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LONDON (Reuters) - Share markets fell sharply on Thursday as investors piled back into safer assets, unnerved by the twin setbacks of unexpected weakness in China's economy and signals that the U.S. central bank may soon scale back its stimulus program....

* Yen slides against dollar after bond-holding data * Upbeat U.S. data, Japanese bond buys drive yen move * Government debt falls as Japanese boost foreign holdings * European shares rise; Dow, S&P at record closing highs By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May...

By Erin Geiger Smith May 10 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that Australia's Alice Corp does not hold valid patents on a computerized trading platform, but it remained unclear how the decision would affect other software patents. The...

* Yen slides to 101.62 against dollar * Upbeat U.S. data, Japanese bond buys drive move * German Bunds fall as safe-haven demand dented * European shares hit five-year highs By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) - The yen on Friday slid to its...

* Yen slides to 101.62 against dollar * Upbeat U.S. data, Japanese bond buys drive move * German Bunds fall as safe-haven demand dented * European shares hit five-year highs By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) - The yen on Friday slid to its...

May 9 (Reuters) - Investment firm Ares Management will acquire AREA Property Partners, gaining the New York-based real estate investor's $6 billion in assets, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people briefed on the matter. Terms of the transaction...

Compiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) --International food processing and packaging giant Tetra Pak has a number of projects...

By Steve Slater and Sinead Cruise LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - Investors will have their pick of British banks in the next couple of years with up to five lenders looking to float on the stock market, offering a potentially lucrative, and nostalgic, punt...

* European shares dip but head for weekly gains of 4 percent * Oil falls back below $103 * BOJ confirms commitment to bold policy * Dollar eases as markets await Q1 GDP figure By Marc Jones LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - European shares and oil...

Even though Olympus Corp. admitted this week to cooking its books, the Japanese company with Lehigh Valley ties is unlikely to face the kind of legal consequences that are common in such cases on this side of the Pacific Ocean. Former Olympus officials...

Stocks and the U.S. dollar plunged and safe-haven bonds soared on Tuesday after two planes crashed into and destroyed the World Trade Center in New York and a further plane crashed next to the Pentagon in Washington D.C. in apparantly deliberate attacks....