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		<title><![CDATA[ICBidwatch: Rio gains a friend.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5986/is_200802/ai_n24180887]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Plus all the news on Mitchells and Butler, and Northern Rock Jonas  Crosland    The battle for  Rio Tinto,  which had looked set to fizzle out, has  instead taken  a dramatic turn with the news that US aluminium producer  Alcoa has teamed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Miners in pole position at end of volatile year]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20071228/ai_n21178793]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Nick Clark   It has been a volatile year for the London markets, which brought euphoria and despair in equal measure, with the miners set to take the plaudits when the dust settles on New Year's Day.   With only two trading days remaining before the end...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A year that began with euphoria and ended with the spectre of]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20071226/ai_n21173185]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Review of 2007   Economy   2007 has turned out to be the most challenging year for the Bank of England since it was granted independence to set interest rates in 1997. Inflation rose above 3 per cent earlier in the year, forcing the Bank's Governor, Mervyn King,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Branson exploits Rock embarrassment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20071127/ai_n21126644]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OUTLOOK   Are Sir Richard Branson and other members of the Virgin consortium getting a steal in the proposals announced yesterday for Northern Rock? It's complicated, but I suspect they probably are.   Take for starters the 250m valuation the deal puts on Virgin Money, Sir Richard's existing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FTSE surrenders early gains.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5986/is_200711/ai_n24180238]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mining stocks and banks retreat from early highs Jonas Crosland    Leading shares relinquished early gains, as investor enthusiasm for  mining and banking stocks started to dissipate, so that by lunchtime,  the FTSE100 index was down 1.0 points at 6,261.1. Mid-cap stocks were  still showing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Limited options for Mervyn King on rates]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20071114/ai_n21102789]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OUTLOOK   At 2.1 per cent, Britain's inflation rate for October was as close to target as it is possible to get without actually hitting it. Yet it was higher than the previous month's 1.8 per cent and also a bit higher than the City was expecting. If the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BHP Billiton digs in for the long haul]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20071113/ai_n21101215]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OUTLOOK   Marius Kloppers, the chief executive of BHP Billiton, says he's prepared to be "patient" in pursuit of the Rio Tinto bid prize. He'll need to be, because, even on his own admission, the proposal is going to take 9 to 12 months to get through regulators. It...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Banks drive FTSE higher.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Standard Life helps gains Jonathan Eley    London shares rose on Monday as a rally in the banking sector and  gains for Standard Life after it refused to up its  offer for Resolution  drove gains, FT.com reports. The FTSE 100 was 0.8 per cent stronger...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BHP's grand design for mining colossus]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20071109/ai_n21105373]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OUTLOOK   Thank goodness for the miners. Fed by apparently insatiable Chinese demand for commodities, they've been providing support for the stock market throughout the summer's sea of red. With yesterday's blockbuster of a bid proposal from BHP Billiton for Rio Tinto, they've now even provided hope for fee-starved...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Investment: The Week in Review - Rock is a hard place]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rolls-Royce    Aircraft are flying less frequently with fewer passengers. That has lengthened the time between maintenance checks, a staple revenue for Rolls- Royce. As it secures new maintenance deals, investors should remember it is the customer, rather than the company, that is likely to have dictated the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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