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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
ReutersMay 2 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Thursday: ** New York-based private equity firm Lightyear Capital has emerged as the lead bidder to buy SunTrust Banks Inc's RidgeWorth Investments...Tags: Barclays PLC, Australia, Murphy Oil Corporation, SunTrust Banks Incorporated, Politics
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Europe has no exit
WASHINGTON -- For most Americans, Europe is out of sight and out of mind. We figure that the worst of its debt crisis has passed. Italy has a new government. To mute social unrest, some countries are slightly relaxing austerity policies. The European...
Tags: Bonds, Politics, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Think Tanks
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RPT-ANALYSIS-What taxpayer bailouts? Euro crisis saves Germany money
Reuters(Repeats to add bond yield graphic) By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS, May 2 (Reuters) - Throughout Europe's debt crisis, northern European leaders have often said they will not stand for taxpayers having to fork out for other countries' problems, and the...Tags: Angela Merkel, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Austria, Allianz AG Holding, Finland
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WRAPUP 1-U.S. jobless claims fall sharply to five-year low
Reuters* Jobless claims fall sharply to 324,000 last week * Trade deficit narrows in March but imports, exports fall * Productivity grows at 0.7 percent rate in 1st quarter By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new...Tags: Productivity, Unemployment Rate, Economic Indicator, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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DAX leads European shares higher after ECB rate cut
Reuters* FTSEurofirst closes up 0.4 pct at 1,206.53 points * Euro STOXX 50 rises 0.3 pct to 2,718.90 points * ECB rate cut boosts stocks, DAX outperforms * Rate cut drives some investors out of bonds into stocks By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) -...Tags: DAX, Credit Ratings, Market and Exchange, Economy, Business and Finance, Foreign Exchange Market
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Global consumer confidence improves, noticeably in U.S., Japan
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Global consumer confidence rose in the first quarter, with a marked increase in sentiment in the United States, Japan and northern Europe, a survey showed on Wednesday. Indonesia overtook India as the most optimistic consumer market...Tags: Consumers, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Japan, Economic Indicator
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Harsh words fly between Germany and France over economic plans
BERLIN -- Europe's most important relationship is under increasing strain after French officials accused Germany's leader of "egotistical intransigence" and leaders in Berlin shot back by describing France as the continent's "biggest problem child."...
Tags: Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande, Pervez Musharraf, Berlin (Germany), Career and Workplace
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Ford goes head to head with Japanese cars in Myanmar
ReutersYANGON, April 30 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co opened the first Western car dealership in Myanmar on Tuesday, hoping its models can take market share from Japanese brands that dominate the country's potholed streets. The move helps Myanmar become further...Tags: Honda Motor Co., PepsiCo Inc., Suzuki Motor Corp., Politics, Toyota Motor Corp.
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Sharp euro zone inflation fall, joblessness point to ECB rate cut
Reuters* Euro zone inflation down to 1.2 percent in April * Joblessness rises to record 12.1 percent in March BRUSSELS, April 30 (Reuters) - Inflation in the euro zone has fallen to a three-year low and unemployment is at a new record, data showed on Tuesday,...Tags: Market and Exchange, Economy, Business and Finance, Foreign Exchange Market, Money and Monetary Policy, European Central Bank
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WRAPUP 1-Euro zone inflation fall, record jobless point to ECB rate cut
Reuters* Inflation falls to below ECB goal; rate cut seen Thursday * Debt crisis leaves 19 mln unemployed in March * EU Commission says no "austerity dogma", seeks growth By Robin Emmott and Annika Breidthardt BRUSSELS/BERLIN, April 30 (Reuters) -...Tags: Consumers, Politics, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Foreign Exchange Market
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Euro zone inflation fall, record jobless point to ECB rate cut
ReutersBRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Inflation in the euro zone has fallen to a three-year low and unemployment has hit a new record, cementing expectations of an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank later this week. With the bloc's economy mired in...Tags: Consumers, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Foreign Exchange Market, European Union
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More workers from southern, eastern EU find work in Germany: data
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - German employers hired more workers from recession-mired southern Europe over the past year, German labor office data showed on Tuesday, as Europe's largest economy continued to outshine its euro zone peers. The data also showed the...Tags: European Union, Germany
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