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RECOVERY FIRST ACHIEVES STRENGTH AND DEPTH OVER LAST 12 MONTHS

Seeing substantial increase in inquiries since August from personal injury law firms affected by Jac...

2nd December, 2014

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DEVITT INSURANCE SERVICES APPOINTS LV= TO UNDERWRITE THEIR MOTOR TRADE INSURANCE

Specialist motorcycle insurance broker, Devitt Insurance Services Ltd, is partnering with LV= to imp...

24th November, 2014

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CIPHERCLOUD CLOSES $50 MILLION IN FINANCING TO EXTEND CLOUD SECURITY LEADERSHIP

Funding to fuel explosive growth and expand global customer footprint CipherCloud, the leader in clo...

22nd November, 2014

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SPIRE PAYMENTS CONTINUES ITS RAPID GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION BY ACQUIRING THE UAE BASED EFT DIVISION OF STS, CREATING A MARKET LEADING SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT HUB IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

Spire Payments announced the acquisition of the EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) division of STS.  On...

22nd November, 2014

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YAHOO REPLACES GOOGLE AS FIREFOX’S DEFAULT SEARCH

The Associated Press Yahoo may be getting more serious about search again. Mozilla is dropping Googl...

21st November, 2014

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MAJORITY OF U.S. CORPORATE TAX PROFESSIONALS SUPPORT CLOSING LOOPHOLES WHILE LOWERING CORPORATE TAX RATE, ACCORDING TO THOMSON REUTERS SURVEY

Only 12% of U.S. Tax Pros Support Tax Inversions, But 24% Say Their Companies are Entertaining Such...

21st November, 2014

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HALLIBURTON AND BAKER HUGHES REACH AGREEMENT TO COMBINE IN STOCK AND CASH TRANSACTION VALUED AT $34.6 BILLION

Combination Creates Global Oilfield Services Company with Unsurpassed Breadth and Depth of Products...

21st November, 2014

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THE FIGHT AGAINST ONLINE PAYMENT FRAUD MOVES UP A LEVEL AHEAD OF U.S. EMV ROLLOUT

History tells us the “liability deadline” for EMV rollout in the United States will see a surge of f...

21st November, 2014

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ACKERMANN TAKES HELM OF CYPRUS’ BIGGEST BANK

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Former Deutsche Bank chief Josef Ackermann has been named the new chairman of...

21st November, 2014

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GOOGLE BUYS UP DUTCH WIND ENERGY FOR DATA CENTER

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Google says it will buy the entire output of an 18-turbine, 62-megawatt Dutch wind...

19th November, 2014

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NOKIA BOUNCES BACK WITH LAUNCH OF ANDROID TABLET

HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia is back in the fray. Just months after selling its ailing handsets unit to Mic...

19th November, 2014

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CARLSBERG UNIT MERGES WITH GREEK OLYMPIC BREWERY

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — In a move to bolster its position in Greece, Carlsberg says its local bre...

19th November, 2014