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New blood but no revolution at Unilever

ft.com     9 hrs ago   41 related          

After nearly 80 years, Unilever has broken its unwritten rule and appointed an outsider as chief executive. Paul Polman's arrival at Unilever House in October will be quite a moment for the maker of Dove shampoo and Lipton...                    

News: Citroen Hypnos concept (2008 Paris Motor Show)

carenthusiast.com     11 hrs ago   2 related          

Citroen's latest concept car will be on display at the Paris Motor Show. The Hypnos is designed to combine styling elements of coupé, saloon and SUV and is powered by a hybrid drive system. The Hypnos has flowing lines...                    

Informa rejects consortium offer

ft.com     7 hrs ago   2 related          

The board of Informa on Thursday rejected its second offer in two years, turning down a 450p approach from a private equity consortium led by Providence Equity Partners, saying the price "significantly undervalued" the...                    

Market Update - 5 September

independent.co.uk     45 mins ago          

The FTSE 100 was lodged in bear market territory, down 67 points at 5295.1, while the FTSE 250 was down 135.3 points at 9014.7 at 11:31am this morning. Most of the activity was on the downside with banking stocks spooked...                    

Gas mask-wearing driver made threats with gun

jpress.co.uk     4 hrs ago          

Published Date: 05 September 2008 A DELUSIONAL motorist who led West Norfolk police on a high-speed car chase and attacked a woman with an air rifle was jailed for two years on Tuesday. Tom Smith, who is 23 today, wore...                    

Analysis: Luxury shops need to be savvy

thisismoney.co.uk     1 hr ago          

Gideon Spanier, Evening Standard Scott Malkin, who runs an empire of nine upmarket shopping centres across Europe, knows what it's like to deal with a retail downturn. The American chairman of Value Retail launched his...                    

S & P & #39;s announce indices change

yahoo.com     11 hrs ago   4 related          

S&P's announce indices change Index provider Standard & Poor's has announced changes to its S&P/ASX indices, with the majority of inclusions to its major indices being resource stocks. Companies deleted from the major...                    

Hanna's a headache, but Ike's a hammer

newsobserver.com     6 hrs ago   780 related          

Long-awaited storm may be just a warm-up act Hanna's a headache, but Ike's a hammer Josh Shaffer, Staff Writer Comment on this story RALEIGH - After a week of nail-biting, Triangle residents shouldn't expect more than...                    

Maximum results from microgrants

startribune.com     7 hrs ago          

Project for Pride in Living founder Joe Selvaggio knows a $1,000 microgrant can make a big difference. By LIBBY NELSON, Star Tribune Joe Selvaggio knows how far $1,000 can go. The funds from MicroGrants have bought used...                    

PSC and ProMOS August sales continue downward trend

digitimes.com     9 hrs ago          

Josephine Lien, Taipei; Esther Lam, DIGITIMES [Friday 5 September 2008] Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) and ProMOS Technologies, both reported August sales that continue a downward trend for the companies. August...                    

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