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  New Chinese Leadership to Continue Economic Reforms: Hu Jintao

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 8, 2012

  Opening a congress to mark a once-in-a-decade leadership change, President Hu Jintao of China said the country will continue to pursue a boost in domestic demand to spur its economy.

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  Soros Buys Into Manchester United

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 21, 2012

  According to SEC filings, Soros Fund Management snapped up more than 3.1 million shares to the tune of 25.8 million pounds ($40.7 million) as of the stock’s closing price on Monday.

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  NHS Hospitals Urged to Expand Overseas

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 21, 2012

  Britain is urging major hospitals in its National Health Service to look beyond the country’s borders and offer foreign governments access to U.K. health services in the quest for profit.

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  Olympic Marketing: It All Started in 1896

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  July 26, 2012

  Without the help of a wealthy philanthropist, the modern Olympics would likely have been moved before the first event was even held.

• BoE’s Tucker Will Testify on Barclays, Libor

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 9, 2012

  Paul Tucker, deputy governor of the Bank of England, was to appear before Parliament to give his version of events described in a memo written by Bob Diamond, former CEO of Barclays.

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  Barclays’ Chief Quits as Outcry Over Libor Grows

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 3, 2012

  A day after he insisted he had no intention of stepping down, Bob Diamond resigned as head of Barclays Bank effective immediately, bowing to pressure from lawmakers outraged over the manipulation of Libor rates on his watch.

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  Diamond Pressured as Barclays’ Agius Steps Down

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 2, 2012

  Barclays Chairman Marcus Agius resigned from his post after a LIBOR-rigging scandal resulted in a fine of 290 million pounds. CEO Bob Diamond remained at the helm despite calls for his ouster.

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  European Banking Union Not Enough: Investors

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 28, 2012

  Investors, apparently, not only lack faith in officials to take decisive action on the debt crisis but also do not seem to believe that a bold solution proposed by some can work—because it does not go far enough.

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  France, Germany Talk Growth as Greece Teeters

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2012

  The newly elected French president, Francois Hollande, met with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany to discuss the possibility of growth measures as they sought a way out of the Greek debt debacle.

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  London’s ‘Whale’ Loses $2 Billion for JPMorgan

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 11, 2012

  CEO Jamie Dimon said that the office suffered an “egregious” failure and that losses from volatile synthetic credit securities could mount by another $1 billion in this quarter or the third.