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Analysis: German households pay for lower industrial power prices
ReutersLONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German households are paying for ever cheaper wholesale power supplies to industry as the government uses money from soaring domestic bills to subsidize renewable energy, in turn creating overcapacity on the country's grid....Tags: Lobbying, Angela Merkel, Alternative Energy, International Energy, Science and Technology
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Germany's Bundesbank says second quarter growth to show definite improvement, risks remain
AP Business WriterFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's central bank expects the country's economy to improve "markedly" in the second quarter — a development that could boost the wider eurozone as it struggles to get out of recession. The Bundesbank said...Tags: Angela Merkel, European Central Bank, Finance, Government Debt, Money and Monetary Policy
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European stock index futures signal lower open
ReutersLONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - European stock futures pointed to a weaker open on Tuesday, with concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve might begin slowing its bond purchases later in the year prompting investors to take profits from a rally to five-year highs. At...Tags: DAX, France, Federal Reserve
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar firms as suspense builds, Asia shares dip
Reuters* Dollar index firmer, but down from near 3-year high * MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan slips 0.2 percent * Nikkei up slightly, hits 5-1/2-year high By Masayuki Kitano and Vidya Ranganathan SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar inched up against...Tags: Asia, Ben Bernanke, S&P 500, DAX, Stock Market
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REFILE-GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar firms as suspense builds, Asia shares dip
Reuters* Dollar index firmer, but down from near 3-year high * MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan slips 0.2 percent * Nikkei up slightly, hits 5-1/2-year high By Masayuki Kitano and Vidya Ranganathan SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar inched up against...Tags: Asia, Ben Bernanke, S&P 500, DAX, Stock Market
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European shares slip from five-year highs
ReutersLONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - European shares edged back on Tuesday from five-year highs, with some traders citing concerns over a possible end to central bank stimulus measures which have led a global equity market rally this year. The pan-European...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Central Bank
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European shares fall from multi-year highs, Sonova slumps
Reuters* FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.1 pct, Euro STOXX falls 0.2 pct * Concerns over end to QE halts equity market rally * Traders remain bullish on long-term By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - European shares fell from multi-year highs on Tuesday,...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Computing and Information Technology Industry, DAX, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Stock Market
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European share rally stalls on doubts about Fed support
Reuters* FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.4 pct, Euro STOXX 50 falls 0.5 pct * Market worries that U.S. central bank may trim QE programme * Most traders still positive on shares over longer term * Go short on Euro STOXX futures, says Nomura By Sudip Kar-Gupta...Tags: European Central Bank, Credit Ratings, Foreign Exchange Market, Ben Bernanke, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Rockwood pigments businesses attract private equity bids: sources
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Specialty chemicals producer Rockwood Holdings Inc's pigments businesses have attracted offers from buyout firms including Blackstone Group LP and Advent International Corp, several people familiar with the matter said. The auction...Tags: Bain Capital, LLC, Rockwood Holdings Incorporated, Metal, Huntsman Corporation, Sales
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Pankaj Mishra: China's developmental state says no to liberalism
Modern history is the story of how liberal democracy, originating in Britain and America, spread around the world. This may sound like an absurd fantasy. In actuality, this Whiggish narrative of progress underpins most newspaper editorials, political...Tags: China, India, Interior Policy, Democracy, Pension and Welfare
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France must reform or face punitive measures: EU's Oettinger
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - France should only be granted more time from the European Commission to cut its deficit if it also introduces reform measures, EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger was quoted saying on Monday. Oettinger, a former state premier...Tags: Angela Merkel, Public Finance, International Organizations, France, Christianity
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Hello, Ollie
Before skaters recorded tricks on their phones and ESPN began airing the X Games or "extreme sports on TV," a Hollywood Hills High kid so slight that he looked more like a sixth-grader leaned back on his board and popped it into the air — without...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), Tony Hawk, The New York Times, X Games, Fort Lauderdale
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