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Judgment of Paris
Sarkozy's zeal for reform seems to be wavering

Squeezing bubbles
Frederic Mishkin sees no need for tightening

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From UK 11:21pm

Brown looks at £1bn helicopter order

Chinooks set for Afghanistan

From Companies 7:43pm

Cadbury rounds on hostile Kraft bid

£9.8bn offer described as ‘derisory’

From World 11:10pm

Top Bush officials lead Iraq business push

Soldiers and diplomats turn to trade

From UK 10:48pm

Ministers pick 10 nuclear sites

Industry concerned over financing

Global Overview from Markets 11:21pm

Dow and gold hit the heights

Buck breaches $1.50 level to euro

Overview Dow Jones nears 13-month high
Short View End of corporate bond heyday?

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Berlin Remembers

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Polish President Lech Walesa hold a black and white picture showing cars and people at the border crossing after the Fall of the Berlin Wall

An FT slideshow shows world leaders like Mikhail Gorbachev and Lech Walesa marking 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall

From World 10:07pm

Food self-sufficiency ‘is a nonsense’

Cargill sees trade as security solution

In depth The global food crisis
Global hunger at top of political agenda

From Companies 10:13pm

Google acquires mobile ad network

Market taking off on back of smartphones

FT series Media challenge
Murdoch to charge for online news

From Companies 10:48pm

Maclaren recalls 1m baby strollers in US

Move after 12 children suffered finger-tip amputations

John Gapper The mother of all product recalls
Product recalls reach record high in Europe

From Companies 12:38pm

Murdoch hints he will sue BBC and Google

Media magnate accuses broadcaster of copyright breach

Google acquires mobile ad network
FT series Media challenge

From Companies 11:13pm

Ex-Grant Thornton partner faces writs

Clients demand a combined $12m

In depth Accounting standards
‘Boundary stretch’ warning to auditors

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FT TRADING ROOM

Larry Tabb of Tabb Group on the potential pitfalls high-frequency trading is thought to pose

ENERGY SOURCE

Post a question for the IEA’s chief economist, Fatih Birol on the outlook for world energy

VIEW FROM EUROPE

Quentin Peel takes you through the runners and riders in the Brussels Handicap Chase for new top European jobs

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Judgment of Paris
Sarkozy's zeal for reform seems to be wavering

Squeezing bubbles
Frederic Mishkin sees no need for tightening

Gillian Tett Flood defences and financial crises

Philip Stephens The open question in Obama’s Afghan plan

Market Insight Supply shock, not demand shock

Highlights

Brown looks at £1bn helicopter order

Chinooks set for Afghanistan

Cadbury rounds on hostile Kraft bid

£9.8bn offer described as ‘derisory’

Top Bush officials lead Iraq business push

Soldiers and diplomats turn to trade

Ministers pick 10 nuclear sites

Industry concerned over financing

Dow and gold hit the heights

Buck breaches $1.50 level to euro

More News

Berlin Remembers

An FT slideshow shows world leaders like Mikhail Gorbachev and Lech Walesa marking 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall

Food self-sufficiency ‘is a nonsense’

Cargill sees trade as security solution

Google acquires mobile ad network

Market taking off on back of smartphones

Maclaren recalls 1m baby strollers in US

Move after 12 children suffered finger-tip amputations

Murdoch hints he will sue BBC and Google

Media magnate accuses broadcaster of copyright breach

Ex-Grant Thornton partner faces writs

Clients demand a combined $12m

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