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Diamond to be new head of Barclays
Former academic who has built Barclays Capital from scratch into a multibillion-pound operation, will take over from John Varley at Barclays? annual meeting next March
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Barroso calls on Europe to accelerate reform
In his first ?state of the union? address to the European parliament, Commission president José Manuel Barroso, appealed for action to consolidate an uneven economic recovery
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French unions test Sarkozy in pensions strike
France?s trade unions are holding one of the biggest nationwide demonstrations in several years in protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy?s plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62
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Rally fades with summer?s demise
Global market overview: Equities are softer as a return to full post-summer trading provides a challenge to ebullience seen since the start of September
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Fall in German orders points to slower growth
German industrial orders have tumbled unexpectedly sharply in the latest sign that the country?s exceptional growth spurt is losing momentum
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Berlusconi raises stakes in battle with Fini
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy?s prime minister weakened by the fracturing of his coalition, has raised the stakes in his battle with Gianfranco Fini, his former ally, by demanding that he no longer serve as speaker of parliament
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Cameron lines up HSBC?s Green as trade minister
Stephen Green is expected to announce he is standing down as chairman of HSBC to become trade minister, ending David Cameron?s long search to find a high-profile business figure to fill the role
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Papandreou reshuffles Greek cabinet
The Greek prime minister reshuffled his cabinet to better deal with a debt crisis shaking the eurozone, but left his finance minister unchanged
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Gillard clinches power in Australia
Julia Gillard?s Labor government has won the Australian election after securing the support of ?kingmaker? independent parliamentarians more than two weeks after the tightest national election in decades
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Dutch parties resume coalition talks
Three rightwing Dutch parties decide to return to abandoned talks to form a government after Geert Wilders, the anti-Islamic politician, said the departure of a Christian Democrat member of parliament had removed the main obstacle
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