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Russia and China veto Syria peace plan
Assad regime launches bloody assault on Homs
Mormons boost Romney support in Nevada
The momentum is clearly with Mitt Romney, who is ahead in state polls and won the caucus there easily when he ran for president in 2008
Tens of thousands protest against Putin
Protests sparked by fraud in December?s elections have turned against the regime of Vladimir Putin itself
Iran to cut oil exports to ?hostile? European states
Oil ministry fears retaliation to EU embargo would harm Iran more than Europe
Goldman Sachs cuts chief executive?s bonus
Executive compensation has become a thorny issue for banks which have cut jobs or been given state aid
US jobs boost lifts global sentiment
The US created far jobs than expected in January and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 per cent, delivering a jolt of good news for the global economy
Facebook chief faces tax bill of $1.5bn
Money will fall due on a profit of nearly $5bn that Mark Zuckerberg plans to take on stock options he was handed in 2005
Glencore and Xstrata turn to City dealmaker
Michael Klein, the former Citigroup head of investment banking, helped mediate talks over the proposed merger
Berlusconi to abandon frontline politics
In first interview since resignation, former Italian premier says he has no intention of running again for prime minister
Facebook chief faces tax bill of $1.5bn
Money will fall due on a profit of nearly $5bn that Mark Zuckerberg plans to take on stock options he was handed in 2005
Carlyle removes class-action clause
Group backs down after legal strategy provokes letter from senators amid opposition from investors and corporate governance activists
Bakrie vehicle moves to oust Rothschild from Bumi
Dramatic move is a setback for the UK financier, who had pledged to clean up corporate governance at the coal miner
Dinner that put Glencore-Xstrata on the menu
A series of issues had held up a merger, key among them the governance structure of a combined group
New York sues banks over home seizures
The state sues three lenders over their use of a national private electronic mortgage registry, accusing them of illegal home seizures
New York Fed weighs fresh securities auction
Decision due in days on whether to sell bundled mortgage securities acquired during the AIG bail-out after successful Maiden Lane sale
Micron chief dies in small plane crash
Steve Appleton, chairman and chief executive of the US chipmaker, was killed in an aircraft crash in Boise, Idaho
BP safety committee chief to leave board
The impending departure of Sir William Castell is the latest shake-up at the top of the oil group since the Gulf of Mexico disaster
Super Bowl lends some muscle to global brands
International audience remains small, but the growth of social networks and the internet means ads shown during the game can go viral worldwide
Motorola cuts 3,000 jobs and delays spin-off
Motorola is cutting 3,000 jobs and delaying the spin-off of its loss-making mobile phone business after suffering a $397m loss in the third quarter amid a dramatic fall in handset sales
Chipmaker warns of global sales decline
TSMC chief executive says industry revenues in 2009 will fall by up to 10% in 'an unusually challenging environment' amid the financial crisis
Netbooks lead computer growth
Despite the downturn in the economy, an unexpected surge in global consumer demand for 'netbooks' or mini-notebooks, has turned them into one of the hottest new consumer-tech products in years
Mobile makers braced for painful 2009
The world's leading mobile phone makers are braced for a painful 2009 after warnings that sales of handsets could fall sharply for the first time in eight years
Microsoft looks to cloud to open new windows
If Microsoft fails to lay out a compelling plan for how it will adapt to the new world of internet-based computing, it would add to a nagging concerns that the company is falling behind in the biggest transition to hit information technology in years
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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
Positive employment data lift US stocks
US stocks hit six-month high on news that unemployment fell to a three-year low in January with banks among the main beneficiaries
ECB tonic buys time for eurozone
The ECB?s longer-term financing operations have bought time for the region, but investors and strategists remain well aware that the day of reckoning still looms
Investors beware gold?s deceptive beauty
Demand for gold has jumped this year, but its stint as a hybrid between a haven and a risk asset could be coming to an end, says Gregory Meyer
A mining marriage, but pregnant pause in M&A
Mining executives are rarely anything other than confident but investors have reason to be more cautious about consolidation, writes Bryce Elder
Winter freeze fuels fear of wheat price jump
The freeze in eastern Europe leads to cuts in forecasts but prices soften after Russia says there is no need for export restrictions in April
Dollar rises as jobs boost dents QE3 speculation
The dollar strengthens after US data show a larger than expected rise in employment with investors taking this as a positive signal on the economy
Insurers head gains with FTSE eyeing 6,000 level
London makes broad-based gains with only six FTSE 100 stocks falling as US jobs data and purchasing managers? surveys lift sentiment
Brent pulls further ahead of West Texas crude
Commodities enjoy strong start with the price of Brent crude supported by geopolitical concerns and the demise of Petroplus
A clear-eyed view of danger
For Doug Milne, being threatened by gunmen is just part of the job of being a ransom and kidnap insurance broker, writes Emma Jacobs
Macworld thriving without Apple
San Francisco show continues to demonstrate that innovation abounds in the Apple ecosystem, writes Chris Nuttall
Social media sites are a first down for ads
Advertisers are making the most of an annual sporting chance, writes David Gelles
Don?t jump aboard the anti-Dow bandwagon
Though guilty of naivety in its decision to sponsor the Olympics, the chemicals group is not the principal villain of the Bhopal affair, writes Michael Skapinker
Start-ups that bet on the farm
A complex of converted barns and modern cubes could give Italy a new model of entrepreneurship, writes Philip?Delves?Broughton
At work, it?s who you know that matters
?The start-up of You?, co-authored by Reid Hoffman, founder and chairman of LinkedIn, suggests networking is more important than ever, writes Richard Waters
Larger containers that resist vandalism
The city of Helsinki needed to adapt to greater amounts of waste as well as increased levels of vandalism, writes Clare Dowdy
Stop demonising the wealth creators
If societies want to stimulate enterprise, they need to applaud risk-takers and cheer on positive role models, writes Luke Johnson
Mogul keeping out the squatters
Frustrated by corporate life, Joost Van Gestel seized the opportunity to find tenants for owners of vacant property, writes Matthew Steinglass
Christian Dior / LVMH
The rich have clearly had a comfy recession but it is the middle-class customers buying aspirational brands who hold the key
ETFs: engine trouble
The fall in volumes should not deter regulators from getting a better grip on these products, particularly the synthetic variety
Singapore Airlines: losing altitude
After the fifth consecutive fall in profits, the carrier?s shares are beginning to look expensive when compared with its rivals
Misys / Temenos: playtime
Investors should hope for a bidding battle to break out for UK and Swiss banking software groups
Pick a number
After a good week for gibbering populist inconsistency, the numbers become confusing
Deutsche Bank: downbeat decade
Josef Ackermann repeatedly promised more than he delivered ? and his successors, Jürgen Fitschen and Anshu Jain, need to do the opposite
Sony: swash buckled
There is no happy ending for Sir Howard Stringer or investors as the company?s first foreign head bows out
Shell: Big talk
The business that will emerge at the end of its new four-year strategy is unlikely to look very different from that of today
Glencore / Xstrata: familiar path
As the companies discuss an $80bn merger of equals, the creation of the first mega vertically-integrated commodities business looms
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