Crisis impact spreads
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The global financial crisis scuppered a $17 billion petrochemicals joint venture and drove three Japanese insurers into merger talks, while data from Europe showed the region's economies face a bleak 2009.<div class="feedflare">
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