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Globe and Mail

Glencore, Xstrata Seal Deal in 2 Months After Years of Talks
BusinessWeek
By Chris V. Nicholson Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Glencore International Plc's planned $39 billion takeover of Xstrata Plc, a combination years in the making, came together in just two months after a pivotal dinner in London last year between Xstrata Chief ...
Investors Squawk at Xstrata's Big DealWall Street Journal
Standard Life refuses to back $90bn Glencore and Xstrata mergerScotsman
Glencore to Buy Full Control of Xstrata for $41 BillionNew York Times
Financial Times -Yorkshire Post -Bloomberg
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Telegraph.co.uk

RBS chief Stephen Hester tells bank staff to prove critics wrong
Telegraph.co.uk
Stephen Hester disclosed that his radical overhaul of Royal Bank of Scotland has so far cost £38bn as he issued a rallying cry to staff urging them to “prove the critics wrong”. Mr Hester said RBS was still in a 'loss-making phase', referring to ...
Hester urges RBS staff: Prove thecritics wrongThe Independent
Hester: RBS overhaul has cost £38bnCITY A.M.
RBS's CEO Says Political Scrutiny of Bonus Was 'Discomforting'BusinessWeek
Financial Times -Daily Mail -BBC News
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The Guardian

Lloyds axes 990 more bank jobs
Mirror.co.uk
The cuts, which will hit middle management and back-office staff across the country, are part of 15000 job losses announced in June last year. They are designed to slash costs by around £1.5billion a year and will take the total number of jobs lost ...
Taxpayer-Backed Lloyds To Axe 1000 JobsSky News
Lloyds Banking Group to shed 1000 jobsBBC News
Lloyds cuts nearly 1000 jobsThe Guardian
Wall Street Journal -The Press Association -ShareCast
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Telegraph.co.uk

Pension funds celebrate as BP ups its dividend
The Independent
BP brought cheer to Britain's pension funds yesterday as the oil giant hiked its quarterly dividend by 14 per cent. The increase – of 1 cent to 8 cents (5.1p) a share – is the first time BP has raised its dividend since it was reinstated a year ago ...
Two Years After Spill, BP Profits and PlansNew York Times
BP hikes dividends as profits take offHerald Scotland
BP raises dividend and defends plans to drill deeperTelegraph.co.uk
Financial Times -Reuters -The Guardian
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Globe and Mail

Asian shares gain, euro steadies as Greek talks in
Reuters
By Chikako Mogi | TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares hit their highest level in more than five months on Wednesday and the euro hovered close to an 8-week high as investors kept hopes alive for an agreement on details of a new Greek bailout package despite ...
Greek Premier Seeks Bailout ConsensusBloomberg
New Zealand Dollar Higher Late, Tracking Fortunes Of EuroWall Street Journal
Greece Puts Off Decision on Austerity Moves Amid a Strike Protesting ThemNew York Times
Telegraph.co.uk -ABC News
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