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On FT Alphaville on Wednesday morning, - We need YOUR help to beat the beard! http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/04/29/55279/we-need-your-help-to-beat-the-beard/ - Bouton's belated departure. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/04/29/55280/boutons-belated-departure/ -  Shell, BP, and the increasing cost of inventory. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/04/29/55275/shell-bp-and-the-increasing-cost-of-inventory/ - Beard bashing, banks and more swine flu on Markets Live. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/04/29/55291/markets-live/ On FT.com, - LDV on the brink of administration. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9252f542-34a1-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html - Socgen chairman Bouton to resign. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/471ae222-3480-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html - Shell follows BP with 58% first-quarter fall. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87c92476-348c-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html - US reports first swine flu death outside Mexico. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/95684290-349d-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html - High-yield currencies receive data boost. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9e29bd84-34a5-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html

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