Ron Sommer, Telekom's boss once a hero of Germany's nascent equity culture, but now a perennial target of shareholder groups and the press has fallen out publicly with Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest bank, which last week sold a huge batch of Telekom shares, sending the share price plummeting (see article).

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Traders are once again looking to a fresh batch of U.S. economic data Thursday for price direction.

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"Until you get the next batch of buildings, you will have uninterrupted rent and asset-price escalation, " says Periquet.

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Ms Hedegaard confirmed that the commission is seeking to withdraw a batch of pollution permits from the market in order to drive the price higher.

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In our opinion, the Plair is a neat little gadget for its price, but you'll have to wait until early April for the next batch coming off the production line.

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There is a significant batch of U.S. economic data Friday that could move the markets, including real earnings, the consumer price index, the Empire State manufacturing survey, Treasury international capital data, and industrial production and capacity utilization.

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