Small investors quitting Wall Street: SEC boss (AFP)

The head of the US stock market watchdog said on Tuesday that individual investors have been turning away from equities since a May crash that exposed weaknesses in Wall Street's trading structure.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP – The head of the US stock market watchdog said on Tuesday that individual investors have been turning away from equities since a May crash that exposed weaknesses in Wall Street’s trading structure.

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Petrobras sells 64 bln dlrs of stock to fund oil exploration (AFP)

An oil platform off the coast of Brazil. Brazil's Petrobras unveiled one of the world's biggest share offerings Friday, a sale of up to 64 billion dollars in new stock to finance oil exploration aimed at turning Brazil into a leading oil exporter of the 21st century.(AFP/File/Antonio Scorza)AFP – Brazil’s Petrobras unveiled one of the world’s biggest share offerings Friday, a sale of up to 64 billion dollars in new stock to finance oil exploration aimed at turning Brazil into a leading oil exporter of the 21st century.

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Resolution buys AXA businesses in UK (AFP)

British insurer Resolution has announced it has acquired French insurer AXA's life insurance and savings businesses in Britain for 2.75 billion pounds (3.3 billion euros, 4.0 billion dollars).(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP – British insurer Resolution announced Thursday it has acquired French insurer AXA’s life insurance and savings businesses in Britain for 2.75 billion pounds (3.3 billion euros, 4.0 billion dollars).

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AXA in talks to sell British units (AFP)

French insurance AXA giant said on Monday that it was in talks with British rival Resolution to sell its life insurance and savings businesses in Britain for 3.3 billion euros.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP – French insurer AXA is in talks with British rival Resolution on a 3.3-billion-euro (4-billion-dollar) deal to sell its life insurance and savings businesses in Britain, the French company said on Monday.

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US home foreclosures drop first time in four years (AFP)

A pre-foreclosure sign is displayed outside a home in Miami, Florida in 2009. US home foreclosures have dropped for the first time in four years as the economy recovered from a brutal recession triggered by a mortgage meltdown, a real estate data company said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP – US home foreclosures have dropped for the first time in four years as the economy recovered from a brutal recession triggered by a mortgage meltdown, a real estate data company said Thursday.

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Qatar buys top London store Harrods (AFP)

People walk in front of the Harrods department store in London. Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed has sold luxury London department store Harrods to the investment arm of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, his financial advisors Lazard said Saturday.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP – The Qatari royal family’s investment arm bought luxury British department store Harrods on Saturday, with the Qatari prime minister vowing to make the London landmark “even greater and better”.

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Qatar buys top London store Harrods (AFP)

People walk in front of the Harrods department store in London. Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed has sold luxury London department store Harrods to the investment arm of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, his financial advisors Lazard said Saturday.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP – The Qatari royal family’s investment arm bought luxury British department store Harrods on Saturday, with the Qatari prime minister vowing to make the London landmark “even greater and better”.

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Qatar buys top London store Harrods (AFP)

People walk in front of the Harrods department store in London. Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed has sold luxury London department store Harrods to the investment arm of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, his financial advisors Lazard said Saturday.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP – The Qatari royal family’s investment arm bought luxury British department store Harrods on Saturday, with the Qatari prime minister vowing to make the London landmark “even greater and better”.

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Qatar buys top London store Harrods (AFP)

People walk in front of the Harrods department store in London. Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed has sold luxury London department store Harrods to the investment arm of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, his financial advisors Lazard said Saturday.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP – The Qatari royal family’s investment arm bought luxury British department store Harrods on Saturday, with the Qatari prime minister vowing to make the London landmark “even greater and better”.

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Freddie Mac asks for fresh 10.6 billion dollar bailout (AFP)

Troubled US government-backed mortgage firm Freddie Mac on Wednesday asked for an additional 10.6 billion dollars from the Treasury Department to cover losses.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP – Troubled US government-backed mortgage firm Freddie Mac on Wednesday asked for an additional 10.6 billion dollars from the Treasury Department to cover losses.

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