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- Oil eases as Dolly unlikely to hit U.S. production
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil pared some of the previous session’s gains on Tuesday, as Tropical Storm Dolly looked likely to miss major U.S. oil and gas installations, easing fears of supply disruptions from the first big storm threat of 2008.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Vodafone sees year revenue at low end
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LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile phone group Vodafone lowered its outlook for full-year revenue to around the bottom of a previously forecast range due to weak economies and particular pressures in Spain.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Severn Trent trading in line with expectations
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LONDON (Reuters) - Water company Severn Trent is trading in line with expectations but estimates lower consumption by metered customers will cut its full-year revenue by 1 percent, or 12 million pounds to 14 million.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Nikkei jumps 3 pct as trading houses and banks gain
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei stock average jumped 3 percent on Tuesday as Itochu Corp and other trading houses climbed on overnight gains in U.S. crude oil futures and financials rose after major U.S. bank earnings.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Great Portland says portfolio value falls 4 pct
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LONDON (Reuters) - Central London property company Great Portland reported a 4 percent fall in the value of its properties on Tuesday and said it expected the economic backdrop to worsen during the balance of the year.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Vodafone sees year revenues at low end
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LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile phone group Vodafone posted first-quarter revenue in line with forecasts on Tuesday but said full-year revenue was expected to be around the bottom of its previously stated range due to economic weakness.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Enterprise Inns warns of pressure on earnings
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LONDON (Reuters) - Enterprise Inns , Britain’s second-biggest pubs group, said on Tuesday that group earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation had come under pressure during the first 42 weeks of its financial year due to a continuing decline in beer sales.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Paragon says has received bid approaches
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LONDON (Reuters) - Buy-to-let mortgage lender Paragon said it is in talks with potential buyers after receiving takeover approaches.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Vodafone sees year revenues at lower end of range
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LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile phone group Vodafone posted first-quarter revenue in line with forecasts on Tuesday but said full-year revenue was expected to be around the bottom of its previously stated range due to economic weakness.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Inflation ‘to hit Asian growth’
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Inflation and volatility in financial markets will slow growth in Asia during 2008, says the Asian Development Bank….
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Paragon seen discussing Blackstone takeover offer
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LONDON (Reuters) - Buy-to-let mortgage lender Paragon is in talks with the U.S. private equity firm Blackstone about a possible takeover offer, the Financial Times reported.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Cricket at Lord’s: A magical combination
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Sun, cricket and alcohol, on the cusp of great upheavalTHE buzz of anticipation starts to build well before reaching Lord’s. On the train into central London I see two young men in shorts and sun hats with a large cool box. Surely they are on the same journey as me–to Lord’s, the home of cricket. Nearer the ground the tube train begins to fill with more like-minded souls. I glimpse a flash of the distinctive “egg-and-bacon” yellow-and-pink tie of the Marylebone Cricket Club, the custodians of the laws of cricket, whose home is Lord’s. Next a Panama hat or two with a band in the same colours hoves into view. And finally on Wellington Road, close to the ground, the few become a jovial throng heading for the Test match. The smattering of MCC colours is reinforced by more daring older members who sport dazzling MCC blazers, lurid beacons amid the more soberly attired cricket fans….
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Draughty companies seen wasting billions
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LONDON (Reuters) - Businesses are wasting 2.5 billion pounds a year in energy bills swollen by inefficiencies such as draughty windows or leaving lights and computers on, the Carbon Trust said on Tuesday.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Nikkei climbs more than 2 percent
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei stock average rose more than 2 percent on Tuesday, with trading houses such as Itochu Corp surging after oil rose and banks gaining after a slew of U.S. peers beat forecasts.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- To dye for
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India points finger at China over recent pollution…
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Draughty companies said wasting billions
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LONDON (Reuters) - British businesses are wasting 2.5 billion pounds a year in energy bills swollen by inefficiencies such as draughty windows or leaving lights and computers on, the Carbon Trust said on Tuesday.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Yahoo and Icahn settle
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo will appoint activist investor Carl Icahn and two of his nominees to its board, defusing a proxy battle showdown and making an immediate deal with Microsoft less likely.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Roche and Genentech to meet on Tuesday to discuss deal
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BANGALORE (Reuters) - U.S. biotechnology company Genentech and suitor Roche Holding will meet on Tuesday to discuss the Swiss company’s bid to buy Genentech stock it does not already own, Roche said.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- HSBC says to keep KEB listed if deal goes through
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SEOUL (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings , whose $6.3 billion (3.15 billion pound) bid to buy Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) has stalled over a legal saga, pledged on Tuesday to keep KEB listed and name local directors if the acquisition goes through.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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- Asia stocks down on consumer demand fears
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks outside of Japan fell on Tuesday after a landslide of lower-than-expected U.S. corporate results sparked fears of a pullback in consumer demand, boding ill for the region’s exporters.
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21 July, 2008| massmedia |
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