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Micron appoints Durcan CEO after Appleton’s death (Reuters)
February 5, 2012 by publisher · Leave a Comment
Reuters – Memory chipmaker Micron Technology’s board appointed company veteran Mark Durcan as chief executive a day after longtime Chairman and CEO Steve Appleton was killed in a plane crash.
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Clock ticks on Greece’s bailout deadline (Reuters)
February 5, 2012 by publisher · Leave a Comment
Reuters – Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos faces a critical task of convincing international lenders and political party leaders on Sunday to agree to the stringent terms of a 130 billion euro ($171 billion) rescue plan to stave off looming default.
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Eurogroup’s Juncker warns of possible Greece default (Reuters)
February 4, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Reuters – The possibility of a sovereign default by Greece cannot be ruled out, Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers from the single currency zone, said in a German magazine on Saturday.
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Hungary seeks 15-20 billion euro IMF/EU credit line: official (Reuters)
February 4, 2012 by publisher · Leave a Comment
Reuters – Hungary is seeking an international credit line of 15 to 20 billion ($20 to $26.3 billion) euros, the secretary of state heading the prime minister’s office, Mihaly Varga, was quoted on Saturday as saying.
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Unemployment rate hinges on more than job gains (AP)
February 3, 2012 by publisher · Leave a Comment
AP – For most people, the 8.3 percent unemployment rate is the most visible sign of the economy’s health. The rate’s every movement is closely watched, especially in an election year.
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January service sector growth highest in nearly a year: ISM (Reuters)
February 3, 2012 by elegant · Leave a Comment
Reuters – The pace of growth in the U.S. services sector accelerated in January to its highest level in nearly a year as new orders and employment jumped, an industry report showed on Friday.
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Shell profits held back by weak refining (Reuters)
February 2, 2012 by elegant · Leave a Comment
Reuters – Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) reported a 14 percent rise in fourth quarter profits on Thursday, as high oil prices outweighed dismal industry-wide margins in its refining business.
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Shell profits held back by weak refining (Reuters)
February 2, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Reuters – Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) reported a 14 percent rise in fourth quarter profits on Thursday, as high oil prices outweighed dismal industry-wide margins in its refining business.
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Shell profits held back by weak refining
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Glencore nearing deal to combine with Xstrata (Reuters)
February 2, 2012 by publisher · Leave a Comment
Reuters – Glencore International is nearing an agreement to combine with Xstrata in a deal that may value the combined entity at 52 billion pounds ($82.46 billion), Bloomberg said, citing two people with knowledge of the plan.
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Glencore nearing deal to combine with Xstrata (Reuters)
February 2, 2012 by publisher · Leave a Comment
Reuters – Glencore International is nearing an agreement to combine with Xstrata in a deal that may value the combined entity at 52 billion pounds ($82.46 billion), Bloomberg said, citing two people with knowledge of the plan.
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