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Rousseff salutes Brazil protests, cities cut bus fares

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SAO PAULO - President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the country.

UPDATE 3-Rousseff salutes Brazil protests, cities cut bus fares

* President says frustration with public services legitimate

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UK lawmakers call for 'reckless' bankers to face jail

LONDON - Britain should introduce laws making it possible to jail "reckless" bankers and claw back past bonus and pension awards, an influential panel of lawmakers said on Wednesday.

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UK lawmakers call for "reckless" bankers to face jail

* Failed bankers should lose pensions, outstanding bonuses-report

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Silicon Valley elite discuss IPO alternatives

SAN FRANCISCO - Silicon Valley executives and investors gathered on Tuesday at the Reuters Technology Summit in San Francisco to discuss whether new sources of private financing have dimmed the allure of an initial public offering.

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REUTERS SUMMIT-Silicon Valley elite discuss IPO alternatives

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 - Silicon Valley executives and investors gathered on Tuesday at the Reuters Technology Summit in San Francisco to discuss whether new sources of private financing have dimmed the allure of an initial public offering.

UPDATE 2-Rousseff salutes Brazil protests, cities cut bus fares

* President says frustration with public services legitimate

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U.S. financial planner group scolds ex-chairman on ethics

NEW YORK - A group that develops standards for financial planners publicly admonished its former chairman on Tuesday for ethics violations related to how he characterized his fees.

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UPDATE 1-U.S. financial planner group scolds ex-chairman on ethics

NEW YORK, June 18 - A group that develops standards for financial planners publicly admonished its former chairman on Tuesday for ethics violations related to how he characterized his fees.

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UPDATE 4-Duke Energy turns to insider to succeed CEO Rogers

June 18 - Duke Energy Corp has turned to an insider, Chief Financial Officer Lynn Good, to take over as chief executive when Jim Rogers steps down as part of a regulatory settlement linked to its $18 billion takeover of Progress Energy.

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