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FT.com - Financial Markets News

  • Oil groups urge Indian wealth fund
    Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:00:06 GMT
    India is facing demands from the local state-owned oil industry to create its first sovereign wealth fund to compete with China in the race to secure global energy assets
  • Dow rises for seventh day in a row
    Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:04:55 GMT
    US stocks continued their rally, rising on a quiet news day as investors took comfort from a range of positive economic and corporate data

BBC Business News

  • Australia warns China on Rio case
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:27:59 GMT
    Australia's prime minister tells China the world will be watching the trial of Rio Tinto employees, which begins next week.
  • Overseas unions back BA walk-out
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:15:50 GMT
    Support for a planned walk-out by British Airways cabin crew grows, with overseas unions backing the action.
  • UK to produce Nissan electric car
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:06:16 GMT
    Nissan is to build its new electric car, the Leaf, in Sunderland, safeguarding hundreds of jobs, the Japanese firm announces.
  • Galloping ahead
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:58:54 GMT
    Horse racing industry runs to secure its future

BBC News

  • Kidnapped boy and father reunited
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:26:20 GMT
    Sahil Saeed, the UK boy kidnapped in Pakistan two weeks ago, has been reunited with his father in the capital Islamabad.
  • Thai protesters vow to stay put
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:22:50 GMT
    Thai 'red shirt' opposition demonstrators say they plan to stay in Bangkok indefinitely, albeit in smaller numbers.
  • Bishop 'helped cover up abuse'
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:18:03 GMT
    The Bishop of Derry is accused of being involved in a compensation deal to cover up alleged child sex abuse.
  • Overseas unions back BA walk-out
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:15:50 GMT
    Support for a planned walk-out by British Airways cabin crew grows, with overseas unions backing the action.