Israel has asked a US banker and former International Monetary Fund director to run its central bank. Stanley Fischer, vice…
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Oil prices fall back from highs
Oil prices retreated from four-month highs in early trading on Tuesday after producers’ cartel Opec said it was now unlikely…
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German bidder in talks with LSE
Deutsche Boerse bosses have held “constructive, professional and friendly” talks with the London Stock Exchange (LSE), its chief has said.…
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Cairn shares up on new oil find
Shares in Cairn Energy have jumped 6% after the firm said an Indian oilfield was larger than previously thought. Cairn…
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Winter freeze keeps oil above $50
Oil prices carried on rising on Wednesday after cold weather on both sides of the North Atlantic pushed US crude…
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Google shares fall as staff sell
Shares in Google have fallen 6.7% after employees and early investors in the web search took advantage of the first…
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Euronext joins bid battle for LSE
Pan-European stock market Euronext has approached the London Stock Exchange (LSE) about a possible takeover bid. “The approach is at…
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Asian quake hits European shares
Shares in Europe’s leading reinsurers and travel firms have fallen as the scale of the damage wrought by tsunamis across…
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Weak dollar hits Reuters
Revenues at media group Reuters slipped 11% during 2004, mainly due to the weakness of the dollar, the group said.…
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Irish company hit by Iraqi report
Shares in Irish oil company Petrel Resources have lost more than 50% of their value on a report that the…
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