UPDATE 1-Kenyan shilling rallies to 2013 peak ahead of elections

Tweet Share this Email Print Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:50am EST * Shilling firms on election optimism * Mumias Sugar shares tumble after profit warning By Kevin Mwanza NAIROBI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The...

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PayNet Canada commercial lending index highest since 2008

Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:59am EST * Lending index up 6 pct on quarter, 23 pct on year * Moderate loan delinquencies fall to record low By Alastair Sharp TORONTO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Commercial borrowing by small and medium-sized businesses in...

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EU's Barroso says confident Italy will honour commitments

DUBLIN | Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:45am EST DUBLIN Feb 28 (Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday said he was confident that Italy's next government would honour its commitments and would not derail growing confidence in...

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RPT-Italy bonds, European stocks rise after Italy sale

Wed Feb 27, 2013 5:31am EST LONDON Feb 27 (Reuters) - Italian debt prices and European stocks briefly rose on Wednesday after Italy sold the maximum amount of bonds it planned to offer in a debt auction though borrowing costs soared.German Bund futures...

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REUTERS SUMMIT-No broad "bail-in" for Cyprus depositors, ECB says

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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Wed Feb 27, 2013 5:34am EST Feb 27 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Wednesday: ** Denmark's DONG Energy, 80 percent owned by the Danish government, said on Wednesday it plans to...

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UPDATE 2-Vivendi offers no 2013 forecast as asset sales drag

Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:53am EST * 2012 revenue 28.99 bln eur vs poll avg 28.51 bln * Adj net income 2.86 bln vs own target 2.7 bln * CFO says no announcements on disposals * CFO says will take time to get good prices for assets * Net debt...

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INSIGHT-In Spain, banks buck calls for mortgage law reform

By Sonya Dowsett MADRID | Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:00am EST MADRID Feb 26 (Reuters) - For more than a century, Spanish law has determined that if a person borrows money to buy a home, they can only be freed of the debt when it is repaid. Even in...

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UPDATE 4-Italy faces post-vote stalemate, spooking investors

Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:55am EST * Beppe Grillo's 5-Star Movement stuns Italy * Centre-left coalition wins lower house but fails to control Senate * Financial markets react negatively as government paralysis feared * European governments express...

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Italy sells 4.07 bln euros in debt vs target 2.5-4.25 bln euros

MILAN | Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:32am EST MILAN Feb 25 (Reuters) - Italy sold 4.068 billion euros ($5.35 trillion) of bonds at an auction on Monday, just below the top planned amount of 4.25 billion euros, with the sale coming a few hours before the release...

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Sterling drops to 2-1/2 yr low vs dollar after rating cut

Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:45am EST * Sterling takes further hammering after Moody's rating cut * Hurt by weak UK economy, risk of more monetary easing * Down around 7 percent vs both euro and dollar in 2013 * Euro also near 16-month high ...

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UPDATE 3-Japan to raise $10 bln through Japan Tobacco share sale

Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:50am EST By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO Feb 25 (Reuters) - Japan's government will sell around a third of its stake in Japan Tobacco Inc, the world's No.3 tobacco company, to raise about $10.4 billion for reconstruction of...

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NEWSMAKER-Battered Monti may still be key player in Italy vote

Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:57am EST * Monti helped save Italy from debt crisis * But as election campaigner, he has been ineffective * Seen coming fourth in election but could play key role * Still finds support among business elite By Gavin...

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NEWSMAKER-Leftist may hold key to stable rule in Italy

Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:00am EST * Adversaries may have to unite if Italy is to be governable * Former communist credited with pragmatism * Vendola and Monti may be forced into coalition By Steve Scherer and Naomi O'Leary ROME, Feb 24 (Reuters)...

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UPDATE 2-Cyprus votes for president as clock ticks on bailout deal

Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:45am EST * Vote pits investor favourite against anti-austerity opponent * Cyprus ravaged by worst crisis in four decades * New leader needs to hammer out urgently needed aid deal * Polls close at 1600 GMT, result expected...

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LivingSocial investors take 'pound of flesh' in financing

By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO | Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:14pm EST SAN FRANCISCO Feb 22 (Reuters) - LivingSocial was forced to make large concessions to persuade some of its biggest investors to plow another $110 million into the second-largest daily-deal...

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WRAPUP 2-Abe vows to revive Japanese economy, sees no escalation with China

Fri Feb 22, 2013 10:09pm EST * Abe pledges revived Japan to be strong US partner * "Abenomics" to boost growth, demand for imports * Abe firm on China but says seeks no escalation of islets row * Japan, U.S. take step to bring Japan...

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UPDATE 1-Divided Egypt opposition attacks Mursi on election call

Fri Feb 22, 2013 10:30pm EST * Polls will further inflame situation - ElBaradei * Opposition grouping to consider boycott * Polls are only way out of crisis - Islamists By Marwa Awad CAIRO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Egypt's opposition attacked...

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EU says cash-starved Cyprus' economy will be twice as bad as predicted

By Michele Kambas NICOSIA | Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:23am EST NICOSIA Feb 22 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday slashed its economic outlook for cash-starved Cyprus, doubling its recession forecast for the tiny Mediterranean nation in...

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TREASURIES-T-notes dip after German data, rebound seen unlikely

LONDON | Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:33am EST LONDON Feb 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries dipped on Friday after German data beat forecasts and Europe was likely to dominate sentiment for much of the day with investors awaiting figures on banks' early repayments...

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UPDATE 1-Ukraine will not raise household gas prices - Yanukovich

Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:39am EST * IMF has told Ukraine it should raise gas prices * Ukraine negotiating $15 bln loan from Fund KIEV Feb 22 (Reuters) - Ukraine's president promised on Friday his government would not raise the price of gas in...

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Spain sells 4.2 bln euros of debt at triple bond sale

MADRID | Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:56am EST MADRID Feb 21 (Reuters) - Spain sold 4.2 billion euros ($5.6 billion) of debt at a triple bond sale on Thursday, beating the top end of the target amount and at rates on the shorter-dated paper lower than when...

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Banco do Brasil beats profit estimate as revenue jumps

SAO PAULO | Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:19am EST SAO PAULO Feb 21 (Reuters) - Banco do Brasil SA beat fourth-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, as Brazil's largest bank by assets boost revenue and kept expenses under control amid a surge in loan disbursements.Recurring...

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Egypt says to invite IMF team within a week for talks

CAIRO | Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:20am EST CAIRO Feb 21 (Reuters) - The Egyptian government plans within one week to invite an International Monetary Fund mission for talks, Planning Minister Ashraf al-Araby said on Thursday, signalling an imminent resumption...

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"Amazon tax" payoff starts to arrive in some U.S. states

Wed Feb 20, 2013 4:59am EST * After years of fighting, online sellers charging some sales tax * Collections fall short of biggest predictions, $96.4 mln for Calif. By Nanette Byrnes Feb 20 (Reuters) - Sales tax from Internet commerce,...

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