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Britain says GM given no special deal over Astra - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it had not offered General Motors any special treatment to persuade it to build the next generation of its Astra compact in England rather than Germany.

Asian markets shrug off risk, may regret it - SINGAPORE (Reuters) - After a three-week selloff in financial markets, measures of risk show investors in Asia are assuming a return to stability, and with a level of confidence that could be horribly misplaced.

Bridgepoint plans Aenova drugs group sale -sources - LONDON/FRANKFURT, May 22 (Reuters) - Private equity group Bridgepoint has picked Morgan Stanley to sell Aenova, hoping to pull in more than 400 million euros ($510 million) for the German vitamins and generic prescription drugs maker, ...

Tesco CEO turns down 372,000 pound bonus - LONDON (Reuters) - Tesco boss Philip Clarke has opted not to take an annual bonus of about 372,000 pounds ($588,000) following a poor performance by the world's third-biggest retailer in its main British market.

European shares recover ahead of EU summit - PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - European stocks rose on Tuesday, extending the previous day's tentative recovery from a two-month slump as expectations of new measures to fight the euro zone debt crisis and reports about Chinese infrastructure ...

ASIA CREDIT CLOSE: Tightens on short covering ahead of euro summit - SINGAPORE, May 22 (IFR) - There was the glimmer of the return of risk-on in Asian credit markets today, with the iTraxx Asia series 17 IG index chalking up a 7bp contraction coming up to the close, in from its 4bp tightening at the open, ...

Saudi aid package for Egypt being finalised-finmin - RIYADH, May 22 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim Alassaf said in a speech on Tuesday that the OPEC country was in the process of finalising its $2.7- billion aid package for Egypt.

Miners help Britain's FTSE extend its recovery - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's benchmark share index extended its tentative recovery on Tuesday, as mining stocks rose on a rise in the price of copper and on hopes of new moves in China to boost its economy.

China shares end up on expectations of govt stimulus - SHANGHAI, May 22 (Reuters) - Chinese shares ended up 1.1 p ercent on Tuesday, lifted by growth-sensitive companies after local media reported that Beijing will fast-track approvals for infrastructure investments to combat a sluggish economic outlook.

European shares extend recovery ahead of EU summit - PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - European stocks rose early on Tuesday, extending the previous day's tentative recovery from a two-month slump as expectation of new measures to fight the euro zone debt crisis and reports about Chinese infrastructure ...

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