Increasing confidence in the economy and a rising stock market could lay the groundwork for a revival in tech-sector mergers and acquisitions as companies embrace cloud technology and pursue game-changing software, particularly for the ...
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Lenders to London-based Stemcor, the world's largest independent steel trader, have appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to assess Stemcor's proposal for a standstill agreement on $850 million of loans, according to Reuters. After ...
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Mobile users in North America are hanging up and using email, text or social networking at a rapid pace, according to a survey by PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Postpaid subscribers, who pay a regular bill for mobile service at the end of each ...
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PPG chairman notes strategic progress, record financials during annual meeting PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today conducted its annual meeting of shareholders in Pittsburgh, where Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles E. Bunch spoke ...
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US internet advertising revenue grew 15 per cent to a record $US36.6 billion ($35.2bn) in 2012, with mobile ad revenue growing faster than other types, says a new report. The report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau and ...
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Protective Life Insurance has signed an agreement with subsidiaries of AXA SA to acquire MONY Life Insurance and reinsure certain policies of MONY Life Insurance Company of America. Total consideration for the deal is estimated to be ...
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The existing road funding and planning system is broken, despite the serious efforts of the Australian Government to fix it, the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association, David Simon, said today. Mr Simon was launching an ...
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The U.S. healthcare industry is facing an even more significant IT worker shortage than previously thought, and that shortage is slowing efforts to roll out electronic health systems. A new analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Health ...
The practice of purchasing products online has affected packaging-appearance, structure, messaging and more. However, research and expert opinion reflects there still exists a need for packaging companies to understand the differences-and ...
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US-based Sagicor Life Insurance Company has named Bart Catmull as the new president & chief operating officer (COO) of the company, effective from 1 April 2013. In his new job, Catmull will manage all aspects of Sagicor operations in the ...
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Ferrari has claimed top spot in a list of the world’s top 500 brands, finishing ahead of Google and Coca-Cola. While the 2013 BrandFinance Global 500 list saw Apple take out the title of the world’s most valuable brand ahead ...
U.S. corporations tend to be far less concerned with the brand of mobile devices in the workplace and more worried about which employees have access to company data, according to a Dell survey of 1,500 senior IT managers in 10 countries. ...
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A number of signs suggest that next year will see a surge in tech companies selling off assets and product lines for both financial and strategic reasons, according to a recent report by consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. "PwC has ...
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CIO - Get ready to answer more questions from your board of directors about social media, new business models and competitive intelligence. Board members expect to spend more time on IT this year and recognize that they haven't paid much ...
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IDG News Service - The number and value of technology mergers and acquisitions is flattening out, mainly as a result of economic uncertainty, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report. Fifty-nine tech sector M&A deals closed in the ...
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