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PetroChina plans to buy a 20% stake in a Shell liquid natural gas property in Canada for more than $1 billion.
By Lara Wozniak | 1 February 2012
New rules in the UK shed some fresh light on senior-level compensation in the banking industry, but do little to improve regulatory oversight.
By Nick Lord | 1 February 2012
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Sany Heavy Industry buys German concrete pump maker Putzmeister for more than €500 million.
By Lara Wozniak | 31 January 2012
The bank's decision to scale back in investment banking has left some wondering why senior RBS executives, including the head of IB, are still getting paid bonuses.
By Nick Ferguson | 30 January 2012
How an Israeli hit squad that needs to finish off a job from the past is a lot like Greece.
By Nick Lord | 27 January 2012
A rainbow coalition of single-issue agendas seem to make up the world view of Professor Joseph Stiglitz, preached on the conference circuit.
By Rupert Walker | 19 January 2012
The US is heading for a slow and gradual recovery rather than a Japanese-style lost decade, and it will once again lead G3 growth in 2012, say strategists.
By Ivan Zhang | 18 January 2012
A breakup of the euro is politically and economically unthinkable, according to HSBC.
By Rupert Walker | 16 January 2012
European financial institutions that want access to Asian liquidity should think twice about cutting staff and closing desks in the region.
By Nick Lord | 16 January 2012
A costly breakup of the eurozone is unlikely, according to Societe Generale, but there are also no quick solutions to turn the situation around.
By Ivan Zhang | 12 January 2012
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China's Shandong Heavy Industry-Weichai pays €374 million for a controlling interest in luxury yacht maker Ferretti.
By Lara Wozniak | 11 January 2012
DJ FX Trader gives traders customisable access to market information that makes finding, absorbing and using FX news simple, fast and intuitive.
By Dow Jones | 10 January 2012
HSBC's global economic outlook focuses on the positive, stressing the attractiveness of corporate credit and Asian equities.
By Ivan Zhang | 9 January 2012
The long-term case for commodity investment will be affected by dichotomous anxieties about deflation and inflation, but can be alleviated by trading momentum.
By Rupert Walker | 9 January 2012
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Sinopec will pay a total consideration of up to $2.5 billion to Devon Energy for a stake in five oil shale projects in the US.
By Nick Ferguson | 4 January 2012
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