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Friedman, free market champion, dies
MILTON FRIEDMAN, champion of free-market economics and intellectual godfather of the
Reagan and Thatcher era of conservative political ascendancy, died yesterday at the age of
94 … 
Reader's Digest sold to private equity firm for $2.4bn
READER'S DIGEST Association, owner of the world's largest circulation magazine, became the
latest listed company to be bought out by a private equity firm as it agreed to a $2.4 …
FTSE pushes higher after US inflation data
A w ell-received disposal plan from National Grid helped the blue chips, while Northern
Foods underpinned the mid-caps on hopes that it could be a takeover target …
Hutchison chief challenges rival Vodafone to come clean
HUTCHISON WHAMPOA challenged Arun Sarin to put his money where his mouth is just days
after the Vodafone chief executive signalled an interest in buying its European mobile
assets …
Tax havens lose some attraction as Revenue goes on the offensive
MONACO Millionaires - the elite group of business people who reside outside the UK to
slash their tax bill - face a crackdown by Revenue & Customs on the number …
HoF demands discount terms from suppliers
… making it the latest retailer to seek improved terms in the face of tough trading
on the high street …
Secretive Syrian buys Esporta for £460m
ESPORTA, the health club operator, is to be acquired by Simon Halabi, the secretive
Syrian-born billionaire, for more than £460 million after failed attempts by Whitbread
and a mystery Middle …
Vedanta to invest $2bn in Indian power generation
VEDANTA, the FTSE 100 mining group, is investing $2 billion (£1 million) in a new power
generation business in India as the country struggles with a 30 per cent shortfall in
supply …
National Grid urges Ofgem to lift tariffs
NATIONAL GRID yesterday called on Ofgem to make "a significant move" to raise tariffs in
its forthcoming price review as it reported a 12.4 per cent rise in first-half profits …
Monsoon chief in surprise departure
MONSOON'S chief executive quit unexpectedly yesterday, a day after confirming that she had
cashed in nearly £380,000 of share options and two months after the resignation of the
retailer's finance director …