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  1. China restricts exports of some obscure but important commodities http://ow.ly/2AAnq
  2. Headlines: Barclays unveils new CEO; Obama to spend $50bn to stimulate US job market; PwC under pressure in Russia http://ow.ly/2Az5O
  3. Two ethics professors argue that greater openness does not lead to better corporate governance http://ow.ly/2AyYF
  4. Can a bit of deflation be good for developed economies? http://ow.ly/2A7rL
  5. Why counterfeit drugs now pose a threat to the rich world http://ow.ly/2A4DJ
  6. BA's big plans: some unclear event might perhaps happen at some undetermined future point http://ow.ly/2A7aB
  7. Headlines: BA-Iberia draw up a takeover wish list; Afghanistan may bail out Kabul Bank; Axa sheds Goldman shares http://ow.ly/2A4Af
  8. In praise of TripAdvisor, a useful tool for business travellers http://ow.ly/2z6Qt
  9. Our review of the past week's business and finance news http://ow.ly/2z6OS
  10. Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest, is seeking to make investment banking boring http://ow.ly/2z6N6
  11. Headlines: HSBC says banks could leave UK if forced to separate retail and securities; Russian grain export ban extended http://ow.ly/2z5VU
  12. Candover, a once-revered private-equity firm is going under. Who’s next? http://ow.ly/2yEfh
  13. Our management columnist on the "anti-bullying industry" http://ow.ly/2yAJJ
  14. The internet has been a great unifier of people, companies and online networks. Powerful forces threaten to balkanise it http://ow.ly/2yDb7
  15. Updated story: HP wins the battle with Dell for control of 3PAR http://ow.ly/2yD8I
  16. Burger King confirms $4bn sale to 3G Capital http://ow.ly/2yAqY
  17. Headlines: Petrobras pays dearly for deepwater reserves; Worries over biggest Afghan Bank; RBS cuts more jobs http://ow.ly/2ysF8
  18. Business people started out liking Obama. Why did he blow it? http://ow.ly/2y3dB
  19. Why America simultaneously has too many engineers, and too few http://ow.ly/2y3c9
  20. Whopper to go? Burger King may be bought by a private-equity firm http://ow.ly/2y1s5