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		<title><![CDATA[Malaysia's Maxis lines up $6bn in India push]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Maxis Communications, the Malaysian mobile telecommunications group controlled by reclusive billionaire Ananda Krishnan, plans to invest up to $6bn in the fast-growing Indian market over the next few years.The privately held group, which this month raised $3.3bn from the initial public offering of 30 per cent of its Maxis...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Investors must ask about shale gas cost]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ An internal energy industry squabble over the true potential for shale gas, discussed in this column earlier this month, has now filtered through to the attention of some of the institutional investors in energy companies. This tremor of scepticism has not yet affected the ability of the large gas...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:37:13 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Disney upbeat over advertising]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Walt Disney gave the struggling media sector grounds for optimism on Thursday when it sounded an upbeat note about the prospects for television advertising over the next six months.Like other TV networks, Disney's ABC has suffered as advertisers have cut their spending in line with the recession. However, as...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:22:06 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wind Hellas case puts debt restructurings in spotlight]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The fate of creditors in one of Europe's biggest bond restructurings has fired up a fierce debate over the rights of investors in risky debt and the impact it could have on future lending.Wind Hellas, one of Greece's biggest telecoms companies, this week sought formal consent from senior lenders...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yell reaches agreement on debt plan]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Yell said on Monday it would go ahead with plans for an equity rights issue to raise at least by Financial Times]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:18:47 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM in uphill battle as it plans for IPO]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ General Motors is fighting a war on several fronts as it labours to sell its Opel unit in Germany, repay debts to the US government and persuade consumers to buy its cars, but it remains on track for an initial public offering in the second half of 2010.GM, which...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Deadline extension likely for Yell]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Yell is likely to require an extension on the deadline for its lenders to agree plans to restructure its by Financial Times]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Goldman's private equity arm plans to invest in Geely]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A private equity unit of Goldman Sachs is poised to invest around $250m in Geely Automobile Holdings, China's largest privately-owned car maker, according to a person familiar with the matter.Goldman Sachs Capital Partners will buy convertible bonds and warrants issued by Geely's Hong Kong-listed subsidiary. People familiar with the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Elan dealt a blow with Biogen ruling]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Elan, the Irish domiciled pharmaceuticals company, suffered a sharp setback in its recapitalisation plans when a US judge ruledon Thursday that a planned $1.5bn deal with Johnson & Johnson violated the terms of an existing partnership with Biogen Idec.Deborah Batts, a Manhattan federal court judge, ruled that Elan had...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yell tries to move mountain of debt]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Shares in Yell have doubled in value over the past two months as refinancing talks over the directory firm's debt load progress.But the market capitalisation of the publisher of the Yellow Pages is still dwarfed by the size of its debt mountain. At £3.8bn, Yell's net debt in July...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:33:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Korean-led consortium developing a gas field off Burma's coast is to invest billions of dollars in a project to supply gas to China over 30 years, including a controversial plan to build a supply pipeline between the countries.Starting in 2013, the consortium will feed 500m cubic feet of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:27:58 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Foreign energy groups buy into US natural gas]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A growing number of foreign energy companies eager to tap into America's vast natural gas reserves are looking to invest in independent companies, while estimates of US supplies continue to increase.BP and BG Group of the UK; StatoilHydro, the Norwegian energy company; and Eni, the Italian oil company, have...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Volkswagen is to pay ?3.3bn ($4.7bn) for a 42 per cent stake in Porsche's main production division, the two German carmakers said yesterday as they thrashed out more details of a move towards a full integration.In a move that will amount to a rescue of debt-laden Porsche, VW will...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Timing is key as companies weigh whether to make strategic investments now or wait for clear signs of recovery. Scenario analysis can expose the risks of moving too quickly or slowly.      It may be a nice problem to have, but even companies with healthy finances...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Better Communications for Better Investors: An Interview with the CFO of Gartner]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gartner CFO Christopher Lafond discusses the company's assertive approach to managing relationships with investors      In the 1990s, the market research firm Gartner was a Wall Street darling. Founded in 1979, the company had expanded during the 1980s, and by 1998 its top line was growing...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Past financial crises had very different effects on the real economy. Although the lessons of the past don't give much cause for optimism, they do provide hints on how companies should prepare this time around.      Financial crises occur with surprising frequency — in every decade...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Taking Improbable Events Seriously: An Interview with the Author of ‘The Black Swan’]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The author of The Black Swan explains why the rarity and unpredictability of certain events does not make them unimportant.      The scholar, trader, and author Nassim Nicholas Taleb brings a decidedly contrarian view to the world of finance, statistics, and risk. In 2007, he published...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why the Crisis Hasn’t Shaken the Cost of Capital]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cost of capital hasn't increased so far in the downturn &#8211; and didn't in past recessions.      The cost of capital for companies reflects the attitudes of investors toward risk—specifically, the reward they expect for taking risks. If they become more averse to risk, companies...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Companies from developed economies derive no benefit from second listings in foreign equity markets. Those that still have them should reconsider.      Conventional wisdom has long held that companies cross-listing their shares on exchanges in London, Tokyo, and the United States buy access to more investors,...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will the country's economic fortunes fade as growth elsewhere declines? Jonathan Anderson doesn't think so.       Even before the financial crisis descended on Wall Street in mid-September, the persistent slowdown of Western economies had observers in developed markets increasingly worried that the malaise would inevitably...]]></description>
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