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      <title><![CDATA[Mittal Steel reports operating profit growth 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-08-02 02:28:07</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - The world's biggest steelmaker, 
Mittal  Steel   , which is buying its closest 
rival, Arcelor , said on Wednesday that its second 
quarter operating profit rose nearly 50 percent from the 
previous period.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mittal Steel Owns 92% Of European Steel Maker Arcelor]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-07-26 07:21:07</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Mittal  Steel , the world's biggest  steel  producer, announced that it controls 91.88 percent of European  steel  maker Arcelor following its 25-billion-euro takeover bid, reported the Times News Network. "I am delighted at this result which is a resounding endorsement of the strategic logic and value...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[US Steel profit up on higher prices 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-07-25 09:39:04</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters -  United States Steel  Corp.  said 
on Tuesday that second-quarter profit rose as income from its 
flat-rolled products segment increased on higher prices 
combined with relatively flat costs.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Arcelor Keeps Friendship With Severstal Despite Breaking The Deal]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-07-13 06:41:11</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[The European  steel  group Arcelor kept in contact with Severstal despite earlier breaking its deal with the Russian company to merge with Mittal  Steel . Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said "As far as I know, contacts and ties are being kept up," hoping that "they will find common...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mittal Steel may not buy out Arcelor Brazil units 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-07-11 03:09:10</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Mittal  Steel   , which is 
taking over rival steelmaker Arcelor , said on Tuesday 
it might not have to buy out minority shareholdings in 
Arcelor's two Brazilian subsidiaries, Acesita S.A. and Arcelor 
Brasil S.A., as previously expected.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mittal announces final timetable for Arcelor offer 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-07-05 04:50:59</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Mittal  Steel  Co NV   said 
on Wednesday it was announcing the final approval and timetable 
of its agreed tender offer for rival steelmaker Arcelor 
.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[SABMiller To Buy Two Drink Brands For $215 Million]]></title>
      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?117587</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-07-03 18:57:02</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Miller will purchase two alcoholic drink brands for $215 million. SABMiller Plc, the parent company of the Miller Brewing Co. will buy the McKenzie River Corp. to acquire Sparks, a caffeinated alcohol malt beverage, and  Steel  Reserve, a lager beer....]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Severstal's Mordashov may drop Arcelor bid: report 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-06-29 04:22:55</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Russian steelmaker Severstal&#039;s  
owner Alexei Mordashov may drop his bid for a stake in Arcelor 
 and accept 140 million euros (97 million pounds) in 
compensation, a Russian newspaper said on Thursday.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Severstal eyeing bid for Corus: dealers 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?114414</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-06-28 07:55:55</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Russian  steel  firm Severstal  
is mulling a bid for Anglo-Dutch rival Corus  , 
just days after its merger attempt with Luxembourg&#039;s Arcelor 
 was derailed, dealers said on Wednesday.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mittal told French MPs confident about Arcelor vote 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-06-28 07:55:55</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Mittal  Steel   Chairman Lakshmi 
Mittal told French members of parliament on Wednesday he was 
confident Arcelor  shareholders would reject a link 
with Russia's Severstal , a French lawmaker said.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mittal heads for Luxembourg to toast Arcelor deal 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-06-26 05:25:14</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters -  Steel  magnate Lakshmi Mittal will 
outline on Monday his vision for the world&#039;s largest 
steelmaker, forged by the merger of Mittal  Steel   and 
Arcelor  in Luxembourg where five months ago he was 
spurned as a corporate raider.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Arcelor agrees to merger deal with Mittal Steel 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-06-25 15:31:43</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - European  steel  maker Arcelor 
 has agreed to a 100 percent takeover bid made by 
world sector leader Mittal  Steel  , creating a global 
 steel  giant that will dwarf its rivals, its chairman said on 
Sunday.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mittal Wins Arcelor Deal]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-06-25 07:56:48</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Mittal  Steel  Co. on Sunday won the historic Arcelor deal ending the five-month old takeover war to forge the world's largest  steel  firm.
                    
                
                
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      <title><![CDATA[Mittal, Arcelor agree deal: report 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?112415</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-06-25 07:11:08</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Two Indian  television  channels on Sunday 
reported that  steel  makers Mittal  Steel    and 
Arcelor  had reached a merger agreement in principle 
and the new company would be called Arcelor Mittal.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Severstal gets positioned to counter Mittal: source 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?112196</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-06-24 15:16:24</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Russian steelmaker Severstal was on 
Saturday jostling to thwart any potential raised Mittal  Steel  
offer for rival steelmaker Arcelor as the battle for Arcelor 
nears its climax, said a source familiar with the matter.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Arcelor and Mittal said near peace deal 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?111319</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-06-23 01:52:49</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters -  Steel  firms Mittal  and Arcelor 
 are drawing close to a friendly merger deal that 
would end a six-month hostile bidding war and forge the world&#039;s 
largest  steel  company, French newspaper La Tribune reported on 
Friday.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mittal faces pressure to up Arcelor bid 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?109908</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-06-21 06:25:59</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - The world&#039;s biggest 
steelmaker Mittal  faced further pressure to raise its 
23-billion-euro (&#36;29-billion) bid for rival Arcelor  
after Russian suitor Severstal  improved its friendly 
merger offer.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mittal Steel says outcome of Arcelor talks uncertain 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?109187</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-06-20 06:40:28</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Mittal  Steel  , the world&#039;s 
largest  steel  producer by volume, said on Tuesday that talks 
with takeover  target  Arcelor  were continuing but the 
likely result was uncertain.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mittal more confident of Arcelor bid success: report 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?109096</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-06-20 03:08:24</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Mittal  Steel   is increasingly 
confident it can convince Arcelor  shareholders to 
back its offer to buy the European  steel  maker and pressure 
management into dropping its resistance, Mittal's chief 
executive said in a newspaper interview.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Arcelor says met with Mittal, more talks to come 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?105626</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-06-14 06:56:57</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Arcelor  and Mittal 
, the world&#039;s two largest  steel  companies, have begun 
talks about a possible takeover, Arcelor said, more than four 
months after rejecting Mittal&#039;s overtures.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Arcelor to make statement on Mittal decision 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?104054</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-06-11 22:24:15</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Arcelor&#039;s  chairman said 
the steelmaker would issue a statement at 0500 GMT on Monday 
about its board&#039;s decision on a 22 billion euro (&#36;27.9 billion) 
takeover offer from rival Mittal  Steel  .  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Arcelor board faces decision on rebel shareholders 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?103847</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-06-11 07:14:54</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Arcelor&#039;s  board meets on 
Sunday on how to respond to shareholders opposed to a &quot;white 
knight&quot; deal that would save the steelmaker from Mittal  Steel &#039;s 
 unsolicited 22 billion-euro (&#36;27.8 billion) bid.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gold producers see good times ahead 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?102528</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-06-08 14:07:22</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Some of the froth has been blown off 
the top of the gold market, but that has not rattled the big 
producers who agree that prices are unlikely to drop to levels 
seen just before the millennium turned six years ago.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. service economy grows at slower pace 
    (AP)
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      <pubDate>2006-06-05 12:25:51</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - The service sector of the U.S. economy expanded in May, but at a slower pace than in April, a private survey of supply managers said on Monday.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mittal says Arcelor-Severstal Eurocentric: paper 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?99217</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-06-02 03:52:11</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Lakshmi Mittal, chief executive of 
Mittal  Steel  , says takeover  target  Arcelor's 
 proposed acquisition of Russia's Severstal  
would create a company that is too dependent on European 
demand, according to a newspaper interview.]]></description>
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