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The UK's competition watchdog said on
Friday it will not be referring the takeover of Ei Group
by Slug and Lettuce owner Stonegate to an in-depth
investigation.

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Posted at 07:27h
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Royal Bank of Scotland's new
Chief Executive Alison Rose unveiled a new strategy for the
taxpayer-backed bank on Friday, including radically cutting back
the size of its loss-making investment bank and renaming the
company NatWest.
Posted at 07:19h
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Foreign investors turned net buyers of
Japanese equities last week as local shares tracked the rally in
U.S. stocks, shrugging off fears related to the coronavirus
outbreak in China.

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Posted at 07:18h
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China's ByteDance, the
owner of video-sharing app TikTok, will appoint an executive to
exclusively lead its nascent gaming business, sources said,
signalling its growth ambitions in the sector and an
intensifying rivalry with tech giant Tencent.
Posted at 07:01h
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Royal Bank of Scotland
reported a better than expected pre-tax profit of 4.2 billion
pounds($5.48 billion)on Friday, as chief executive Alison Rose
set out a new strategy including a planned renaming of the
taxpayer-backed group to its biggest brand NatWest.
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Australian shares closed higher on
Friday, rising more than 1.5% in a week that saw
better-than-expected corporate earnings lift prospects for
heavyweight financials despite investor concerns over the
fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak.

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Posted at 07:00h
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Kenya's health minister
celebrated the delivery of a CT scanner at a large county
hospital, telling journalists that sick patients could now be
diagnosed locally.

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Posted at 06:45h
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China's
coronavirus outbreak showed no sign of peaking with health
authorities on Friday reporting more than 5,000 new cases, while
passengers on a cruise ship blocked from five countries due to
virus fears finally disembarked in Cambodia.
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Credit Agricole,
France's second-biggest listed bank, topped expectations for
quarterly profit on Friday, boosted by stronger results at its
investment bank.

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Hedge funds betting that the
Swiss franc will climb further against the euro will soon meet
their match, according to investors who are taking the other
side of the trade.

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