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EUROPE
Did SocGen's Kerviel Have Help?
Société Générale confirms a second suspect in the trading scandal has been taken into custody—an employee of affiliated brokerage Newedge


EUROPE
Expat Tax Fight Heats Up in Britain
Wealthy foreigners are irate over the British Treasury's ambitious tax plan. Many may leave, and take their assets and investments with them


FINANCE, MARKETS & INVESTING
Deutsche Bank: No Nasty Surprises
Investors breathe a sigh of relief as a 47% decline in quarterly profits meets expectations and there are no huge losses related to rogue traders or subprime loans


ECONOMICS
Will Israel Shackle the Shekel?
So far, Israel's central bank is resisting demands from business and labor to restrain the shekel's soaring rise against the dollar


EUROPE • From The Independent
British Biz Confidence at Five-Year Low
The third straight quarterly decline indicates 2008 will be a tough year. Larger companies are more pessimistic than smaller ones


EASTERN EUROPE • From Transitions Online
Credit Crunch Could Cool Hot Baltics
The global crisis is finally doing what governments wouldn't, reining in the economics of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia


EUROPE • From Spiegel Online
U.S. Seeks Tougher EU Flight Security
The Bush administration demands the EU approve a list of air security increases, including armed guards on all flights. Europe may resist


EUROPE • From EUobserver
EU Leans On France to Meet Deficit Goals
European ministers pressure Paris to meet budgetary deadlines. Meanwhile, the Commission stays optimistic regarding a possible recession


EUROPE • From The Independent
GSK Plunges on Further Avandia Woes
Weak sales of the diabetes drug and competition from generics lead pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline to warn shareholders that earnings will fall


TECHNOLOGY • From silicon.com
Consumers Spurn BT Wi-Fi Phones
The BT Fusion, which routes calls off cell networks and onto DSL, has failed to find an enthusiastic audience despite widespread marketing


EUROPE • From Spiegel Online
Female Managers Lift Microsoft Germany
Shrinking populations in Europe are forcing companies to get serious about bringing women into the executive leagues. The software maker is leading the way


POWER LUNCH
Vivendi's Dead, Long Live Vivendi
CEO Jean-Bernard Lévy is a smooth operator who's reinventing the French entertainment company by moving it from movies to video games and music


MANAGEMENT
A French Water Company's Cautionary Tale in China
Suez Group, a global player in water treatment projects, is shying away from China's impoverished northeast after a joint venture in Siping turned bad


NEWS & FEATURES • From Creative Review
Wolff Olins' Intuitive Branding
Despite the choruses of disapproval that met their recent branding work for London's Olympic Games, Wolff Olins stands by its work and philosophy: good brand building is beyond logic


INNOVATION
S&P/BusinessWeek Global Innovation Index
Introducing an important resource for investors who want to participate in the growth of leading-edge companies--with new results every day


EATING AND DRINKING
Making the World Better Through Chocolate
Organic chocolate may not keep the weight off but it is more eco-friendly than the typical bonbon


SPECIAL REPORT: MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2008
A New Crop of Sizzling Handsets
At the Mobile World Congress, the world's top cell-phone makers unveiled their latest offerings

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