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EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks slump 1 pct, forint hit by aid worries

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LONDON Oct 26 (Reuters) - The Hungarian forint was the top loser among major emerging market currencies on Friday, falling 0.8 percent on a local media report that the IMF was holding out on fresh loan talks. The country's minister in charge of talks with the Fund quickly denied that talks had broken down after a website reported the IMF was not prepared to return to the … [Read more...] about EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks slump 1 pct, forint hit by aid worries

Anglo’s outgoing CEO warns against "token women"

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* Carroll exit leaves two female CEOs in FTSE 100 * EU pushing for quotas on female executives * Women make up 3.2 percent of executives at EU-listed firms By Natalie Huet LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Mining giant Anglo American's outgoing chief executive Cynthia Carroll, only the third woman to take the helm of a FTSE 100 company, warned on Friday that calls … [Read more...] about Anglo’s outgoing CEO warns against "token women"

UPDATE 4-Anglo CEO Cynthia Carroll quits as share price lags

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* Carroll to remain in position until successor is appointed * BHP's Vanselow, Xstrata's Davis in frame as replacements * Shares rise over 4 percent on the news By Clara Ferreira-Marques and Sinead Cruise LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Anglo American's Chief Executive Cynthia Carroll has quit after more than five years in the job, under pressure from investors … [Read more...] about UPDATE 4-Anglo CEO Cynthia Carroll quits as share price lags

Euro Coal-Prices dip 50c, Asia buyers wait on sidelines

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* Nov and Dec S.African cargoes bid at $74/T FOB * 1.2 million tonnes/year coal affected by S.African strikes * Analysts neutral to negative on coal price direction LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Prompt physical coal prices slipped by 50-60 U.S. cents a tonne for the third day in a row as weak demand from India and China outweighed anxieties about South African … [Read more...] about Euro Coal-Prices dip 50c, Asia buyers wait on sidelines

S.Africa’s rand firms as gold strikes draw to close

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* Upbeat U.S. GDP figures add support for rand * Bonds continue to ease after medium term budget By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG, Oct 26 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand firmed against the dollar on Friday as a gold mining strike drew to a close and investors continued to cheer a pledge by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to keep state spending in check for the next … [Read more...] about S.Africa’s rand firms as gold strikes draw to close