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Group of Seven nations finance ministers agreed to tackle the issue of how to deal with failing banks and gave gave a green light to Japan's efforts to galvanize its economy.
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Switzerland is set to bow to years of pressure from the EU by overhauling the system of tax privileges that has helped entice thousands of multinational firms to the country.
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NEW YORK, May 17- Pension and endowment managers on Friday called on U.S. regulators to review the rules for shareholder voting after a firm collecting ballots for JPMorgan Chase& Co cut off the bank's opponents from polling information.
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WASHINGTON, May 17- Cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea, a virus associated with diarrhea, vomiting and dehyrdation in hogs, has been found in Iowa and possibly beyond, U.S. government and private industry officials said on Friday.
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NEW YORK, May 17- Pension and endowment managers on Friday called on U.S. regulators to review the rules for shareholder voting after a firm collecting ballots for JPMorgan Chase& Co cut off polling information to the bank's opponents.
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May 17- In the nearly five years since the worst financial crash since the Great Depression, the remedy for the world's economic doldrums has swung from full-on Keynesianism to unforgiving austerity and back.
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WASHINGTON, May 17- USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories has detected porcine epidemic diarrhea, a virus associated with outbreaks of diarrhea and vomiting, in the Iowa hog population, a USDA spokesman said on Friday. USDA so far has only confirmed detection of PEDV in Iowa.
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LONDON/ WASHINGTON, May 17- A European probe into possible oil price manipulation expanded with the investigation of a small niche trading house in the Netherlands and a key U.S. senator on Friday called for the Justice Department to join the investigation.
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NEW YORK/ LONDON, May 17- Gold fell for a seventh straight session on Friday, its longest losing streak in four years, as the dollar rose to the highest since 2008 after some Federal Reserve officials said the central bank should end its stimulus for the U.S. economy.
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LONDON, May 17- After months of speculation, Vodafone's Vittorio Colao will be under pressure next week to set out whether he may sell its prized stake in Verizon Wireless in what would be one of the biggest deals ever.
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Shares of automakers rose Friday, with General Motors Co. stock reaching its highest price in more than two years, as Europe became the latest part of the globe to report rising auto sales.
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LONDON, May 17- South Africa's mining industry can ill afford to offer wage rises during talks that are about to start with a new and unpredictable union, so it may well face fresh strikes, Impala Platinum said on Friday.
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LONDON, May 17- The coveted investment grade rating has arrived in Turkey and foreign capital may follow- possibly a lot of it. An investment grade rating, which Moody's gave Turkey on Thursday, potentially opens Turkey to more conservative funds. "This could bring a whole new investor base to Turkey," says Tim Ash, head of emerging markets research at Standard Bank.
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LONDON, May 17- A rally in auto stocks and strong U.S. data helped European shares set a 5- year high on Friday and record their fourth consecutive weekly gain, with cyclical shares leading risers.
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*Spain, Italian yields extend fall after supply this week. *Spain to auction more bonds next week. With the unscheduled supply pressure out of the way, the rally in peripheral debt is expected to continue at least until Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before the congressional Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday.
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LONDON, May 17- The coveted investment grade rating has arrived in Turkey and foreign capital may follow- possibly a lot of it. An investment grade rating, which Moody's gave Turkey on Thursday, potentially opens Turkey to more conservative funds. "This could bring a whole new investor base to Turkey," says Tim Ash, head of emerging markets research at Standard Bank.
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NEW YORK, May 17- Oil climbed for a third straight session on Friday, supported by a raft of strong economic data from top oil consumer the United States that boosted U.S. equities, although a strong dollar limited gains in oil prices.
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LONDON, May 17- A rally in auto stocks and strong U.S. data helped European shares set a new 5- year high on Friday and record their fourth consecutive weekly gain.
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LONDON, May 17- European Union officials will next week propose capping financial sector pay above 500,000 euros, accountancy firm PwC said on Friday, suggesting the world's most stringent curbs for the industry will affect far more bankers than previous rules.
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The volume of takeovers worldwide has dropped 7 percent year to date to $750 billion, with the week to Thursday marking the slowest week for acquisitions this year, Thomson Reuters data showed on Friday.
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LONDON, May 17- European policymakers face a difficult decision on building carbon capture and storage- saving money in the long run requires spending more upfront. CCS captures carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil fuel power plant and then pipes it to an underground storage site such as a depleted gas or oil reservoir.