ft.com - 7/29/2009
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Companies in the UK paid off more bank loans than they were granted in the year to June for the first time since records began in 1997, in a sign of how the financial crisis has cut into businesses’ ability to borrow. An indicator of the money supply in the economy as a whole also fell sharply, ...
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Portfolio Tilt —
... Santander Said to Plan $3 Billion I.P.O (DealBook) 8.) KKR Plans a Dollar General IPO (WSJ) 9.) The Limited Alchemy of Options (Minyanville) 10.) Four Potential IPOs Could Arrive in August (WSJ) 11.) Wind Dying Down for FPL Group (Barron's) 12.) Target: A Retailer and a REIT (BloggingStocks) 13.) The Simple Math of "Staggering" Chinese Growth (Contrarian Edge) 14.) Non-Performing Loan Zones (FT Alphaville) 15.) Companies Pay Down Record Levels of Debt (FT) 16.) Complex Yahoo! Deal with ...
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FT Alphaville —
On FT Alphaville Wednesday morning, - Just 5 out of 10 SWF asset managers said… - Non-performing loan zones. - Presenting the ‘ physical loophole .’ - When is an SWF not an SWF? - Country-style inflation in Further reading . - Debating economists in Pink picks . - A $2.23bn-bid hoax in Markets Live . On FT.com, - Microsoft and Yahoo close to partnership. - Companies pay down record levels of debt . - Chinese shares falter despite record IPO. - Earnings optimism powers Europe’s bourses .
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