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DUBLIN (Bloomberg) — Paddy Power Plc, Ireland's biggest bookmaker, said yesterday it expects "underlying diluted" earnings per share growth in 2010 of 35 percent to 40 percent, compared with 2009.
That compares with an August forecast of up to 30 pe...
DATE: Nov 18, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — Rolls-Royce Group PLC, the manufacturer of the plane engine that blew apart midair on a Qantas superjumbo earlier this month, says it has received the first order for a ship designed to slice through waves in extreme weather.
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DATE: Nov 18, 2010
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Bermuda-based Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. has increased its estimate of losses from the New Zealand earthquake to approximately $40 million.
The South Pacific island was struck by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake on September 4, 2010.
Platinum's cu...
DATE: Nov 18, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England policymakers split three ways again in November, with the majority standing ready to move policy in either direction, boosting expectations of no change in the monetary stance for some time to come.
Sterling rose af...
DATE: Nov 18, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's dollar ended lower against the greenback yesterday, weighed down by weak US economic data, though it recovered from close to a three-week low sparked by a sharp drop in oil prices.
US core consumer inflation touched a rec...
DATE: Nov 18, 2010
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Alternative Energy Systems (Bermuda) Ltd. (AES) yesterday announced that its residential division has installed enough solar power systems to generate a record 50 kilowatts of power for homes in Bermuda, making AES the largest supplier of solar energ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2010
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The US labour relations board has got it right on free speech and social networks, I believe.
Normally, people who criticise their companies or management on blogs or sites such as Facebook and are found out, get fired.
That has happened to some in t...
DATE: Nov 17, 2010
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SEATTLE (AP) — "Beatles for Sale" is finally for sale on iTunes — along with the rest of the Fab Four's albums, from "Please Please Me" to "Revolver" to "Abbey Road."
The Beatles had been the most prominent holdout from iTunes and other online music ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2010
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of Americans travelling for the US Thanksgiving holiday this year is expected to rise 11.4 percent from 2009, thanks to an improved economy, travel and auto group AAA said yesterday.
Close to 42.2 million travellers wi...
DATE: Nov 17, 2010
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – US authorities have cleared the import of fresh Brazilian beef and pork from the state of Santa Catarina, local pork producers and exporters association Abipecs said yesterday.
The change in US policy towards Brazilian meat expo...
DATE: Nov 17, 2010
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