Topic: Buisiness and Economy

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: M&S chief denies any wrongdoing

Posted by admin on Monday, June 28, 2004 - 02:32 AM

	Marks & Spencer chief Stuart Rose has denied any wrongdoing as the UK's financial watchdog probes "suspicious price movements" in the firm's shares. Read full article: 'M&S chief denies any wrongdoing'

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Articles: BAE offers 'Saudi danger money'

Posted by admin on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 06:34 AM

	BAE Systems is offering its staff in Saudi Arabia an extra £1,000 a month in an attempt to stop the exodus of staff, one employee has told BBC News Online. Read full article: 'BAE offers 'Saudi danger money''

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Articles: US economic growth is downgraded

Posted by admin on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 06:32 AM

	The US economy grew much slower than originally thought in the first quarter of 2004, a government report has shown. Read full article: 'US economic growth is downgraded'

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Articles: Ex-Shell chief gets £1m pay-off

Posted by admin on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 06:30 AM

	Former Shell chairman Sir Philip Watts who stood down after the firm's oil reserves estimates were dramatically cut has received a £1m ($1.8m) pay-off. Read full article: 'Ex-Shell chief gets £1m pay-off'

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Articles: MSN to expand free e-mail storage to 250MB

Posted by admin on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 01:55 AM

MSN is fighting back to retain the loyalty of its e-mail customers who might be lured away with the offer of extra storage from Google and Yahoo. With the falling cost of storage, e-mail services are keen to keep customers visiting their revenue-generating portals. Besides storage, MSN is offering automatic virus scanning and spam filters.

Read full article: 'MSN to expand free e-mail storage to 250MB'

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Articles: CSFB co-CEO Mack to depart

Posted by admin on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 01:53 AM

	Credit Suisse First Boston yesterday said goodbye to the man who turned around its ailing investment bank and outlined a go-it-alone strategy consolidating company power under a sole chief executive officer, Oswald Gruebel. Read full article: 'CSFB co-CEO Mack to depart'

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Articles: AOL to buy online advertising firm

Posted by admin on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 01:49 AM

	Time Warner's America Online arm is to pay $435m in cash to acquire Advertising.com, a privately held supplier of interactive marketing services. Read full article: 'AOL to buy online advertising firm'

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Articles: Glazer raises stake in Man United

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 03:30 AM

	Mr Glazer said he had bought a further 2.41 million shares, taking his holding to 50.27 million shares or 19.7% of the English Premiership club. Read full article: 'Glazer raises stake in Man United'

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Articles: Bad winter 'threatens gas supply'

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 03:26 AM

	Despite reassurance from the Energy Minister, Stephen Timms MP, peers have urged the government to examine the gas market's ability to cope. Read full article: 'Bad winter 'threatens gas supply''

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Articles: Biggest computer fair cancelled

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 03:23 AM

	Poor attendance figures and a trend towards specialist IT shows means it will be given a breather, said organisers of the event. Read full article: 'Biggest computer fair cancelled'

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