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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: Employment Opportunities, International Monetary Fund, United Kingdom, Career and Workplace, Politics
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CVC targets 300 mln euros for credit fund float
ReutersLONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - The asset management arm of private equity firm CVC Group plans to raise 300 million euros ($389 million) from investors by floating one of its credit funds. Asset manager CVC Credit Partners said in a statement on Tuesday it...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Private Equity
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Partnership Assurance Group plans float in London
ReutersLONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - Partnership Assurance Group, the private-equity backed life insurer, announced plans on Monday to float on the London Stock Exchange, in a further sign that London's initial public offering market is rebounding. Owned by...Tags: Insurance, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Bank of America Corp.
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BATS Chi-X Europe granted exchange status by UK regulator
ReutersMay 9 (Reuters) - BATS Chi-X Europe, the largest pan-European equities market operator, said on Thursday it has been granted investment exchange status by regulators in Britain, allowing it to compete for corporate listings and to list exchange-traded...Tags: Financial Markets, Stock Market, United Kingdom, Securities
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Turkey in talks with LSE and Nasdaq on bourse partnerships
ReutersISTANBUL, May 8 (Reuters) - Turkey is in talks with the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq about possible strategic partnerships for its stock exchange in Istanbul, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said on Wednesday. Turkey is in the process of merging...Tags: NASDAQ, Financial Markets, Stock Market, Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey
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Turkey in talks with LSE, Nasdaq on bourse partnership
ReutersISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey is in talks with the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq about a partnership deal that could see it sell a stake in the Istanbul bourse as part of a drive to promote the city as a financial hub, its deputy prime minister said....Tags: NASDAQ, Stock Market, Government, Investments, Finance
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Market Chatter-Corporate finance press digest
ReutersMay 1 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Wednesday: * Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc has come under pressure from hedge fund Highfields Capital, a large investor, to aggressively...Tags: United Kingdom, Freddie Mac, Finance, Fannie Mae, The Wall Street Journal
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Briton profiled in BBC documentary jailed for plotting attacks
ReutersBy Michael Holden LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - A white Briton who was the subject of a 2011 documentary detailing his conversion to radical Islam was jailed on terrorism charges on Thursday on the strength of evidence gleaned from fragments of deleted...Tags: Religion and Belief, Olympic Games, Microsoft Corporation, United Kingdom, Islam
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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: China, Livestock Farming, Breach of Contract, Tyson Foods Incorporated, Government Contracts
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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: MRSA, Staphylococcal Infection , Startups, Johns Hopkins University, Medical Research
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BP Statement: BP Announces Resolution of All Criminal and Securities Claims by U.S. Government Against Company Relating to Deepwater Horizon Accident
BP Press OfficeBP today announced that it has reached agreement with the United States government, subject to court approval, to resolve all federal criminal charges and all claims by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the company stemming from the...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Energy Resources, Insurance, Criminals, Mexico
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Ouch: Greece's biggest company, Coca-Cola Hellenic, moves out
Maybe it was the soaring unemployment, or possibly the deep debt crisis. But as Greece struggles with its myriad troubles, its largest company, Coca-Cola Hellenic, is jumping ship to more stable ground. The company, one of the world’s largest...
Tags: European Debt Crisis, Coca-Cola Co., Swiss Confederation, Coca-Cola
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