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Registered Rep. September 14, 2005 John Churchill	Mother Merrill Adopts Advest From AXA Merrill Lynch and AXA Financial, part of the French insurance giant AXA, announced today that Merrill would buy The Advest Group, AXA's full-service retail brokerage arm. Both firms' shares rose on the news.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Orthopedic Sector Stumbles Already antsy about potential pricing, investors reacted badly to British orthopedic company Smith & Nephew's earnings guidance.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Joie de Vivendi An eclectic mix proves lucrative for this French media giant. The stock market can certainly be forgiving if investors believe the company is back on the right track.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Nokia Singing a Tune Investors Love Nokia ups earnings guidance. For the third quarter, the company's early high-end guidance was 8.2 billion euro. Now the range is 8.4 to 8.5 billion euro.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2005 Robert Aronen	Totally French? In light of increased oil prices, the French government has pressured the major oil companies in Europe to lower prices.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2005 Rich Smith	EU Is Still a Banana Republic More than a year after the EU promised to eliminate quotas on the volume of bananas that can be imported to the Continent from Latin America, and nearly a decade after complaints against the quota system were first voiced, Europe still hasn't embraced the principles of the free market.
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Matlack & Grover	Vivendi's New Vitality Three years after Messier, it's cashing in on his media vision. The Paris company is now in pole position to capitalize on the rapid spread of digitized entertainment. But if Vivendi is admired for its creativity, investors remain perplexed by its overall corporate vision.
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Laura Cohn	Beyond Beer And Peanuts in Britain Industry consolidation has brought better grub -- and higher profits -- to the pub.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2005 Brian Gorman	Ford's Italian Affair The Ford-Fiat alliance may be part of a larger trend investors should keep an eye on.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Sweet Results for Suez Among utilities, France's Suez stands out with strong growth and a respectable dividend.
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