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Dubai could sell off trophy assets such as QE2 in £36bn crisis

Brit troubleshooter to fight debt Luxury cruise liner the QE2 could be one of debt-laden Dubai's first trophy assets to be put up for sale. The threat of a fire sale was sparked yesterday by a cash crisis at the state-owned...

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Footsie Shakes Off Dubai Debt Jitters

5:28pm UK, Friday November 27, 2009 Ed Merrison, Sky News Online The FTSE 100 index recovered from its early morning slide on Friday, shrugging off uncertainty triggered by a debt crisis in Dubai. To view this content you need...

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US shares slide over Dubai fears

Dubai does not have the enormous oil wealth enjoyed by its neighbours such as Abu Dhabi. Its main source of wealth has historically been as a port. In recent years it has sought to make money from property development and...

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Judge asks for phone records after death call in Tullett poaching case

Michael Herman and Alex Spence A bitter legal dispute between two City brokers has taken a dramatic twist after key witness claimed that he received death threats the night before giving evidence. Tom Stevenson, a broker...

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Dubai alarm drives down world stocks

Saturday, November 28, 2009 LONDON: Global stock markets fell for a second day on Friday over investor alarm about possible domino defaults rippling out from a shock request by Dubai to suspend debt payments. Asian indices...

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Dubai debacle spooks markets

Dubai debacle spooks markets Irish Independent SHARES fell almost everywhere as one theme dominated the world's stock markets yesterday -- Dubai's move to delay debt payments which triggered fears of the biggest government...

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US shares tumble amid Dubai debt fears

Dubai does not have the enormous oil wealth enjoyed by its neighbours such as Abu Dhabi. Its main source of wealth has historically been as a port. In recent years it has sought to make money from property development and...

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Dubai woes hit world stocks again; Asia down most

By PAN PYLAS AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) -- Sentiment among investors has been hit hard by Wednesday's news that Dubai World, a government investment company, has asked creditors if it can postpone its forthcoming payments...

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FTSE close: Dubai crisis unnerves traders

Adrian Lowery, This is Money London shares took a hammering today after nerves over Dubai's financial security prompted a sell-off interrupted only by a technical glitch. at 5,264.9. Traders were unnerved after it emerged that...

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Lloyds rights issue: What the experts say

Lloyds is offering 1.34 new shares for every existing share owned at a price of 37p each: a 60% discount to last night's closing price and a 38.6% discount to the 'ex-rights price' of 60.5-61.0p, which the shares are expected...

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