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Three overseas buyers interested in Rowecord
Administrator says two Asian and one European buyer “seriously” interested
Categories: Construction
Ericsson closes telecom cable manufacturing facility
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson announced on Tuesday plans to shut its telecom cable manufacturing facility in Sweden and would take a 500 million Swedish crown ($75 million) charge as a result.
Categories: Technology
Davis Langdon off-shoot to turn over £1m in first year
Delay analysis specialist TQEF enjoys strong first four months
Categories: Construction
Sprint ups bid on Clearwire to $3.40 per share to outdo Dish
The carrier's offer is a dime higher than the offer from the satellite provider.
Categories: Technology
Sprint ups bid on Clearwire to $3.40 per share to outbid Dish
The deal is a dime more expensive than the offer from Dish.
Categories: Technology
Apple still world's most valuable global brand, says report
The iPhone maker is again No. 1, according to the 2013 BrandZ report, but some of its tech rivals are rising at a faster clip.
Categories: Technology
AbbVie begins atrasentan Phase 3 diabetic nephropathy study
AbbVie has begun Phase 3 study of atrasentan on renal outcomes including the onset of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) transplant or death due to renal failure progression in patients with diabetic nephropathy.
Categories: Pharmaceuticals
The best thing we could do for gay people is to stop talking about them as a breed apart
The standard of debate in last night's Commons debate over gay marriage was impressive. Whatever one's feelings, it was clear that members had given the issue due consideration. Tim Loughton's skewering of the random selection of £4bn as the cost of instituting civil partnerships for conventional couples was particularly enjoyable, but the contributions of those [...]
Categories: General
Next Xbox shipments to ramp up in third quarter
Microsoft has made plans for a big boost in its supplier shipments of the next-generation Xbox in the third quarter in anticipation of a fourth-quarter launch, according to one report.
Categories: Technology
China Factory Blast Leaves 13 Dead
Another 20 are missing at the civilian explosives manufacturer’s facility.
Another 20 are missing at the civilian explosives manufacturer’s facility.
Categories: Industrial and manufacturing
Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranians are struggling with slower Internet speeds and limited access ahead of an unpredictable presidential election that has put hardline Islamist authorities on alert for possible unrest.
Categories: Technology
Hats Off to SAP for Seeing Innovation in Autism
By announcing that they are hiring people for their skills and what they can contribute to the company, they have forever changed the perception of knowledge
Categories: Industrial and manufacturing
Vodafone keeps Verizon payout to make up for European slump
LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone will reinvest a $3.2 billion dividend from its healthy U.S. arm to counter weakness in southern Europe that contributed to the largest ever quarterly fall in the group's main revenue measure.
Categories: Technology
SAP to Hire People with Autism
'Only by employing people who think differently and spark innovation will SAP be prepared to handle the challenges of the 21st century,' the company said.
'Only by employing people who think differently and spark innovation will SAP be prepared to handle the challenges of the 21st century,' the company said.
Categories: Industrial and manufacturing
Peugeot and Samsung sign up to motorway screen sheet
Peugeot, Stella, Ford and Samsung are some of the advertisers motorists will see on a new LED digital screen sheet, equivalent to a 500-inch TV screen on the Aston Expressway near Birmingham.
Categories: Media
Steribeam announces results of 6 logs sterilization of B. pumilus spores on standard equipment
Steribeam has announced that 6 logs sterilization of B. pumilus spores with a few UV pulses on the standard equipment opens a possibility for in-line sterilization of filled infusion bags and syringes.
Categories: Pharmaceuticals
TalkTalk to sponsor fifth X Factor
TalkTalk, the telecoms and TV company, has extended its sponsorship of ITV's 'The X Factor' for a fifth year.
Categories: Media
Bubblenomics is back. Markets have become completely detached from economic reality – and it's going to get ugly
Make no mistake. Bubblenomics is back. Stock markets are at dotcom highs – that goes for the FTSE 250 domestic index as much as the FTSE 100 global one. House prices are rising. Yields on “junk” bonds are at record lows. Dangerous “covenant-lite” lending is enjoying a renaissance, just four years after being declared extinct. [...]
Categories: General
DfT approves £15m road plans
The Department for Transport has approved upgrade work worth £15m to a link road in Taunton, Somerset.
Categories: Construction


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