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Bidders Queue for MF Global's Stake in the LME: Sources

A man talks on the phone inside the office complex where MF Global Holdings Ltd have an office on 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan New York
A raft of bidders -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. among them -- is lining up for failed brokerage MF Global Holdings Ltd.'s stake in the London Metals Exchange, two sources familiar with the situation said, providing some solace for creditors.
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German Chancellor Merkel and Britain's Prime Minister Cameron attend news conference after talks at Chancellery in Berlin

Germany's Merkel and the UK's Cameron: She Said, He Said

While German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron have tried to put a happy face on their Friday meeting in Berlin, the two prominent European leaders differ sharply on ways to resolve the Eurozone debt crisis.
The HSBC building is seen on Canary Wharf in London

UK to test banks with simulated cyber attack

Banks in London, already on high alert for how to deal with a break-up of the euro zone, will on Tuesday be tested to see how they would cope with a cyber attack on their operations.
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European bank chief urges action on rescue fund

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi told euro zone governments on Friday to act fast to get their rescue fund up and running, expressing exasperation at their lack of progress in responding to the escalating debt crisis.
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Merkel, Cameron differ on euro crisis weapons

The leaders of Germany and Britain sent out conflicting signals on Friday about how to solve the euro zone's debt crisis and admitted they had failed to narrow differences over the introduction of a financial transaction tax in Europe.
Hugh Grant attends a Media Standards Trust fringe meeting on the third day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester

Mother of Hugh Grant's Baby Wins Injunction

The mother of actor Hugh Grant's baby daughter has won an injunction from London's High Court prohibiting harassment of her and the child after she said paparazzi had made her life unbearable.
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Boerse/NYSE offer concessions for merger approval

Financial exchanges Deutsche Boerse AG and NYSE Euronext are offering to sell some businesses and give rivals access to a major derivatives clearing house to win support from antitrust regulators for their $9 billion merger.
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D.Boerse, NYSE propose remedies to seal mega-deal

Exchanges Deutsche Boerse AG and NYSE Euronext will sell some businesses and give rivals access to a major derivatives clearing house in concessions aimed at winning support from antitrust regulators for their $9 billion merger.
European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi

ECB Bank Chief Draghi Urges Action on Rescue Fund

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi told euro zone governments Friday to act fast to get their rescue fund up and running, expressing exasperation at their lack of progress in response to an escalating debt crisis.
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Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists

Prudent interventions by major central banks averted a global financial calamity during the financial crisis’ acute stage three years ago. Another intervention to address Europe may be needed, and should be implemented, if central bank officials deem it necessary.
Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher call it quits

Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher call it quits

Film and television stars Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher said on Thursday they are ending their marriage after six years, breaking up one of the most widely followed May-December romances Hollywood has seen.
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ARM sees positive signs from customers

Chip designer ARM said it was optimistic that reductions in inventory by device makers which is dampening demand for semiconductors would be short-lived, bolstering its confidence in its own outlook for 2012.
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Nigeria fines BA, Virgin Atlantic total $235 mln

Nigeria said on Thursday it was fining airlines British Airways and Virgin Atlantic a total of $235 million, as an ongoing row between Britain and Africa's most populous nation over landing slots and ticket prices escalates.

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