Hungarian Times: Business

• Commerzbank sells off Kleinwort 2009. October 15. Thursday
  Germany's Commerzbank sells its UK wealth management arm Kleinwort Benson, less than one year after buying the division.
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• WH Smith profits up but sales dip 2009. October 15. Thursday
  Newsagent chain WH Smith announces a rise in full-year profits to £81m, despite a fall in sales.
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• Xstrata walks away from Anglo bid 2009. October 15. Thursday
  Swiss-based miner Xstrata announces that it has "no intention" of making an offer for rival Anglo-American.
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• Signs of Eurostar sales recovery 2009. October 15. Thursday
  Eurostar reports a rise in sales between July and September, and sees signs of an upturn in business travel.
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• Dow Jones breaks through 10,000 2009. October 15. Thursday
  The Dow Jones index tops the 10,000 mark for the first time in a year, boosted by better-than-expected results from JP Morgan.
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• Sparkling success 2009. October 15. Thursday
  English winemakers toast bumper 2009 grape harvest
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• What were your Money Matters? 2009. October 15. Thursday
  As the crowds left the BBC's Money Matters Roadshow, they left a sense of what was vexing consumers during the recession.
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• Banking legend Wasserstein dies 2009. October 15. Thursday
  The renowned US investment banker and chief executive of Lazard, Bruce Wasserstein, dies at the age of 61.
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• JP Morgan results beat forecasts 2009. October 15. Thursday
  JP Morgan Chase, the second biggest US bank reports better-than-expected results, boosting stockmarkets around the world.
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• Foreign banks agree UK pay rules 2009. October 14. Wednesday
  Major overseas banks operating in London have agreed to implement rules on remuneration, the Treasury says.
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Hungarian Times: Politics

• Obama’s New Orleans visit to be 1st as president 2009. October 15. Thursday
  President Obama will visit New Orleans on Thursday for the first time since taking office, to address rebuilding efforts in the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina four years ago.
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• Spotlight on Snowe as health care battle advances 2009. October 15. Thursday
  Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe has served in Congress for more than 30 years, but in recent months, she's become one of the most-watched lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
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• Snowe pushes health care compromise 2009. October 15. Thursday
  A key figure in the contentious health care debate called for more bipartisan compromise Wednesday, putting her at odds with a growing chorus of dissent from conservative and liberal activists.
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• Obama: Candidate vs. President 2009. October 15. Thursday
  During the 2008 presidential campaign, analysts noted that then-Sen. Barack Obama ran a relatively tight ship -- complete with a near lock-step message strategy and a loyal political team.
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• Obama, advisers review Afghanistan strategy 2009. October 15. Thursday
  President Obama huddled with top military, foreign policy and national security advisers Wednesday as part of an ongoing review of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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• What happens next in health care reform? 2009. October 14. Wednesday
  The focus on health care reform now shifts to the Democratic leadership in Congress a day after the Senate Finance Committee voted through its version of the health care bill.
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• Backlogs continue to frustrate VA progress 2009. October 14. Wednesday
  The Department of Veterans Affairs is still struggling with an enormous backlog in claims for medical and educational benefits that are piling up despite efforts to diminish the paperwork, the secretary of the department admitted Wednesday.
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• Senators respond to Pakistani protests 2009. October 14. Wednesday
  The chairmen of the House and Senate committees on foreign relations Wednesday provided a written explanation of the $7.5 billion Pakistan aid bill, a response to Pakistani protests of U.S. meddling in its affairs.
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