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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-20 08:24 ROLLS-ROYCE FALLS 5.9 PCT ON JOB CUTS NEWS
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-21 07:24 Hutchison's 3 Italia held T.Italia talks-report
MILAN, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Hutchison Whampoa unit 3 Italia held talks with Telecom Italia on a merger but the two parties could not agree on the price, 3 Italia's chief executive was quoted as saying in an Italian newspaper on Friday. Vincenzo Novari said the prospective deal broke down on price and market competition issues, according to the report in the Il Sole 24 Ore financial daily. The ...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-19 12:24 Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-DSG sinks to new low, brokers gloomy
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-20 16:24 US Treasury to sell $56 bln 3-month, 6-month bills
Nov. 20 (Reuters) - For details of the U.S. Treasury's offering of 13-week and 26-week bills on Nov. 24, see:
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-20 10:44 Tiscali decision on sale of UK ops by yr-end - source
MILAN, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Tiscali SpA will take a decision on any sale of its UK operations to British Sky Broadcasting by the end of the year, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday. Tiscali shares rose more than 10 percent on a report in Il Sole 24 Ore newspaper there could be developments on a sale as early as Thursday. At 0950 GMT, Tiscali shares were up 6.92 percent to 0.8315 ...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-21 07:24 Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Nov 21
ZURICH, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Swiss shares were poised to open slightly lower on Friday despite a rebound in Asian stock earlier in the day as stock markets in Europe were indicated down after a sharp fall on Wall Street in the previous session.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-21 07:24 Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Nov 21
ZURICH, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Swiss shares were poised to open slightly lower on Friday despite a rebound in Asian stock earlier in the day as stock markets in Europe were indicated down after a sharp fall on Wall Street in the previous session. Switzerland's blue-chip SMI index was indicated to open 11 points lower at 5,295, according to pre-market data provided by bank Clariden Leu. The following ...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-20 01:24 Aussie dollar pressured, finds support at key lows
__________AUSTRALIAN CREDIT/FOREX (0100 GMT) SNAPSHOT__________ FOREIGN EXCHANGE (against previous Sydney close) 0.6394/99 (0.6442/45)1.1775/94 (1.1719/48) 61.25/30 (62.17/25) 95.77/80 (96.54/58) 0.5108/12 (0.5103/07) 1.2108/15 (1.2621/24)
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Were the World Mine (2008)
Tanner Cohen, left, and Nathaniel David Becker in “Were the World Mine,” inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Model Karolina Kurkova world's sexiest woman: report
Lingerie model Karolina Kurkova has been voted the world's sexiest woman by E! entertainment television, beating sultry actresses Angelina Jolie and Scarlett Johansson for the honor.
NATO ready to help Africa, but is not world's policeman: chief
NATO is ready to strengthen its ties with Africa, but Africa should come up with solutions to its problems and not expect NATO to police the world, its secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Thursday.
World stocks down amid fears of deep recession
World stocks fell sharply Thursday as fears of a deep global recession gripped markets and sent oil prices below $50 a barrel to levels not seen in more than three years.
World Bank Arm Backs Small Palm Growers on Climate (Update1)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The International Finance Corp. , the World Bank's investment arm, said it will help lenders in Indonesia to finance small-scale palm oil growers to encourage so-called sustainable practices and forestall climate change.
Google to shut down virtual world Lively at year-end
The Internet giant, which launched the site less than five months ago, says it wants to focus on its core search business. Not all Google Inc. endeavors turn into gold. Lively, a virtual world the Internet giant launched less than five months ago, will be shut down at the end of the year so Google can focus on its bread-and-butter search business.
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