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An 83-year-old former Spanish
bank chairman was fined 52 million euros ($58 million) on
Thursday after being convicted of smuggling a Pablo Picasso
painting abroad after it was designated a national treasure.

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Thailand's Central Retail Corp,
which is on track for the country's largest public float, cut
the price range for its initial public offering to 40 to 43 baht
per share, it said in a filing on Thursday, the lower end of its
initial range.
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Morgan Stanley lifted its
performance goals on Thursday after beating Wall Street
estimates by a wide margin, the latest sign that Chief Executive
James Gorman's strategic vision for the bank is bearing fruit.
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After being set up 5 years ago, Municipal Bond Agency is set for its first issuance
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Posted at 16:18h
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An upsurge of violence in
Lebanon's protests against the ruling elite, with police meting
out beatings and protesters hurling stones, has alarmed rights
groups and whipped up public fury.

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Far Point Acquisition Corp, a
blank-check company set up by hedge fund Third Point LLC and
ex-New York Stock Exchange President Thomas Farley, said on
Thursday it had agreed to acquire shopping tax refund firm
Global Blue in a $2.6 billion deal.
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U.S.-based real estate group Hines
has acquired the landmark Velasca Tower in the centre of Milan
from Italian insurer Unipol and plans to transform the
building into a luxury office-led complex, the company said on
Thursday.
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Banks have until September to stop issuing cash products linked to sterling benchmark
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* Bigger battle to save state power firm Eskom looms
(Adds SAA, rescue practitioners on aircraft tender)

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The boss of Irish low-cost
airline Ryanair has attacked the UK government-backed
rescue of regional airline Flybe, joining industry heavyweight
Willie Walsh in opposing state help for a private company.

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