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UK economy grows strongly in second quarter

YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014July 29, 202300

(Reuters) – Britain’s economy is bigger than previously estimated and stood at 2.7 percent above its pre-crisis peak at end of the second quarter, according...

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Asian stocks on edge as HK seethes, U.S. dollar shines

YoopyaSeptember 28, 2014June 15, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 28, 2014June 15, 202304

(Reuters) – The dollar hit a four-year peak against a basket of currencies in early Asian trade on Monday, bolstering Japanese shares, but other Asian...

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Siemens agrees to $7.6 billion deal to buy Dresser-Rand

YoopyaSeptember 22, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 22, 2014July 16, 202300

(Reuters) – Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG (SIEGn.DE) said on Monday it would buy U.S. oilfield equipment maker Dresser-Rand Group Inc (DRC.N) for $7.6 billion in...

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Alibaba IPO ranks as world’s biggest after additional shares sold

YoopyaSeptember 22, 2014June 15, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 22, 2014June 15, 202306

(Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s initial public offering now ranks as the world’s biggest in history at $25 billion, after the e-commerce giant and...

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Nigeria central bank holds rates at 12 pct, despite inflation risks

YoopyaSeptember 19, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 19, 2014July 16, 202304

LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s central bank held interest rates at 12 percent on Friday, where they have stayed for nearly three years, despite concerns over...

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Nigeria finmin confident 2014 GDP growth will exceed 6 pct

YoopyaSeptember 19, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 19, 2014July 16, 202305

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Nigeria’s finance minister said on Friday she is confident that growth in 2014 will be around the government’s latest forecast of 6.5...

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UK earnings edge up, unemployment falls more than expected

YoopyaSeptember 17, 2014September 2, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 17, 2014September 2, 202303

(Reuters) – The earnings of British workers picked up in the three months to July but still lagged far behind inflation, even as unemployment fell...

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George Clooney to receive Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille award

YoopyaSeptember 16, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 16, 2014July 16, 2023022

(Reuters) – Oscar-winning actor, director and producer George Clooney will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award, an honorary Golden Globe for his contribution to cinema,...

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Single moms by choice: Making the finances work

YoopyaSeptember 11, 2014September 7, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 11, 2014September 7, 202306

(Reuters) – Monica Kipiniak doesn’t think of herself as a statistic. She just thinks of herself as a doting mom. The 46-year-old attorney from Brooklyn,...

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Bharti Airtel to sell over 3,500 African mobile phone masts to Eaton Towers

YoopyaSeptember 9, 2014September 7, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 9, 2014September 7, 202304

(Reuters) – India’s Bharti Airtel Ltd (BRTI.NS) has agreed to sell more than 3,500 of its mobile phone masts in six African countries to telecommunications...