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Hikma Chief Spurns Buyout Offers While Seeking Own Acquisitions
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc has fended off seven takeover approaches in the past three years, and Chief Executive Officer Said Darwazah says he won't consider selling the Jordanian drugmaker until it reaches a market value of 5 billion pounds ($7.7 billion).
Business Week | 27 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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U.K. Won’t Delay Hedge Fund Rules for Long, EU Lawmaker Says
Hedge fund and private equity rules haven't been dealt a lethal blow by delays requested by U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, according to the European Union lawmaker sponsoring the proposals.
Business Week | 29 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Business Week | 29 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Alzheimer Drug Test Result From J&J May Be Pushed Back to 2012
One of the most eagerly anticipated studies of a drug for Alzheimer's disease may not yield results until 2012, two years later than had been forecast.
Business Week | 1 hour, 27 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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Conservatives Attack Brown After BOE Makes Bond-Yield Comment
Britain's main opposition Conservative Party seized on comments by the Bank of England to attack the government's handling of the public finances in the latest effort to win over voters by showing which party has the most credible economic policies.
Business Week | 1 hour, 27 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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Darling Gets Call From Unions for Tax on Rich in U.K. Budget
U.K. labor unions urged Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling to increase taxes on the rich and delay public-sector spending cuts in the budget he will deliver on March 24.
Business Week | 1 hour, 28 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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U.K. Government Reorganizations Cost $1.2 Billion, Auditor Says
Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government spent more than 780 million pounds ($1.2 billion) on reorganizing its departments with no way of tracking any tangible benefits of the changes, the U.K.'s auditor said.
Business Week | 1 hour, 31 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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Irish Celebrate Despite Shamrock Shortage
As if the financial crisis didn't bring enough bad news to Ireland, now it appears that changes in traditional agriculture there have decreased the amount of naturally-occurring wild shamrock in the Irish countryside.
New York Times | 2 hours, 33 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
New York Times | 2 hours, 33 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Czechs May Sell Eurobond in March, JPMorgan, Citibank Predict
The Czech government may sell Eurobonds this month to benefit from record-low yields as investor appetite for emerging Europe returns after Greece's crisis hurt confidence in the euro area, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citibank.
Business Week | 2 hours, 34 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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Latvian Coalition Walk-Out May Provoke ‘Ineffective’ Government
Latvian political uncertainty precipitated by the walk-out of Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis's biggest coalition partner may trigger ineffective government and a negative market reaction, Danske Bank A/S said.
Business Week | 2 hours, 42 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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Moldovan Member of Parliament Hopeful About Country's Future
Moldovan Member of Parliament Valeriu Ghiletchi Hopeful About Country
Voice of America | 3 hours, 27 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Voice of America | 3 hours, 27 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

