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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Matthew Winkler, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News, apologized on Monday for allowing journalists "limited" access to sensitive data about how clients used Bloomberg terminals, saying it was "inexcusable", but that important customer data had always been protected.

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BELLINZONA, Switzerland/PRAGUE (Reuters) - One of the biggest scandals dating back to central Europe's post-communist privatisation boom came to trial on Monday in a Swiss court, years after alleged money laundering that prompted the freezing of around half a billion euros (420 million pounds).

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(Reuters) - Barclays Plc , the first bank to settle with authorities over alleged manipulation of the Libor interest rate, on Monday won the dismissal of a U.S. lawsuit by shareholders who claimed they lost money because of the British bank's activity.

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HONG KONG (Reuters) - He has trained on Broadway and been a Wall Street banker.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI last month gave temporary security clearances to scores of U.S. bank executives to brief them on the investigation into the cyber attacks that have repeatedly disrupted online banking websites for most of a year.

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it had acquired Liquavista NV from Samsung Electronics Co to help the world's largest Internet retailer develop new displays for mobile devices.

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is still evaluating Slovenia's economic reform plans submitted last week and wants quick action to tackle the country's banking problems, the EU's top economic official said on Monday.

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(Reuters) - Nintendo Co, one of the world's largest makers of video game players, won a U.S. appeals court decision in a patent case that will allow it to keep importing its popular Wii system into the United States.

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BANGALORE (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will not lower its deposit rate below zero in the next few months, a firm majority of traders polled by Reuters on Monday said, after ECB policymaker Ignazio Visco backed such a move.

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LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 edged up to fresh 5-1/2 year highs on Monday, reversing early losses as strength in defensive stocks helped compensate for steep losses in the banking sector.

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MONTREAL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global airline industry favours offsetting carbon emissions by buying carbon credits rather than participating in an industry-wide cap-and-trade system, the head of the trade association for global airlines said Monday.

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany distanced itself on Monday from the European Commission's proposal to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China, saying it would prefer an amicable solution.

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank said on Monday it was in touch with Bloomberg LP after the financial data and news company had allowed journalists to see some information about terminal usage.

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares eased on Monday with sentiment hit by selling in commodities triggered by a strong dollar, which rose to a fresh 4-1/2-year peak against the yen on the back of growing confidence in the U.S. economy.

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LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC's sale of a stake in a Korean insurer last month was made with little fanfare, just one of 52 deals struck or businesses closed in the last two years by Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver, and analysts are expecting more.

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LONDON (Reuters) - British companies have grown more optimistic about the economy in recent months as a recovery, increasingly aided by a central bank funding scheme, is gathering pace, a leading business lobby said on Monday.

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(Reuters) - British insurer Aviva Plc could buy thousands of homes in London and the southeast of England to use as rented properties in a deal with social housing provider A2Dominion, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the situation.

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Investors convinced China's currency is once again a one-way bet upward should think again: signs of slowing economic growth could cut short the yuan's rally.

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