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Brown 'an optimist' over UK economy - PA
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Gordon Brown has brushed aside gloomy economic news, insisting he remained an 'optimist' over the future of the country's finances. The Prime Minister, speaking as the Cabinet met in Nottingham on its
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GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on
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A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price.
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Ex-Vivendi CEO: I made mistakes but never misled
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NEW YORK -- Vivendi's former CEO says he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn a French water company into a global media giant but never misled shareholders about the risks involved. Jean-Marie Messier
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Ex-Vivendi CEO Messier testifies: Losses not fraud
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* Former Vivendi chief takes stand as defense starts * Messier denies doing anything fraudulent NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a U.S. jury he 'never, never, never'
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Philippines-Market factors to watch - Nov 20
- 23 Hours ago
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MANILA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Here are news stories and press reports which may influence local financial markets on Friday. WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY IN THE PHILIPPINES, ALL TIMES LOCAL (The inclusion of
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Alapis, Coca Cola Hellenic, Hellenic Exchanges, Hellenic Telecommunications Organization,
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NEW YORK, NY, Nov 20 (MARKET WIRE) -- Senior Executives from -- Alapis (ATHEX: ALAPIS), Mr. Norbert Schmidt-Gollas, Executive Director - Alapis -- Coca Cola Hellenic (NYSE: CCH), Mr. Doros Constantinou,
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New Issue-JohnsonDiversey sells $250 mln in notes
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Nov 20 (Reuters) - JohnsonDiversey Holdings Inc on Friday sold $250 million of pay-in-kind notes in the 144a private placement market, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service. Goldman Sachs, Citi, and Morgan
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Vivendi, GE agree to interim payment on NBCU stake
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NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Vivendi SA (VIV.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) and General Electric (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) have agreed that Vivendi will be paid close to one-third of the value of
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BP reports Texas City ultracracker upset -filing
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HOUSTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - BP Plc (BP.L) (BP.N) reported an ultracracker malfunction at its 475,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Texas City, Texas, refinery, according to a notice filed with the Texas Commission
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Vivendi, GE agree to interim payment on NBCU stake
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By Jui Chakravorty and Quentin Webb NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - General Electric Co (GE.N) and Vivendi SA (VIV.PA) disagree on a valuation for the French company's 20 percent stake in NBC Universal, and
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The Look For Less: Lace Up Boots
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Leanne Delap From Saturday's Globe and Mail ? O In the fullness of time, I deduced that he was on about black leather lace-up boots. The Converse Originals are $140; the Aldo version is $90. Now, Ross
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Nokia Makes Dumb Move With Its 'Smartbook'
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Try as we might, we just can't see the point of this so-called smartbook. Sure, Nokia's Booklet 3G is cute and quaint. It's got Mac-like svelteness and would look equally at home on the desk of a CEO
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Tesco moves closer to full banking with IT system
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Tesco has moved a step closer to becoming a full-service bank by signing up software developer Fiserv to provide the technology for its fledgling financial services business. By Philip Aldrick Published:
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UPDATE 1-EADS chief tells paper sees 2-yr crisis impact
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* EADS CEO tells Le Parisien sees job cuts done by end-2010 * Says some 30 plane orders cancelled in 2009 * Says outlook clearer by end-winter 2010 (Adds CEO comments, other details) PARIS, Nov 20 (Reuters)
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VW Builds the Worldâ??s Coolest SUV
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The Paris-Dakar Rally is a race so crazy competitors have been taken out by landmines. To say itâ??s grueling is like saying Carrie Prejean likes shooting video. Just what sort of vehicle is required
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Climate goal needs "more than technology" -Shell
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LONDON (Reuters) - Action to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius is beyond simply inventing new, low-carbon technologies and depends on wider changes to behavior and the way communities are built,
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BRIEF-Shell reports maintenance flaring at Scotford
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Nov 20 (Reuters) Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa. L) * reports intermittent flaring due to maintenance for 48 hours beginning Thursday at Scotford facility in Alberta, Canada © Thomson Reuters 2009 All rights
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