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		<title><![CDATA[Flurry of mining interest revives flagging Footsie]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bid hopes lifted Lonmin  yesterday as the mining sector gave the FTSE 100 its first gain of the week.The platinum specialist was up 9.4 per cent to £15.78 after Exane BNP Paribas added its weight to speculation Xstrata  will make a second bid approach.Xstrata, Lonmin's 24.9 per...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Struggling Debenhams &#39;may cut dividend&#39;]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Market Report    MERRILL LYNCH resumed coverage on Debenhams yesterday, forecasting a fall in earnings and highlighting the prospect of a cut in the department store's dividend.   "Other retailers' margin-protection strategies are likely to lead to increasing competition, which, coupled with a weak consumer [environment] and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Xstrata drops Pounds 5.6bn Lonmin bid but raises stake to block]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Miner blames state of the credit markets for withdrawal    XSTRATA, the Anglo-Swiss mining giant, has walked away from its 5.6bn hostile pursuit of Lonmin, blaming the parlous state of the credit markets. Yet analysts believe it will come back to the table after building a blocking stake...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Xstrata walks away from bid for Lonmin]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Briefing    MINING Xstrata has abandoned its 5.6bn takeover of rival Lonmin, thelatest deal to collapse from the deteriorating state of the financial markets. The Anglo-Swiss group was forced to drop its interest because a significant proportion of debt taken on to finance the deal would have to...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Market Report    PERSIMMON led the housing sector higher after Citigroup said that, given the turmoil in the financial markets, there was a "decent chance" of an emergency reduction in interest rates.   The broker said that European central banks, including the Bank of England and the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Xstrata drops bid for Lonmin, citing credit uncertainty]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ZURICH AFP &#8212; Swiss mining giant Xstrata on Wednesday said it was dropping a bid for British platinum producer Lonmin in view of tightening credit and the ongoing financial turmoil.  But later on the same day, it said it had spent 440 million pounds (786 million dollars) acquiring 14.2...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lonmin&#39;s chairman says Xstrata&#39;s Pounds 5.6bn takeover bid]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lonmin sought to bolster its defence against Xstrata's $10bn (5.6bn) takeover approach yesterday by suggesting that the company valued its own stock at about 7 a share more than the hostile proposal.   The world's third-biggest platinum producer urged investors not to accept Xstrata's 33-a-share proposal, which was made...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Another day of discounts for retailers&#39; shares]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MARKET REPORT    RETAILERS winced as the Bank of England signalled there will be no early interest rate cuts yesterday, thereby dashing any hopes of spending picking up in the high street.   There was similar retail gloom in the US after sales in shops fell to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tumble in car sales hits US main street   *US retail sales fell in July, as the benefits of the one-time tax rebate from the federal government began to fade. Another big fall in car sales contributed to a 0.1 per cent decline in overall retail sales, although excluding...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[$10bn Lonmin takeover has investor support, claims Xstrata insider]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Platinum miner accuses rival of 'guerrilla tactics' - but predator says eight out of nine major shareholders support a merger bid    Mining giant Xstrata has the support of eight of the nine biggest Lonmin shareholders for its $10bn (5bn) tilt at the platinum producer, says an insider....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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