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27-01 Financial Times - Europe SocGen accused of smokescreen after loss Lawyers for Jérôme Kerviel, the French trader accused by Société Générale of massive fraud, hit back at the bank, accusing it of creating a 'smokescreen' to divert attention from other losses
27-01 Financial Times - Europe Rethink likely on foreign exchange forecasts Foreign exchange markets could be on the verge of big shift, some strategists believe. The currencies of countries that cut interest rates could be rewarded with higher exchange rates
27-01 Financial Times - Europe Clashes erupt in renewed Kenya violence A spate of killings in two previously peaceful towns sent waves of fear through Kenya at the weekend as violence appeared to take on a dynamic independent of political events in Nairobi
27-01 Financial Times - Europe Brown seeks to rebuild Brussels ties First trip as UK prime minister to the European Commission will try to restore strained relations with Barroso and contrast with opposition stance of 'isolation'
27-01 Financial Times - Europe Ashdown opts out of Afghanistan envoy role The former high representative to Bosnia pulled out of the race, saying he lacked support from the Afghanistan government
27-01 Financial Times - Europe UN pressed on Iran sanctions Western states face an uphill task of persuading the Security Council that a third round of modest economic sanctions would force Iran to come clean about its nuclear ambitions
27-01 Financial Times - Europe Indonesia's Suharto dead at age 86 The former Indonesian dictator, who ruled his country with an iron first for 32 years until 1998, died Sunday of multiple organ failure after years of steadily deteriorating health, according to doctors and a former spokesman.
27-01 Financial Times - Europe Obama projected to win South Carolina Barack Obama won a convincing double digit victory over Hillary Clinton in the South Carolina Democratic primary propelled by overwhelming support from African-American voters
26-01 Financial Times - Europe Pressure grows for SocGen answers The rogue trader scandal that is convulsing French bank Société Générale prompted demands from Europe's top central banker for a major strengthening of banking controls
25-01 Financial Times - Europe Liverpool complete £350m refinancing Liverpool's US owners completed the long-awaited refinancing of the Premier League football club, securing a £350m loan from Royal Bank of Scotland and Wachovia
25-01 Financial Times - Europe Berlusconi's return could be held up Opinion polls give Italy's richest man a comfortable lead, but Italy's president Giorgio Napolitano wants an interim government to reform the electoral system first
25-01 Financial Times - Europe BIS warns against fragmented regulation The 'Balkanisation of regulation' lies at the heart of the current financial crisis, says Malcolm Knight, chief executive of the Bank for International Settlements
25-01 Financial Times - Europe Russia detains businessman wanted by FBI Russia has detained Ukrainian businessman Semion Mogilevich, wanted by the FBI on racketeering, fraud and money laundering charges, in connection with a separate tax evasion case
25-01 Financial Times - Europe Regulators may force banks into greater disclosure Banks that produce complex and illiquid derivative products that have been at the heart of the credit squeeze may be forced to provide more information about them on public stock exchanges
25-01 Financial Times - Europe Carlsberg and Heineken seal S&N deal The owner of Foster's lager and Newcastle Brown Ale recommended a formal 800p a share offer from European rivals Carslberg and Heineken, valuing the group at £7.8bn
25-01 Financial Times - Europe Gold hits all-time high Gold prices on Friday jumped to a new all-time high above $920 a troy ounce as mining companies in South Africa, the world's second largest producer, halted their operations because of acute power shortages.
24-01 Financial Times - Europe Bullish Microsoft jumps 10% Microsoft shrugged off concerns about a slowdown in the tech industry with solid quarterly earnings and an optimistic outlook for the first half of this year, sparking a strong relief rally in its shares
24-01 Financial Times - Europe Investors consider launching new monolines Private equity and value investors consider more attractive to set up new enterprises than to invest in existing firms
24-01 Financial Times - Europe Carlsberg and Heineken close to S&N deal Scottish & Newcastle is expected to recommend a formal 800p-a-share takeover offer from rival brewers Carlsberg and Heineken after a 24-hour extension to the deadline to finalise a takeover
24-01 Financial Times - Europe Italy's Prodi to resign after losing vote Italy's centre-left government fell last night after narrowly losing a tumultuous vote of confidence in the senate despite desperate attempts by Romano Prodi, prime minister, to prolong the life of his weakened coalition against the advice of allies
24-01 Financial Times - Europe Siemens plans fresh start with US talks German industrial group expects to start negotiations with US authorities to settle bribery allegations as early as next month
24-01 Financial Times - Europe EU set to approve Kosovo stability mission European Union foreign ministers are expected to approve a 1,800-strong mission of policemen, judges, prosecutors and customs officials to aid the province after it officially secedes from Serbia
24-01 Financial Times - Europe Poor US Volvo sales dent Ford earnings Ford Motor said it was taking a $2.4bn writedown at Volvo, denting otherwise improved earnings at the Detroit-based carmaker and signalling serious challenges facing the upscale Swedish marque in the US
24-01 Financial Times - Europe Prodi to brave senate confidence vote Italy's drawn-out government crisis appears set to drag on through Thursday after Romano Prodi, prime minister of the centre-left coalition, told Giorgio Napolitano, the president, that he intended to take his battle to the senate despite having lost his m
24-01 Financial Times - Europe Nokia takes 40% of mobile market Shares in the Finnish group soared after it said it controlled 40% of the global market at the end of last year, propelling it to a 46% rise in full-year profit to €7.9bn
24-01 Financial Times - Europe SocGen uncovers €5bn fraud France's second-largest listed bank said it had uncovered a fraud by a single trader, forcing it into an emergency €5.5bn ($8.1bn) share issue. Daniel Bouton, chief executive, had an offer to resign turned down by the bank's board
24-01 Financial Times - Europe German business confidence rises unexpectedly German business confidence rebounded unexpectedly this month, highlighting the still-upbeat mood in Europe's largest economy ahead of the most recent equity market falls
24-01 Financial Times - Europe Longtime Ebay chief steps down Ebay warned of an unexpectedly severe slowdown in its core e-commerce business as it disclosed that Meg Whitman would step down at the end of March
24-01 Financial Times - Europe Luxury goods makers feel chill of recession Signs that even the world's richest consumers are falling prey to fears of recession gathered pace as two big luxury goods makers said demand from Japan and the US for luxury goods was slowing
24-01 Financial Times - Europe Banks pressed to bail-out bond insurers Leading US banks are under pressure from New York state's insurance regulator to provide as much as $15bn to support struggling bond insurers, people familiar with the matter said
23-01 Financial Times - Europe French PM eyes five-year spending freeze France is planning to freeze public spending for five years under its biggest programme of social and economic reform since late 1960s, according to François Fillon
23-01 Financial Times - Europe SWFs face growing US pressure US Treasury is stepping up efforts to persuade powerful sovereign wealth funds to be more transparent and accountable to counter unease about their investments in the country's banks and other businesses
23-01 Financial Times - Europe Prodi urged to consider resigning Italian PM is considering resigning on the advice from allies that he is unlikely to win a vote of confidence in the senate
23-01 Financial Times - Europe Turmoil puts big takeovers on hold Many companies wanted to take advantage of the credit crunch, but the dramatic fall in share prices and the capital constraints on banks has changed sentiment almost overnight
23-01 Financial Times - Europe Wall Street tumbles on bear market fears US equities were hit hard again and set for six days of declines as worries over earnings, led by Apple and Motorola, overwhelmed the prospect of further Federal Reserve rate cuts
23-01 Financial Times - Europe Dead heat in race to be world's top carmaker General Motors and Toyota were in a virtual dead heat as the world's biggest carmaker last year, after the American company has spent 77 years in pole position
23-01 Financial Times - Europe Fed's cut triggers harsh words from Davos Reactions to the Fed's dramatic 0.75 percentage point cut in interest rates ranged from hostile to lukewarm as policymakers, businessmen and economists gathered at the World Economic Forum
23-01 Financial Times - Europe EU proposes sweeping climate change fight The European Commission proposed far-reaching measures to combat climate change, including national targets for renewable energy usage and the obligatory purchase by companies of carbon emission permits
23-01 Financial Times - Europe Europe down as rate-cut effect fades European equity markets went into reverse as manufacturing stocks weakened after data raised fears of a slowdown in capital spending.
23-01 Financial Times - Europe ECB resists pressure to cut rates The European Central Bank has signalled that it will not bow easily to pressure for cuts in eurozone interest rates, even as fresh data showed economic growth had again lost momentum, especially in services
23-01 Financial Times - Europe Buffett buys 3% of Swiss Re Berkshire Hathaway, the reinsurance group controlled by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, has agreed to take a 3% stake in Swiss Re, the world's largest reinsurance company
23-01 Financial Times - Europe SWFs warned to adopt code State-backed investment funds should agree to a code of conduct governing their behaviour or risk being branded "irresponsible" players in the global economy, the chairman of Standard Chartered has warned
22-01 Financial Times - Europe Apple plunges as outlook disappoints Shares in Apple fell more than 12 per cent in after-hours trading as jittery investors took fright at the company's second-quarter forecast, which fell short of most Wall Street expectations
22-01 Financial Times - Europe Rusal considers shifting IPO from London United Company Rusal, the world's largest aluminium producer, is considering shifting its $9bn-plus flotation from the London to Hong Kong amid souring UK-Russia relations and tougher British listing rules
22-01 Financial Times - Europe Iran finds new ways to beat sanctions The Bush administration probably was not thinking about Shrek, Elmo and Spongebob Square Pants when it started warning international banks against doing business with Iran
22-01 Financial Times - Europe Mood among chief executives darkens The mood of chief executives has darkened for the first time since 2003, according to a survey of corporate leaders released on the eve of the World Economic Forum
22-01 Financial Times - Europe BofA and Wachovia hit by writedowns Earnings at Bank of America and Wachovia plunged in the fourth quarter as mortgage-related asset writedowns and higher provisions for consumer loan losses all but wiped out profits at both banks
22-01 Financial Times - Europe Fed slashes rates by 75 points The Federal Reserve slashed its key lending rate by 75 basis points to 3.5 per cent in a dramatic bid to arrest the deterioration in the US economy and stem a wave of selling in world stock markets
22-01 Financial Times - Europe European shares swing wildly European equities were volatile as investors awaited the extent of the damage on Wall Street, which was closed on Monday, and amid speculation of co-ordinated central bank action led by the Fed
22-01 Financial Times - Europe Prodi calls confidence vote after ally quits Facing his most serious political crisis in 20 months in office Romano Prodi, Italy's centre-left prime minister, demonstrated that he would fight for his government's survival after the defection of a coalition partner, when he called for votes of confide