AP settles Google News stalemate
By Financial Times on August 30, 2010
Google and the Associated Press have struck a new agreement for the search engine operator to carry the news agency’s content, breaking a stalemate that had seen AP stories briefly disappear from Google News Read the full story on the Financial Times
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Hugo Boss looks at rivals for faster sales
By Financial Times on August 30, 2010
Hugo Boss is cutting the time it takes to bring its collections to the shop floor and plans to increase its number of stores from about 450 this year to 700 by 2015 Read the full story on the Financial Times
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Eurozone test over €25bn repayment
By Financial Times on August 30, 2010
Irish banks are gearing up to repay more than €25bn of debt, in what could prove an important test of investor sentiment towards the broader eurozone financial sector Read the full story on the Financial Times
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US pay law branded ‘logistical nightmare’
By Financial Times on August 30, 2010
US companies face a “logistical nightmare” from a new rule forcing them to disclose the ratio between their chief executive’s pay package and that of the typical employee, lawyers have warned. Read the full story on the Financial Times
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3M agrees $900m deal for ID group Cogent
By Financial Times on August 30, 2010
3M has agreed to buy Cogent, a maker of identification equipment, for more than $900m, paying $10.50 a share for Cogent – roughly an 18 per cent premium to its undisturbed share price Read the full story on the Financial Times
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Last chance for opponents of Tomkins offer
By Financial Times on August 30, 2010
Opponents of a proposed £2.9bn bid for Tomkins, the automotive and industrial parts marker, have their last formal opportunity to speak against the 325p-a-share offer Read the full story on the Financial Times
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Airlines’ shares up as recovery gains pace
By Financial Times on August 30, 2010
Airline share prices have risen more than 70 per cent from their lowest point at the beginning of last year, as investors bet on a strong recovery in the highly cyclical aviation business Read the full story on the Financial Times
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Genzyme rejects Sanofi takeover
By Financial Times on August 30, 2010
Genzyme rejected a takeover offer from Sanofi-Aventis, calling the French pharmaceutical group’s $69 a share bid ‘opportunistic’ and ‘unrealistic’ Read the full story on the Financial Times
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Results highlight risks for China’s banks
By Financial Times on August 30, 2010
The first-half profit results for China’s banks looked eerily similar, highlighting the risks that are building up across the sector Read the full story on the Financial Times
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Intel acquires Infineon unit for $1.4bn
By Financial Times on August 30, 2010
Silicon Valley company, which supplies microprocessors for four out of every five PCs sold, has been desperate to diversify and break into the larger cellphone market Read the full story on the Financial Times
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Apple plans major television push
By Financial Times on August 25, 2010
The US company is close to securing deals with News Corp’s Fox and Disney’s ABC television networks to offer digital downloads for 99 cents ahead of the launch of a device to stream shows Read the full story on the Financial Times
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Google set to compete with Skype
By Financial Times on August 25, 2010
Google unveils a feature that will enable its Gmail users to call landlines and mobile phones from their e-mail inbox, broadening the search group’s growing array of communication products and creates a potent rival to Skype Read the full story on the Financial Times
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Dubai World plans $19bn asset sale
By Financial Times on August 25, 2010
The move of the state-owned holding company aims to repay $14.4bn of its debt, the terms of which it is looking to restructure Read the full story on the Financial Times
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US chains beef up meals to lift profits
By Financial Times on August 25, 2010
Fast-food chains in the US are rolling out more expensive premium products after two years of relentless focus on lower priced meals in the hope of recouping profit margins surrendered during the recession of 2008 and 2009 Read the full story on the Financial Times
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Standard Life backs Minerva
By Financial Times on August 25, 2010
One of Minerva’s largest investors hits back at Nathan Kirsh’s attempts to dislodge members of the London property developer’s board, ramping up a war of words surrounding the indebted group Read the full story on the Financial Times
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Santander suspends BHP insider trading suspect
By Financial Times on August 25, 2010
The Spanish bank said it had suspended a derivatives analyst charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission with insider trading related to the $39bn BHP Billiton bid for PotashCorp Read the full story on the Financial Times
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FSA seeks to avoid financial ‘froth’
By Financial Times on August 25, 2010
Regulator calls for different capital requirements for banks’ trading books to remove arbitrage opportunities Read the full story on the Financial Times
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Dell to ratchet up its bid in battle for 3Par
By Financial Times on August 25, 2010
Dell is preparing to make an improved bid within days for data storage company 3Par that is “competitive” with Hewlett-Packard’s rival $1.6bn offer, according to people with knowledge of Dell’s plans Read the full story on the Financial Times
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Tullow deal with Heritage meets fresh snag
By Financial Times on August 25, 2010
Tullow Oil’s attempt to complete a $1.5bn deal with Heritage Oil of Canada is expected to be further delayed until a tax dispute with the government of Uganda is settled Read the full story on the Financial Times
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ISS resurrects plan for €6bn IPO
By Financial Times on August 25, 2010
Danish cleaning, security and catering group reports solid first-half results and is considering launching one of the year’s biggest initial public offerings, valuing it at €5bn-€6bn Read the full story on the Financial Times
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