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UAE revives bourse merger proposal after huge aluminium deal -sources
Reuters* Proposal has been discussed on and off for years * Now being looked at again as emirates seek efficiencies * Could boost turnover, attract foreign institutions * Aluminium merger showed emirates ready to cooperate * Goldman Sachs has been adviser...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Restructuring and Recapitalization, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, United Arab Emirates
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UK's Co-op Bank agrees to £1.5 billion 'bail-in' rescue plan
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Co-operative Group will force bondholders to help plug a 1.5 billion pound ($2.4 billion) capital hole, avoiding a repeat of unpopular taxpayer-funded bailouts made during the financial crisis. Using a "bail-in" rescue model,...Tags: Moody's Corporation, Financial Markets, Bonds, United Kingdom, Stock Market
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Russia's Tinkoff selects banks for share listing - source
ReutersMOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - Russian credit card supplier Tinkoff Credit Systems (TCS) has selected banks to organise a stock market listing, a source close to the placement said on Tuesday. Sources said in May that TCS was talking to banks ahead of a...Tags: Russia, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Stock Market, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Initial Public Offerings
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AIRSHOW-High returns and demand lure investors to funding planes
Reuters* Major shift in sources of financing ongoing * Private equity, Asian banks becoming more active * Some insurers "in the starting blocks" - Fitch * Move driven by high returns, strong demand outlook By Andreas Kröner and Maria Sheahan PARIS, June 18...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Private Equity, Marketing, Air Transportation Industry, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated
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High returns and demand lure investors to funding planes
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - The only way to make a small fortune in the airline industry is to start with a big fortune, so the joke goes. But in a low interest rate world, the returns on offer for taking a bit more risk are exactly what's driving new players such...Tags: Politics, Private Equity, Marketing, Boeing Co., Economy, Business and Finance
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Down, not out: Russians exit FTSE 100 but London retains allure
Reuters* Russian metals firms set to exit blue chip index * Metals prices to blame, foreign ownership under wider spotlight * FTSE still appeals to miners, Russians stick with GDRs By Clara Ferreira-Marques and Alessandra Prentice LONDON/MOSCOW, June 12...Tags: Russia, Gold and Precious Material, Moscow (Russia), Metal and Mineral, Metal
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Big firms should report environmental impact -UN panel
Reuters* Panel advises mandatory reporting for large companies * Environment protection core part of plan to end poverty By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, May 30 (Reuters) - Big companies should report their impact on the environment in...Tags: Social Issues, Poverty, Global Warming, David Cameron, Business
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Recruiter Robert Walters says UK hiring set for recovery
Reuters(Reuters) - A stable job market in Britain bodes well for an upturn in permanent recruitment that would mirror a recovery already under way in Asia, the founder of Robert Walters Plc told Reuters. Robert Walters, the 58-year-old chief executive of the...Tags: Politics, Financial and Business Services, KPMG, Science and Technology, United Kingdom
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Chicken farmers sue Ukrainian investor over failed venture
When a young Ukrainian billionaire acquired the North Carolina operations of chicken processor Townsends out of bankruptcy in early 2011, the deal seemed to symbolize the increasing globalization of our food supply. Oleg Bakhmatyuk, the majority owner...Tags: Ukraine, Chess Playing, Science and Technology, Financially Distressed Companies, Government Contracts
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PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - June 6
ReutersJune 6 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines London should hand Libor supervision to EU, says Brussels () IMF admits to errors...Tags: Politics, Procter & Gamble, International Monetary Fund, International Organizations, Chesapeake Energy Corp.
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News Corp to delist from London Stock Exchange
Reuters(Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said it will cancel its listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) , citing low levels of trading volume. The company said the volume of its stock traded on the LSE was less than 1 percent of the total globally. The...Tags: News Corp., Financial Markets, The Wall Street Journal, Stock Market, Satellite and Cable Service
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MedImmune creating drug pipeline for AstraZeneca
When Gail Folena-Wasserman joined Gaithersburg biotechnology startup MedImmune in 1991, she was its first employee in research and development, and dreamed of what the company might be "when it grew up."
Two decades later, the senior vice president for...Tags: Leukemia, Food and Drug Administration, Respiratory Disease, Drug Trafficking, Science and Technology
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