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Pound rises against dollar, in sight of 14-month high
By Brenda Goh
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The Business Matrix: Wednesday 6 April 2011
Kingfisher’s chief executive Ian Cheshire has sold £1.6m worth of shares to cover a tax bill. He also transferred £250,000 worth of shares in the B&Q owner to his wife. The shares formed half of an incentive award dating from 2008, which he exercised on Monday.
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Spanish jobless level rises again
The number of Spanish people filing for unemployment benefits rose for its eighth consecutive month in March to 4.3 million
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Bank Hapoalim B.M. – Schedule of Holdings of Interested Parties
Bank Hapoalim B.M. – Schedule of Holdings of Interested Parties
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Lloyds’ outgoing CEO and chairman received 2010 pay rises
LONDON (Reuters) – The outgoing chief executive of Lloyds and the company’s chairman both received hefty pay rises for 2010, the part-nationalised British bank’s annual report showed on Wednesday. …
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Sector movers: Rio Tinto’s bid lifts miners
Rio Tinto is among the best performing miners lifting the sector higher after its A$ 3.9bn bid for Australian coal miner Riversdale was declared unconditional.
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Five ways your customers say they are unhappy
‘R’ is for relationship In some sectors – mobile networks or car insurance, for example – customer churn is a way of life. Most businesses like to hang onto their customers, but sometimes, although wooed with expensive marketing campaigns and introductory discounts, customers don’t leave a note on the kitchen table or phone for a tearful it’s-not-you-it’s-me conversation: they just leave.… Free …
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FOREX-Yen falls broadly on intervention fear; euro rises
* Yen weakens broadly as market wary of more G7 action * Volatility in yen falls after last week’s intervention * Euro rises above $ 1.42, highest since November (Adds details, updates prices) NEW YORK, …
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Highlights – ECB’s Trichet testimony to European parliament
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Following are highlights of European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet’s testimony to the European parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Monday.
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FOREX-Yen rises in volatile trade, BoJ eyed
* Yen rallies but volatile, eyes on BoJ action * Euro underpinned by new steps to fight debt crisis SYDNEY, March 14 (Reuters) – The yen rallied broadly earlyin Asia on Monday but quickly pared gains in …
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Hon Hai Prec.Ind.Co – Issue of Debt
Hon Hai Prec.Ind.Co – Issue of Debt
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Consumer sentiment rises again
Consumer desire to spend increased last month despite the impact of new taxes and budget cuts, as well as the focus on the economy in the election campaign.
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Consumer sentiment rises again
Consumer desire to spend increased last month despite the impact of new taxes and budget cuts, as well as the focus on the economy in the election campaign.
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Four in 10 homeowners fear future rises
Almost half of all homeowners are worried about interest rate rises, with 42% saying they are concerned about paying their mortgage when the base rate eventually rises.
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Lazard Takes 430,000 SF in 30 Rock Renewal
NEW YORK CITY-Financial advisory firm Lazard Ltd. will be adding 60,000 square feet to its existing 370,000-square-foot space at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in a 21-year renewal announced Friday.
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