 | May 21 2013 | Vodafone annual profits slump 90% on eurozone woes ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) British mobile phone giant Vodafone on Tuesday reported a 90-percent plunge in annual net profit after taking a vast impairment charge relating to poor business in debt-laden ... |
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| May 21 2013 | Microsoft readies new Xbox as entertainment hub ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Microsoft offers a glimpse Tuesday at a new-generation Xbox as videogame consoles evolve into home entertainment centers and adapt to competition from smartphones and tablets.
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| May 21 2013 | JPMorgan shareholders keep Dimon chairman, CEO ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) JPMorgan Chase shareholders Tuesday rejected a proposal to split the chairman and chief executive roles, handing bank chief Jamie Dimon a big victory.
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| May 21 2013 | Softbank to issue record bonds for Sprint takeover ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Japanese mobile operator Softbank said Tuesday it planned to raise $3.9 billion through a record bond issuance in June to finance its proposed takeover of US firm Sprint ... |
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| May 21 2013 | Ryanair mulls Poland-Israel route for Auschwitz trips ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Low-cost European airline Ryanair is looking at introducing flights between Israel and Poland to cater for Israeli schoolchildren visiting the former Nazi death camp at ... |
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| May 21 2013 | Indonesia approves DBS purchase of Danamon stake ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Indonesia on Tuesday approved the purchase by Singapore's DBS of a 40 percent stake in Bank Danamon, but demanded the city-state open up its financial sector before any full ... |
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| May 21 2013 | SkyWest says to buy 100 Embraer jets ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) SkyWest, Inc. announced Tuesday it has struck an agreement with Brazil's Embraer for the purchase of 100 new E175 jet aircraft, with 40 considered firm deliveries.
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| May 21 2013 | Europe stocks trade mixed, London beats 13-year peak ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) European stock markets diverged on Tuesday, as London shot past its 13-year peak amid stimulus policies from top world central banks and a barrage of company results, dealers ... |
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| May 21 2013 | European power firms sound alarm over energy policy ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) French group GDF Suez led an attack by eight leading European power companies on EU energy policy on Tuesday, saying it had "failed" and was destroying parts of the sector.
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| May 21 2013 | Nobel laureate plays down flu pandemic scaremongering ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) A Nobel prize-winning scientist Tuesday played down "shock-horror scenarios" that a new virus strain will emerge with the potential to kill millions of people.
Peter Doherty, who ... |
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