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French economy minister urges alternative to German austerity

25/08/2014(0)
The time has come for France to resist Germany’s “obsession” with austerity and promote alternative policies across the euro zone that support household consumption, firebrand French Economy Minister Arnaud ... Read More
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Digital vs. Virtual Currencies

25/08/2014(0)
There’s a lot of misunderstanding around the terms “virtual” and “digital,” and people often mistakenly use them interchangeably. The reality is that virtual currencies are a type of digital ... Read More
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Burger King in Talks to Buy Tim Hortons

25/08/2014(0)
Burger King may be the home of the Whopper, but Canada may be the new home of Burger King. The restaurant operator said on Sunday that it was in ... Read More
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Draghi rules ECB Action

25/08/2014(0)
Inflation expectations have deteriorated across the euro area and signaled policy makers are ready to add fresh monetary stimulus, according to the European Central Bank president, Mario Draghi. Yet ... Read More
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Roche to acquire Drug Maker InterMune for $8.3 Billion

25/08/2014(0)
The Swiss drug maker Roche is buying InterMune, a specialist in treatments for breathing diseases, for $8.3 billion, as pharmaceutical firms continue to seek new products to bolster their ... Read More
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EY issues emphasis of matter note on Co-op Bank

22/08/2014(0)
EY’s first public act as auditor of the Co-operative Bank has been to place an emphasis of matter paragraph into its interim statement review. The Big Four firm, which ... Read More
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Eurozone government borrowing costs hit record lows

22/08/2014(0)
Eurozone government borrowing costs sank to historic lows on Thursday as investors increased bets that the European Central Bank would take aggressive action to avert a deflationary slump, following ... Read More
A man walks past a MTS shop in St.Petersburg March 18, 2013. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk

Russia’s MTS raises contract with Ericsson to over $1.5 billion

22/08/2014(0)
Russia’s biggest mobile phone operator MTS (MBT.N) (MTSS.MM) said on Friday it had increased its contract with Swedish telecom equipment supplier Ericsson (ERICb.ST) to more than $1.5 billion. MTS ... Read More
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McDonald’s falls victim of US-Russian economic war

22/08/2014(0)
Having closed several McDonald’s restaurants in Moscow, Russia’s Federal Service for Consumer Rights Protection (Rospotrebnadzor) launched unscheduled inspections of the restaurants of the chain in the Sverdlovsk region of ... Read More
A view of the headquarters of German utility RWE in Essen November 14, 2013. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

Germany approves RWE unit sale to Russian investor

22/08/2014(0)
Germany’s economy ministry will approve the sale of utility RWE’s (RWEG.DE) oil and gas unit DEA to a Russian investor despite tensions and sanctions between Russia and the West ... Read More
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