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Vodafone makes writedown on European weakness

By Kate Holton LONDON | Tue May 22, 2012 5:01pm IST LONDON (Reuters) – Mobile operator Vodafone (VOD.L) made a writedown of 4 billion pounds and cut its medium-term sales target as the debt crisis squeezed... 
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Tata Comm Q4 consolidated loss widens

Tue May 22, 2012 4:01pm IST REUTERS – Tata Communications(TATA.NS) reported a wider fourth-quarter consolidated loss, hit by higher costs and dragged by its South African unit, keeping the international telecoms carrier... 
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Vodafone India IPO unlikely in 2012 if spectrum proposals accepted

MUMBAI | Tue May 22, 2012 5:29pm IST MUMBAI (Reuters) – Vodafone’s Indian unit may not launch a planned initial public offer this year if the government accepts airwaves auction proposals by the sector... 
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Gold demand muted as rupee drops to record low

MUMBAI | Tue May 22, 2012 6:08pm IST MUMBAI (Reuters) – Demand for gold in India, one of the world’s top consumers, stayed muted on Tuesday after prices in the local market rose as the rupee fell to a... 
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Sensex falls 157 points as rupee drops to record low

By Abhishek Vishnoi MUMBAI | Tue May 22, 2012 5:43pm IST MUMBAI (Reuters) – The BSE Sensex fell on Tuesday, snapping three sessions of gains, as the rupee dropped to a new record low while global risk aversion... 
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Fitch cuts Japan rating as politics hinders debt plan

By Stanley White TOKYO | Tue May 22, 2012 5:19pm IST TOKYO (Reuters) – Fitch cut Japan’s sovereign credit status on Tuesday to the lowest level among global ratings agencies as a political stalemate dims... 
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Rupee slumps to record low of 55.47/dlr; RBI still absent

By Swati Bhat MUMBAI | Tue May 22, 2012 6:15pm IST MUMBAI (Reuters) – The rupee hit a record low to the dollar for the fifth straight session on Tuesday, weighed down by large dollar demand from oil firms and... 
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Morgan Stanley cut Facebook estimates just before IPO

By Alistair Barr Tue May 22, 2012 11:15am IST REUTERS – In the run-up to Facebook’s (FB.O) $16 billion IPO, Morgan Stanley (MS.N), the lead underwriter on the deal, unexpectedly delivered some negative news to... 
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Morgan Stanley cut Facebook estimates just before IPO

By Alistair Barr Tue May 22, 2012 11:15am IST REUTERS – In the run-up to Facebook’s (FB.O) $16 billion IPO, Morgan Stanley (MS.N), the lead underwriter on the deal, unexpectedly delivered some negative news to... 
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Jailed Enron’s Skilling seeks new trial, cites new evidence

Tue May 22, 2012 12:00pm IST REUTERS – Jailed former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling is seeking a new trial citing “newly discovered evidence,” according to court documents. Skilling... 
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