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Yahoo to replace Google as default search engine on Firefox in US

20/11/2014(0)
Yahoo will replace Google as the default search engine on the Firefox web browser in the US, signalling Yahoo’s resolve to regain some of the ground that it has lost in ... Read More
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BoE split 7-2 over interest rates; Royal Mail shares dive 8%

19/11/2014(0)
Latest Update at 15:04 US markets have opened and ahead of the latest Federal Reserve minutes, due to be released later, they have got off to a downbeat start. ... Read More
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Blackstone chases Buffett with ‘core’ private equity

19/11/2014(0)
Blackstone Group LP has reached out to its biggest fund investors about investing in a new investment vehicle with a longer investment horizon than the typical 10-year private equity ... Read More
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Japan Elections Bring Noise, White Gloves and Stock Gains

19/11/2014(0)
When an election is called in Japan, this is what happens: candidates with megaphones roam streets in minivans, party leaders give speeches outside Tokyo train stations, and stocks gain ... Read More

Japan PM to seek fresh mandate for ‘Abenomics’ with snap poll

18/11/2014(0)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that he would call an early election to seek a fresh mandate for his economic policies, and postpone an unpopular sales ... Read More
Home-Depot

Home Depot profit beats estimates as U.S. job market improves

18/11/2014(0)
Home Depot Inc, the world’s No.1 home improvement chain, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit as an improving job market encouraged Americans to spend more on renovations. The company reaffirmed ... Read More
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From Gotham City to Fidelity and Canaccord: The unfortunate tale of Quindell’s share price

18/11/2014(0)
You’d be forgiven for forgetting the full detail behind the story of Quindell – here, we wrap up the last seven months of headache-inducing stories that kept the insurance ... Read More
Lufthansa

Lufthansa signs $1.25 billion outsourcing deal with IBM

18/11/2014(0)
IBM (IBM.N) has won an outsourcing contract from Germany’s Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) worth 1 billion euros ($1.25 billion) that will see the U.S. company take over the airline’s information technology ... Read More
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EasyJet reports record £581m profit

18/11/2014(0)
EasyJet profits have soared by 22% as the company continued to bolster its position as Europe’s second-largest budget airline. It reported record profits of £581m for the year ending ... Read More
bundesbank

Weidmann: “Government bond purchases harbour major moral hazard”

18/11/2014(0)
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has spoken out against possible plans to expand the Eurosystem’s balance sheet by way of government bond purchases on the part of the euro-area central ... Read More
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