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BERLIN, May 19- France has a special responsibility as a euro zone heavyweight to take deficit reduction rules seriously, even though its budget deficit is above target, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said in an interview published on Sunday.
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Dec 7- Canada announced new foreign investment guidelines on Friday to clarify the criteria the government will use in deciding whether to approve foreign takeover proposals, particularly those made by state-owned enterprises, or SOEs.
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*SEC warned Netflix it may face action over Facebook post. *Case may have less to do with number of Facebook followers. WASHINGTON, Dec 7- A U.S. regulatory probe of Netflix Inc over disclosures made on its chief executive's Facebook page could prove an important test of whether a rule designed to prevent leaks to analysts can translate to the social media age.
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*Deal puts Enersis cap hike share price at 173 pesos. SANTIAGO, Dec 7- Spanish energy firm Endesa said on Friday its Latin American power unit Enersis will issue shares to raise $5.963 billion, a figure that ends a dispute with pension funds and indicates Chile's largest capital hike should be approved.
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Dec 7- U.S. authorities are investigating Steven A. Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors hedge fund for alleged insider trading in the shares of the popular diet company Weight Watchers International Inc, according to people familiar with the matter.
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NEW YORK, Dec 7- Canadian vitamin maker Jamieson Laboratories is in talks to sell itself, three people familiar with the matter said on Friday, continuing a spate of deal-making in the nutrition industry.
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BOSTON, Dec 7- Hedge fund manager John Paulson told his clients on Friday evening that his funds experienced mixed returns in November with softer gold prices weighing on some portfolios.
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Dec 7- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether brand-name drug companies may pay money to generic drug rivals to keep their lower-priced products off the market, a practice estimated to cost consumers and the government billions of dollars each year.
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*February- PetroChina agrees to buy a 20 percent stake in Royal Dutch Shell Plc's Groundbirch shale gas property in northeastern British Columbia for an undisclosed price.
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*US says Iran could test ICBM by 2015 with outside help. *Report for Congress says Iran may be falling behind goal. WASHINGTON, Dec 7- An internal report for the U.S. Congress has concluded that Iran probably is no longer on track, if it ever was, to having an ocean-crossing missile as soon as 2015..
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Dec 7- Canadian authorities approved the acquisition of Nexen Inc by China's CNOOC Ltd on Friday and the purchase of Progress Energy Resources by Malaysia's Petronas after months of anxiety over the fate of foreign investments in Canadian resources.
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TORONTO, Dec 7- Following is the full text of a statement on Friday by Industry Canada regarding investment by foreign state-owned enterprises in Canadian companies:. Canada has a broad framework in place to promote trade and investment, while at the same time advancing Canadian interests.
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*Rival Airbus could catch up to Boeing on jet designs. NEW YORK, Dec 7- Saying a strike now appears likely, the union representing Boeing Co's 23,000 engineers held picket-line training this week to prepare for a work stoppage that could disrupt billions of dollars worth of plane deliveries and help Airbus catch up to Boeing on jet designs.
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*SEC warned Netflix it may face action over Facebook post. *Case may have less to do with number of Facebook followers. WASHINGTON, Dec 7- A U.S. regulatory probe of Netflix Inc over disclosures made on its chief executive's Facebook page could prove an important test of whether a rule designed to prevent leaks to analysts can translate to the social media age.
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Dec 7- Canada approved state-owned CNOOC Ltd's $15.1 billion bid for Nexen Inc on Friday, allowing China's biggest takeover of a foreign company to go ahead.
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*Brent crude flat on day but down 4 pct on week. NEW YORK, Dec 7- Oil seesawed before closing lower on Friday and sharply lower for the week, while copper rose on the day as stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs growth in November offset deadlocked talks in Congress to avert a budget crisis.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 7- Devices that record crash-related data would be required in all new cars and light trucks under a U.S. Department of Transportation proposal made on Friday to broaden their growing use in the United States.
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NEW YORK/ OTTAWA, Dec 7- Canadian authorities approved the acquisition of Nexen Inc by CNOOC Ltd and the purchase of Progress Energy by Petronas, easing months of anxiety over the fate of foreign investments in Canadian resources. The Canadian dollar firmed against the U.S. dollar after Reuters reported the CNOOC deal had been approved.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 7- Republican House Speaker John Boehner accused U.S. President Barack Obama of pushing the country toward the "fiscal cliff" on Friday and of wasting another week without making progress in talks.
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OTTAWA, Dec 7- Canada on Friday approved CNOOC Ltd's landmark $15.1 billion bid for Nexen Inc, but said it would block virtually all new attempts by foreign state-owned enterprises to buy assets in the oil sands.
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*Brazil real sheds 0.6 pct, Mexico peso up 0.12 pct. SAO PAULO, Dec 7- Yields on Brazil's interest-rate futures rose sharply on Friday after higher-than-forecast inflation data reduced the scope for additional monetary easing next year, while the Mexican peso gained after encouraging U.S. payrolls data.