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UPDATE 2-Dairy prices boost Glanbia's FY outlook
Reuters
They were also aided by the acquisition of US performance nutrition business Bio-Engineered Supplements. "In the first half, the scale of our US cheese and global nutritional business became comparable in size to our core Irish business," he said in an ...
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Mitel`s New VMware-Based Voice Virtualization Package Wins SMB Favor
eWeek
By Chris Preimesberger on 2011-08-23 Ottawa-based global telecommunications provider Mitel has a different take on unified communications. This is the first telco to re-engineer all its business applications so they can run just like any other service ...
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eWeek
Forex Fundamental Analysis for August 24, 2011
Business Insider
S.data to see the progress in the economy amid rising expectations the Fed Chairman would announce a third round of stimulus to stimulate growth. The USD/CAD pair continued to drop on Tuesday, as optimism spread through global markets amid speculations ...
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Biz Buzz: 'The Power List'
Inquirer.net
... ExxonMobil in Malaysia, San Miguel Corp. president Ramon S. Ang has put the conglomerate in the radar of global investors as he landed on Wall Street Journal's list of Asian business leaders making big headlines in select global and regional media. ...
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Forestry under the axe
TheChronicleHerald.ca
By JOHN DEMONT Business Reporter Brace yourselves: As devastating as the shutdown of NewPage Corp.'s Port Hawkesbury plant is for Nova Scotia, the grim news may not be over for the province's ailing forestry sector. "This isn't just a short-term blip," ...
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S.Africa ready to act on slowdown: Marcus
Reuters Africa
Marcus struck a bleak tone on global economic turmoil and its impact on the domestic economy at an American Chamber of Business breakfast meeting on Tuesday. "We are not in a normal cyclical downturn. The crisis cannot be resolved by monetary policy ...
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Infrastructure investment is critical for cityĆ¢€™s prosperity
Yorkshire Post
“We are certainly in a time of uncertainty,” he said, referring to the rise of China, India and Brazil as new global economic powers and the relative decline of the United States. He added: “We are in a period of transition, therefore we have to ...
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Regulatory approval of PLDT-Digitel deal looms
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
s purchase of a 51.55-percent stake in Digital Telecommunication Philippines Inc. from JG Summit Holdings Inc. because the P69.2 billion transaction does not violate any law. The source said NTC's three commissioners will hold an en banc meeting today ...
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UBS to cut 3500 jobs
TODAYonline
ZURICH - UBS, Switzerland's biggest bank in which the Government of Singapore Investment Corp is the largest shareholder, is cutting 3500 jobs - about 5.3 per cent of its global workforce - to shave 2 billion Swiss francs (S$3.05 billion) from annual ...
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Ascena Retail Group, Inc. Announces Participation in Goldman Sachs Eighteenth ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SUFFERN, NY, Aug 23, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (NASDAQ - ASNA), today announces that it will be participating in the Goldman Sachs Eighteenth Annual GlobalRetailing Conference to be held at the New York Marriott Marquis in New ...
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Huntsman Gay Merges ICongo With Hybris to Expand in E-Commerce
Bloomberg
(ORCL) and International Business Machines Corp.'s units for large clients and better serve smaller companies as well, according to Richard Lawson, a co-founder and managing director at Huntsman Gay. “Most of these retailers and manufacturers are ...
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Athabasca Uranium Appoints Nuclear Energy and Uranium Expert Thomas S. Drolet ...
MarketWatch (press release)
He is a frequent guest and key-note speaker on Nuclear Energy at global conferences and consults in the general energy sector worldwide. On his appointment to the UAX Advisory Committee, Mr. Drolet commented: "Despite the events in Japan earlier this ...
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alfabet Reports 28% Growth In Revenues and Nearly 50% Increase In Bookings
Sacramento Bee
Additionally, alfabet added Hartford Consulting Group and Multipolar Technology to its newly launched alfabet Empower global partner program. Business IT Management is the task of ensuring that IT powers business success. ...
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Japanese Stocks Fall Amid Weaker U.S. Data Before Jackson Hole Meeting
Bloomberg
“People are covering shorts but beyond that there's not much buying because there's so much uncertainty about the global economic outlook.” Japanese shares extended declines in afternoon trading after measures announced by Finance Minister Yoshihiko ...
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Samsung aims to lift smartphone-market share in EM
MarketWatch
s /quotes/zigman/229301/quotes/nls/hpq HPQ +0.37% personal computer business, contrary to market speculation after the world's largest PC maker said last week it plans to sell or spin off its PCbusiness. "Samsung will not take over HP's PC business," ...
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: Kenexa Launches Synergy Awards to Recognise HR Successes
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Aug 24, 2011 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Kenexa KNXA , a global provider of businesssolutions for human resources, today launched the Synergy Awards, which celebrate HR programmes and achievements that drive successful business outcomes and improve ...
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Delinquent debt on the rise for the largest and smallest companies
AHN | All Headline News
According to a recent report on global business the amount of delinquent debt companies have on the books has increased significantly for the largest and smallest businesses. Experian's analysis of Q2 reveals businesses with more than 1000 employees ...
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Forbes Global CEO Conference To Raise Malaysia's Profile As Attractive ...
Bernama
Mustapa said Malaysia was proud to once again welcome some of the world's top policymakers, heads of business empires and global investors to our promising nation. "As a crossroads of globaltrade, Malaysia is an ideal destination for identifying ...
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Metroplex Technology Business Council Names Chipotle Business Group's Derrick ...
PR Web (press release)
Chipotle Business Group, Inc. (CBGI) is a creator of innovative global water testing and assay analysis technology solutions. CBGI's cutting-edge technologies offer fast, accurate water testing solutions that are cost-effective and easy to use. ...
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PR Web (press release)
Business Briefs
Press of Atlantic City
s profit for the fiscal first quarter fell 6 percent as the world's largest ketchup maker shuttered plants and slashed jobs. But, excluding these cost-cutting measures, results beat Wall Street estimates because of sales growth in emerging markets in ...
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UK Stocks Climb for a Second Day as Lloyds Rebounds; G4S Gains
BusinessWeek
The gauge lost 5.3 percent last week after European and US data trailed forecasts, adding to concern the global economy is at risk. The FTSE All-Share Index climbed 0.7 percent today, while Ireland's ISEQ Index slid 0.5 percent. ...
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BHP profits surge to record highs
AFP
SYDNEY — Global mining giant BHP Billiton said Wednesday its full-year net profit almost doubled to a mammoth US$23.6 billion, citing robust demand from China and India for what is Australia's biggest ever result. BHP said the performance, ...
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AFP
Business awards
Lexington Herald Leader
The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) honored Community Trust Bank, Inc.'s SBA Banking Officer Terry Spears as Kentucky's 2011 "Financial Services Champion." ■ Urban Active, owned by parent company Global Fitness Holdings headquartered ...
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Lexington Herald Leader
US HOT STOCKS: Avago Tech, Dycom Active In Late Trading
Wall Street Journal
The company's 49% sale of its solar business will also bolster its cash position, UBS said. Perfect World Co.'s (PWRD, $21.43, +$2.84, +15.28%) second-quarter profit jumped 61% as better-than-expected online revenue and cost controls led to a sharply ...
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Saginaw News On the Move: Marketing group names new leadership
MLive.com
By Deborah Brown | The Saginaw News Rusty Beckham was recently named president of The Scott & Miller Group, 816 S. Hamilton in Saginaw. Mark Nowels was named vice president and Gale Schrotenboer was promoted to director of administration and appointed ...
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MLive.com
Christopher Henwood: Get Out of the Way and Let Markets Work
Business Insider
South Korea and Thailand just added a significant amount of gold to their reserves as a hedge against what is perceived as global risk. I would wait until it dropped down to like the $1650/ounce (oz.) area again. I think the next range you're going to ...
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Asia Stocks, U.S. Futures Fall on Growth Concern; Yen Erase Loss
San Francisco Chronicle
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and other central bankers will meet in Jackson Hole, Wyoming amid signs of a faltering US recovery. Data today may show business-equipment demand fell, two days before a report that may show the economy grew ...
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YASH Technologies™ Launches PeopleOne, a Qualified SAP® Business All-in-One ...
PR Web (press release)
YASH Technologies, a leading technology services and outsourcing partner for global companies, announced today that PeopleOne, a new qualified SAP® Business All-in-One partner solution developed by YASH is now available to midsize companies. ...
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Price of gold surges to a record high
The Detroit News
Sharma, 55, "was ready for new challenges" after helping S&P separate its data, pricing and analytics business from its ratings business, McGraw-Hill said in a statement. Gold surged to a record $1899.40 per ounce Monday amid mounting global economic ...
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HP Offers New Desktop Days After Planning to Vacate PC Market
ITChannelPlanet
The unit, dubbed the HP Compaq 8200 Elite All-in-One Business Desktop, is priced at $999 and features Intel Corp.'s second generation Core VPro technology, the Intel Q67 Express chipset, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Hyper-Threading Technology ...
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GNC Holdings, Inc. to Acquire LuckyVitamin.com
PR Newswire (press release)
"LuckyVitamin.com is a true Internet pioneer in the health and wellness industry and has built a strong online brand and business as a discount retailer," said Joe Fortunato, President and CEO of GNC. "LuckyVitamin.com creates a perfect opportunity for ...
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Hack Job: Analysts Claim Murdoch Faces 'Enemies'
Mediapost.com
It is well-known that Murdoch (like many business tycoons) has his share of rivals in the world ofbusiness and politics, both in the US and abroad. However, it will be difficult for them to connect the UK scandal to News Corp.'s American properties in ...
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PNC Bank opens green branch
Milwaukee Small Business Times
"This is a critical step in completing the motor sale and redeploying the proceeds to build upon our global water heating and water treatment operations," said Paul Jones, chairman and chief executive officer of AO Smith. "In addition to the Lochinvar ...
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Milwaukee Small Business Times
Dawson Geophysical and TGC Industries Announce Extension of Date to Hold ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The amendment also requires that (1) each of Dawson and TGC initiate the mailing of a joint proxy statement/prospectus to its shareholders within three business days after the registration statement on Form S-4 is declared effective by the Securities ...
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AP, Corbis team up in bid to profit from pictures
MiamiHerald.com
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer The Associated Press and Corbis Images are teaming up in an attempt to make more money from a stockpile of photography that includes some of the world's most famous photos. The partnership, announced Tuesday, ...
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Record Breaking Quarter in Global Security Blighted by Declining ...
By News Feeds
Global Security tube (globalsecuritypipeline.com), a online daily news and information service, is a heading eccentric source of information about a tellurian confidence sector. Our news group delivers real-time business news and ...
PR-HOT.COM
HDB rooftops as farmland? [News] | Green Business Times
By Eugene Tay
Food security is an emerging global concern. Certain realities define food security planning for Singapore: It is not an agricultural country, has not much land to grow its own food, and is almost totally dependent on food imports. As such, Singapore may be viewed as being just a ... The clearest indication came out of the inaugural International Conference on Asian Food Security on Aug 10-12, held here and initiated by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. ...
Green Business Times
Top Business News: Standard & Poor's Shakeup, Libya Pushes Oil ...
Top Business News: Standard & Poor's Shakeup, Libya Pushes Oil Higher, and Global PMI Better than Expected. ... {"s" : "aapl,bp,c,cs,dia,ewg,ewq,fxi,gs,hbc ,iwm,mhp,mro,qqq,spy,tot,ubs,uso","k" : "a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10 ...
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Fox Business News? WSJ's Stephens Dismisses Global Warming As “The ...
Andy Coulson reportedly paid by News International when hired by Tories http://t .co/lPNl1H6 via @guardian #hackgate ... Fox Business News? WSJ's Stephens Dismisses Global Warming As “The Flavor Of The Decade” ... M, T, W, T, F, S, S ...
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Dunya News: Business:-Dow falls 520 as European bank crisis goes ...
Dow falls 520 as European bank crisis goes global. ... Apple s market cap was $337.2 billion; Exxon s was $330.6 billion. The Dow closed down 520 points, ...
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