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EUROPEAN EQUITIES: FINANCIAL TIMES OF LONDON COVERAGE

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The latest European equities market news from the Financial Times, with stock data, financial commentary and investor analysis on FT.com

1. Hutchison Whampoa / Eircom

Shareholders might question its recent foray in Ireland, given that telecoms have sapped the rest of the Hong Kong group

2. Nokia shares fall after difficult week

Finnish group has another tough week after a fractious shareholder meeting and news that an investor is suing over the move to Windows smartphones

3. Europe week: banks lurch lower

ECB’s decision to leave rates unchanged knocked lenders’ shares as investors feared policy makers were not doing enough to resolve eurozone crisis

4. Boards wake up to a shareholder spring

Breakdown in talks with several boards that institutions accuse of rewarding executives for anaemic performance with multimillion-pound bonuses

5. Nokia leads fallers in Europe stocks

Drop to six-year low follows Thursday’s angry meeting of shareholders in struggling Finnish mobile phone maker

6. Euro fails to hold gains against dollar

The single currency dipped agaisnt the Greenback after Mario Draghi, ECB president, said that the central bank had not discussed a rate cut

7. Banks fall further on Draghi rate inaction

European Central Bank decision to leave interest rates unchanged leaves investors worried policymakers are not doing enough to tackle eurozone crisis

8. Nasdaq buys compliance group BWise

Acquisition part of a long-term plan by exchange operator to grow the part of its business that serves the companies listed on its markets

9. Italian banks fall ahead of Moody’s review

Investors anticipate downgrades across the sector from Moody’s, while key purchasing manufacturers data for Italy showed a sharp deterioration

10. Haircuts on repos will jeopardise recovery

A mandatory haircut would not stop banks cutting back their credit line in another crisis, so why are regulators pushing such a flawed idea?

11. Poor weather clips Kingfisher’s wings

Shares in the DIY specialist slipped 0.3% to 289.6p, their lowest since mid-March, on fears a month of bad weather in the UK had hurt sales

12. Banks lead falls after Spanish downgrades

In Madrid, the Ibex 35 tumbles 1.9 per cent to 7,011 after the government releases data revealing the Spanish economy contracted 0.3%

13. Trading slump dents NYSE Euronext profits

Exchange reports 44% drop in first-quarter profits as it absorbs the effect of a slowdown in derivatives trading and $31m in merger charges and exit costs

14. Critical drug trials boost Actelion

Swiss biotech group reveals positive test findings for new drug seen as successor to Tracleer

15. BT hampered by pension deficit fears

Regulator says companies cannot ignore the impact of quantitative easing when calculating their pension deficits and pricing must be on current gilt yields

16. Luxury goods makers brush up well

Sentiment was also supported by a successful initial public offering by Brunello Cucinello, whose shares jumped 12.8% when it began trading on Friday

17. Vivendi moves to reassure bondholders

French media and telecoms group says it will avoid putting credit rating in jeopardy after talk of strategic overhaul

18. Samsung trumps Nokia on handset sales

S Korean group becomes the world’s top mobile phone maker by sales and regains the top smartphone spot from Apple as its Galaxy phones gain popularity

19. Volkswagen rallies after solid results

German carmaker enjoys best session in five months as it shrugs off a worsening European car market to post an increase in net profits

20. Strong domestic growth supports UPS

The parcel delivery group reported solid first-quarter revenue gains driven by a bump in US ecommerce but cautioned that Asia remained weak

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EUROPEAN EQUITIES: FINANCIAL TIMES - EUROPEAN MARKETS

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The latest European equities market news from the Financial Times, with stock data, financial commentary and investor analysis on FT.com

1. Hutchison Whampoa / Eircom

Shareholders might question its recent foray in Ireland, given that telecoms have sapped the rest of the Hong Kong group

2. Nokia shares fall after difficult week

Finnish group has another tough week after a fractious shareholder meeting and news that an investor is suing over the move to Windows smartphones

3. Europe week: banks lurch lower

ECB’s decision to leave rates unchanged knocked lenders’ shares as investors feared policy makers were not doing enough to resolve eurozone crisis

4. Boards wake up to a shareholder spring

Breakdown in talks with several boards that institutions accuse of rewarding executives for anaemic performance with multimillion-pound bonuses

5. Nokia leads fallers in Europe stocks

Drop to six-year low follows Thursday’s angry meeting of shareholders in struggling Finnish mobile phone maker

6. Euro fails to hold gains against dollar

The single currency dipped agaisnt the Greenback after Mario Draghi, ECB president, said that the central bank had not discussed a rate cut

7. Banks fall further on Draghi rate inaction

European Central Bank decision to leave interest rates unchanged leaves investors worried policymakers are not doing enough to tackle eurozone crisis

8. Nasdaq buys compliance group BWise

Acquisition part of a long-term plan by exchange operator to grow the part of its business that serves the companies listed on its markets

9. Italian banks fall ahead of Moody’s review

Investors anticipate downgrades across the sector from Moody’s, while key purchasing manufacturers data for Italy showed a sharp deterioration

10. Haircuts on repos will jeopardise recovery

A mandatory haircut would not stop banks cutting back their credit line in another crisis, so why are regulators pushing such a flawed idea?

11. Poor weather clips Kingfisher’s wings

Shares in the DIY specialist slipped 0.3% to 289.6p, their lowest since mid-March, on fears a month of bad weather in the UK had hurt sales

12. Banks lead falls after Spanish downgrades

In Madrid, the Ibex 35 tumbles 1.9 per cent to 7,011 after the government releases data revealing the Spanish economy contracted 0.3%

13. Trading slump dents NYSE Euronext profits

Exchange reports 44% drop in first-quarter profits as it absorbs the effect of a slowdown in derivatives trading and $31m in merger charges and exit costs

14. Critical drug trials boost Actelion

Swiss biotech group reveals positive test findings for new drug seen as successor to Tracleer

15. BT hampered by pension deficit fears

Regulator says companies cannot ignore the impact of quantitative easing when calculating their pension deficits and pricing must be on current gilt yields

16. Luxury goods makers brush up well

Sentiment was also supported by a successful initial public offering by Brunello Cucinello, whose shares jumped 12.8% when it began trading on Friday

17. Vivendi moves to reassure bondholders

French media and telecoms group says it will avoid putting credit rating in jeopardy after talk of strategic overhaul

18. Samsung trumps Nokia on handset sales

S Korean group becomes the world’s top mobile phone maker by sales and regains the top smartphone spot from Apple as its Galaxy phones gain popularity

19. Volkswagen rallies after solid results

German carmaker enjoys best session in five months as it shrugs off a worsening European car market to post an increase in net profits

20. Strong domestic growth supports UPS

The parcel delivery group reported solid first-quarter revenue gains driven by a bump in US ecommerce but cautioned that Asia remained weak

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EUROPEAN EQUITIES: FINANCIAL TIMES - U.K. MARKETS

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1. RBS shines but miners drag FTSE lower

Bank loses just 0.3% in a London market under heavy selling pressure after US jobs data has traders questioning the index’s gains in 2012

2. Abandoning hope is sometimes the best option

There can be no doubt that the shareholders of Yell and HMV would be better off if their directors had began a managed decline instead of attempting reinvention

3. Small caps: Kewill shares surge on deal

The logistics software maker, which had been the subject of shareholder pressure following profit warnings, agrees to be bought by Francisco Partners

4. Small-caps: Entertainment One in focus

Media producer and distributor talked of as possible bidder for Alliance Films, a Canadian peer best known for co-producing The King’s Speech

5. Boards wake up to a shareholder spring

Breakdown in talks with several boards that institutions accuse of rewarding executives for anaemic performance with multimillion-pound bonuses

6. RBS launches aggressive mortgage drive

Operating profit at the lender’s core businesses fell by a quarter in the first three months, but the bank passes two ‘important milestones’

7. Rolls-Royce forecasts year of growth

Group copes better than rivals with squeeze on defence budgets and is buoyed by series of contract wins

8. Weir faces threats from mining cutbacks

Pumpmaker is London’s most heavily shorted blue-chip stock as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton indicate a scaling back of expansion

9. Small-caps: blow for Bahamas Petroleum

The shares fell after the Nassau Guardian suggested the Bahamian government had rejected the oil explorer’s bid to renew its drilling licences

10. BG agrees $1.8bn sale in Brazil

UK group to sell majority stake in Brazil’s largest gas distribution company for $1.8bn as it pursues a multibillion-pound investment plan

11. InterContinental lifted by payout hopes

Hotelier could raise more than $1.5bn by selling its landmark Barclay New York hotel and taking on debt. Shares jump to five-year high

12. Small-caps: Kewill boosted by US bid

The logistics software maker received a 96p per share bid from Francisco Partners, a private equity investor specialising in technology

13. Small caps: African Minerals slides 6.2%

Unexpected resignation of Alan Watling as CEO after three years at iron ore miner triggers sell-off

14. Polyus sells 5% stake to China fund unit

Sale to CIC subsidiary raises $635m and signals the first significant investment by China’s sovereign wealth fund in a big Russian industry

15. Poor weather clips Kingfisher’s wings

Shares in the DIY specialist slipped 0.3% to 289.6p, their lowest since mid-March, on fears a month of bad weather in the UK had hurt sales

16. Harvey Nash warns on recruitment slowdown

London-listed recruiter says this year’s UK hiring market will be the worst since the financial crisis as it reports a low demand for permanent staff

17. Aviva faces pressure on pay plans

Insurer’s CEO, who last year received £2.69m in salary and bonuses, turns down £46,000 pay rise

18. SSE has wind taken out of its sails

JPMorgan forecasts SSE’s net debt to have risen by 12% to £6.62bn, or 3.6 times operating earnings, when it posts full-year results

19. Small caps: Sirius Minerals slides 11.4%

Plans to raise £2.5bn in debt to finance first stage of proposed potash mine hit sentiment

20. Sirius hunts for backers for potash mine

Company plans to raise $2.7bn for first phase of development of $6bn fertiliser project in North Yorkshire, expected to begin production in 2017

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EUROPEAN EQUITIES: BARRONS - EUROPEAN TRADER COLUMN

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Barron's International Trader - Europe

1. A Steel Maker Takes the Long View

ArcelorMittal is taking steps to reduce its dependence on the European economy.

2. Why Spain Offers Long-Term Value

Don't believe everything you read. Economists are encouraged by Spain's steps to regain financial health, and Spanish companies are an inexpensive play on emerging markets.

3. Assessing the Pain in Spain

The euro zone's fourth-largest economy will do everything it can to avoid going the way of Greece.

4. A Toast to Carlsberg, and More Pain in Spain

Yields on Spanish, Italian debt rise amid concerns about both countries' budget woes. Also, why shares of Danish brewer Carlsberg could hop.

5. What Would Warren Buy in Europe?

Which European shares would the Oracle of Omaha buy? Here's a Credit Suisse analyst's reckoning, including a diverse range of large-cap names, from watch maker Swatch to Finnish tire maker Nokian Renkaat, plus a sprinkling of pharmaceuticals.

6. The Equity Rally Has Room to Run

The Europe Stoxx 600 had its best first quarter since 2006, rising 7.7%. What to buy now, and what to avoid.

7. China Sneezes, but It Isn't Flu--Just 7.5% Growth

The giant Asian nation's economic rise is slowing, but China is still on a tear compared with the developed West. Here are a few European sectors and companies that will do worse (autos, metals and mining, and chemicals) and better (manufacturers of discretionary items)—at least in the short term—if China's slowdown continues.

8. It's Time to Put Tesco in Your Basket

The shares have been knocked back 20% on the year, but the still-new CEO promises that increased staffing, renewed attention to customers and a more effective pricing strategy will bring the big grocer back on its embattled home turf in the U.K.

9. Greek Haircut Is Just a Trim

Greece's latest debt restructuring won't be the last. Also, Israel Chemicals could produce a bounteous yield for investors.

10. A Retail REIT Worth Visiting

The U.K.'s Hammerson is focused on commercial properties, and especially at the luxury end. It deserves a look-see from investors.

11. Banks Await a Second Big Lift

The European Central Bank prepares a repeat of its long-term refinance operation for the Continent's banks, a move that could signal a return of confidence to the beleaguered financial system.

12. Stop the Backhoes and Build on These Stocks: Vinci and TNT Express

Despite Continental difficulties, bourses and these stock picks aren't road kill. See: French builder Vinci and Dutch expediter TNT Express.

13. Greece Likely to Exit the Euro

Its debt-restructuring proposal looks like a stop-gap measure.

14. Europe Teeters, But German Stocks Shine

Investors frightened of Europe have found a haven in Germany, where stocks are up 14.7% this year. Also, continued questions about how to manage Greece, and why a big mining merger doesn't herald an M&A revival.

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