As Olympic athletes take to a global stage in London this week, participants, coaches and fans are expected to take to their favorite social networks in record numbers. Whenever something big happens -- tornadoes, political unrest, the ...
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The upward trend in turnover and results seen at Kingfisher since the beginning of 2011 stalled in the first quarter of the 2012/2013 financial year. In the period February to April, revenues showed year-on-year decline of 3.6% to ...
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FeedVisor, the fully automated repricing platform that has revolutionized competitive pricing for the e-Commerce market, is now taking its offering to the next level with the introduction of actionable analytics. Today, effective ...
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RARE-EARTHS miner Lynas has scored another win in its list of court battles over its Malaysian processing plant, with key opponents losing an appeal to stop it operating the facility. The Save Malaysia Stop Lynas group had appealed ...
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Faced with expanding IT requirements, compliance issues and a pressing need for real-time monitoring, DentalOne Partners, one of the largest dental management service companies, selected CloudAccess' integrated security-as-a-service SIEM ...
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International insurance brokerage and risk management firm Arthur J Gallagher & Co has purchased a minority stake of 21.3% in Mexcio based insurance broker Casanueva Perez (Grupo CP). Terms and conditions of the transaction have not been ...
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Despite vocal mistrust of e-voting, 151 Flemish municipalities in Belgium will use new electronic voting machines in October 14 elections. More than 60 percent of the country's Flemish citizens as well as voters in the Brussels region ...
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Alterra Capital Holdings, a provider of insurance and reinsurance products, has increased its total capital committed to New Point V Limited to $247m. The sidecar vehicle was established by the company in June 2012 with a capital of ...
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Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has sold its UK insurance business following the completion of a strategic review process, in an effort to boost profits at home and also expand its foot print in the Asian market. The sale includes Equity ...
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Thompson & Smith Insurance has become the 17th franchise partner of Pennsylvania-based property and casualty insurance brokers Keystone Insurers Group, in the state of Tennessee. Thompson & Smith Insurance owner Roger Smith said, "As we ...
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Huffington Post columnist Gail Goodman recently published a story offering small business owners tips on how to use engagement marketing to publicize their business. Her newest book, Engagement Marketing: How Small Business Wins in a ...
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Eight UK schools have made it to the final of Cisco’s Stemnet (science, technology, engineering and mathematics network) Challenge 10, which challenges students to plan a large-scale event in their local area. Nearly 200 UK ...
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Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. announced the Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Bernard McDonell as Chairman, effective immediately. McDonell replaces W. Graeme Roustan, who resigned his position as Chairman, citing increased ...
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC)has charged Germany based insurance and asset management company Allianz for breaching the books and records and internal controls rules of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act(FCPA). According ...
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Citycon has signed an agreement with the British department store group Debenhams. Debenhams will lease around 3,000 square metres from the Citycon owned, Estonia's largest shopping centre Rocca al Mare in Tallinn. The store will be opened ...
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