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BEIJING (Bloomberg) — China may impose temporary price controls to counter the fastest inflation in two years, the cabinet said.
Price caps on "important daily necessities" and production materials will be used if necessary, the State Council said on...
DATE: Nov 18, 2010
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ZURICH (Reuters) – Roche Holding AG yesterday set out plans to slash costs, joining Big Pharma rivals with a wide-ranging restructuring programme as it grapples with recent product setbacks and mounting pressure on prices.
The Swiss drugmaker said it...
DATE: Nov 18, 2010
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The six entrepreneurs who won a trip to the UK to further their business, courtesy of British Airways, arrived in London yesterday.
Terry Smith of Clara Bows, Lemone Woods of Bermuda Sports Network, Anthony Easton of Anthony's tuxedo hire, jeweller A...
DATE: Nov 18, 2010
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PARIS (Bloomberg) — Unilever has won European Union approval to buy Sara Lee Corp.'s shower-gel and European detergents business after it agreed to sell off the Sanex deodorant and body-wash brand in the region.
The sale of the Sara Lee unit allays c...
DATE: Nov 18, 2010
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Stolt-Nielsen SA (SNSA) has bucked the trend of companies leaving Bermuda after the company's shareholders approved a plan to migrate its parent company to the Island from Luxembourg, where SNSA is currently registered.
Under the plan, which was rec...
DATE: Nov 18, 2010
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David Ezekiel has stepped down as the chairman of the Association of Bermuda International Companies (ABIC), it was announced at the annual general meeting yesterday.
Mr Ezekiel, who has been in the role for 11 years and is currently chairman of Mars...
DATE: Nov 18, 2010
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — UK jobless claims unexpectedly fell in October, suggesting the labour market is recovering momentum as the prospect of a record budget squeeze looms.
The number of people receiving unemployment benefits declined by 3,700 from Sep...
DATE: Nov 18, 2010
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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.
The London...
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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