
CNN
By CNNMoney staff @CNNMoneyMarkets April 16, 2012: 8:45 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — US stocks were set to open slightly higher Monday, as investors digest another round of earnings and the latest data on retail sales, with anxieties about Europe still …
Retail Data Spark Rally on Wall StreetFox Business
Stock Futures Rise After Retail Sales Data Top ExpectationsWall Street Journal
US futures up on strong retail sales report The Associated Press
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Business - Google News — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:32:00 +0000

Gatwick Airprot reopens after emergency landing
The Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Gatwick Airport says flight arrivals and departures have resumed after a closure due to an emergency landing. A Virgin Atlantic flight from Britain to Orlando, Florida made an emergency landing Monday because of what officials called a …
Flights halted at Gatwick after emergency landingReuters
Gatwick Says All Flights Suspended Following Emergency LandingBusinessWeek
London's Gatwick Airport closed after Virgin Atlantic flight to US makes …Washington Post
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Business - Google News — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:27:01 +0000

EURO GOVT-Spanish yields top 6 pct as markets in "crisis mode"
Reuters
* Spanish 10-year yields top 6 percent, contagion fears rise * German 10-year Bund yields hit record lows * Markets speculate ECB may resume bond-buying programme By Marius Zaharia LONDON, April 16 (Reuters) – Spanish 10-year government bond yields …
Spain's borrowing costs rise above 6%Financial Times
Spain Feels The Pain As Bonds Tank, Debt Insurance Costs SoarWall Street Journal
Spain concerns weigh on stock market recovery The Associated Press
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Business - Google News — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:21:55 +0000

Mattel Profit Falls on Acquisition Costs
Wall Street Journal
By KRISTIN JONES Mattel Inc.'s first-quarter earnings dropped 53% on expenses from the toy maker's acquisition of HIT Entertainment and a drop in sales of its iconic Barbie and Hot Wheels brands. Chief Executive Bryan G. Stockton said the quarter …
Mattel Inc's Q1 profit fallsReuters
Mattel 1Q Net Income Falls, Barbie Sales DownABC News

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Business - Google News — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:18:55 +0000

Carlyle Sees IPO Of 30.5M Units At $23-$25 Each, Valuing Firm Over $7B
Wall Street Journal
Carlyle Group expects to sell 30.5 million units priced between $23 and $25 each in its initial public offering as the private-equity firm pushes ahead with plans for a public debut. Those shares represent about 10% of the DC-based firm in a deal that …
Carlyle Seeking as Much as $762.5 Million in Initial OfferingBusinessWeek
Carlyle Group to price shares between $23 and $25 in IPOWashington Post
Carlyle Group to price IPO in $23-$25 range:reportMarketWatch
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Business - Google News — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:13:32 +0000

Chinese yuan weakens first day of new trading range
Los Angeles Times
By David Pierson BEIJING– China's yuan weakened against the dollar Monday, the first day it was allowed to fluctuate against the greenback within a wider range. The exchange rate closed at 6.3150, down 0.3% from the 6.2960 daily fixing set by the …
China Forex Official: Facing Long-Term Risks From Hot Money FlowsWall Street Journal
Yuan ends lower, stays clear of new expanded trading limitGlobe and Mail
Mecklai graph of the day – Yuan trading band widenedMoneycontrol.com
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Business - Google News — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:48:58 +0000

Some IPR Minority Holders Positive On GDF's Higher Price-Source
Wall Street Journal
PARIS (Dow Jones)–Some of International Power PLC's (IPR.LN) minority shareholders were positive about a sweetened price for a potential offer from GDF Suez SA (GSZ.FR), a banker who advised on the deal between the French utility and International …
France's GDF Suez offers to buy remainder of Britain's International PowerWashington Post
GDF SUEZ sees 2012 net profit between 3.7 and 4.2 bln eurosReuters
GDF Suez to Buy Remaining Stake in British Utility for $10 BillionNew York Times
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Business - Google News — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:40:00 +0000

Quake-hit Christchurch to build cardboard cathedral
AFP
WELLINGTON — A temporary cathedral made from cardboard will be built in Christchurch to replace the historic Anglican building destroyed in last year's earthquakes, Church officials said Monday. The spire of the original cathedral, a symbol of the New …
Cardboard cathedral to be built in quake hit New Zealand cityReuters
Cardboard cathedral planned for quake-hit ChristchurchThe Guardian
Cardboard Anglican cathedral planned in New Zealand's quake-hit ChristchurchReuters Blogs (blog)
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Business - Google News — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:34:54 +0000

Google chief: Facebook's walled garden threatens web
Telegraph.co.uk
Freedom of information and openness on the internet is being eroded by repressive governments and the rise of Apple and Facebook, claims one of the Google founders. Google co-founder Sergey Brin Photo: AP By Richard Alleyne Sergey Brin, who co-founded …
Web freedom faces greatest threat ever, warns Google's Sergey BrinThe Guardian
RULES OF ENSLAVEMENT: Why Google fears for the internet's futureNEWS.com.au
Web freedom facing greatest threat: Google founderReuters
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Business - Google News — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:14:01 +0000

Temasek buys $2.3bn stake in ICBC from Goldman
Telegraph.co.uk
Temasek, the Singapore state's sovereign wealth fund, has bought $2.3bn worth of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China shares from seller Goldman Sachs. The ICBC deal takes Temasek deeper into China's banking industry, which has grown from insolvency …
Goldman Sachs Said to Raise $2.5 Billion in ICBC SaleBloomberg
Temasek Buys Goldman Sachs' ICBC Shares to Boost Bank StocksSan Francisco Chronicle
Temasek Buys China's ICBC H-Shares Worth US$2.3 Bln From Goldman Sachs -SourcesWall Street Journal
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