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BRUSSELS (Bloomberg) — European Union regulators started an in-depth investigation into Ryanair Holdings Plc’s plans to buy Aer Lingus Plc on concerns the takeover will restrict competition for flights from Dublin to London.The EU will review the 1.4...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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Of all the questions facing Asia in 2007, none looms larger than what to expect from China.
The last 12 months proved more than ever how much Asia is relying on its second-biggest economy. Japan may be back and the US economy is by far the world’s la...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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Cost controls and modest price increases of menu items helped Kentucky Fried Chicken Bermuda to achieve gross profits that were up by $24,166 in the six months ended July 31, 2006, compared to the same period last year.
A statement yesterday from com...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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(of The Wall Street Journal)Even as London grows as a world financial hub, this sunny island in the Atlantic is forcing Britain to fight harder to defend one of its mainstay industries: reinsurance.
London is home to the 318-year-old Lloyd’s insuranc...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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BEAVERTON, Oregon (AP) — Nike Inc. said yesterday that sales growth in Asia and a tax agreement with the Dutch government boosted earnings eight percent in the second quarter for the world’s largest athletic shoe and clothing company.Profits rose to ...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks pulled back yesterday after economic data pointing to weakness in regional manufacturing and a slowing US economy weighed on investor sentiment. Trading was light ahead of the holiday weekend.Stocks fell after the Philadelphia ...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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Because of changes in accounting personnel, Devonshire Industries Limited has been granted an extension for the filing of reports by the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX).
The BSX announced that Devonshire had until January 5, 2007 to file annual reports ...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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NEW YORK (AP) — The countdown to Christmas has dwindled to the single digits: As the mall crowds have worsened, so has the stress on shoppers faced with a creeping deadline to buy gifts — and they’re increasingly taking that stress out on salespeople...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — FedEx Corp. gave a cloudy outlook for the third quarter yesterday that overshadowed the express package delivery company’s fiscal second-quarter profit increase of nine percent on a strong ground delivery business.FedEx also...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Shareholders of NYSE Group Inc. approved the $14.6 billion purchase of Euronext NV, paving the way for the creation of the first trans-Atlantic securities market.An estimated 99.7 percent of the NYSE Group shares voted were cas...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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