CSC has appointed Andy Williams as president of its Northern Europe business operations, which includes the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and the Nordic countries.
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CSC appoints president of Northern Europe operations
May 10th, 2010Federal Reserve opens credit line to Europe
May 10th, 2010WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve late Sunday opened a program to ship U.S. dollars to Europe in a move to head off a broader financial crisis on the continent. Federal Reserve System - Central bank - Business - Government - Finance
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Small Talk: Small-business owners consider vacations again
May 10th, 2010Nigale had to let about half her staff go, and she had to take on more work. There was no way she could take a vacation. Now, clients are getting jobs again. They’re coming back, business is up at KK Salon, and Nigale is going to Europe next month. “I finally have a feeling of, ‘I can go away,‘“ Nigale said. Vacations were among the sacrifices many small-business owners made during the recession …
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2010 Financial Times Executive Education ranking: ESMT in Top 15 in Europe and only German business school listed
May 10th, 2010ESMT European School of Management and Technology has been ranked 13th in Europe and 27th in the world in this years Financial Times Executive Education rankings only eight years after its founding.
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Federal Reserve and other central banks open credit line to send dollars to Europe
May 10th, 2010WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve and other central banks open credit line to send dollars to Europe to ease debt crisis. Box office strikes back - Once incidental to Hollywood’s fortunes, cinema is now the fastest-growing part of the film business.
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Markets in Europe and Asia tumble on continued fears of Greek debt
May 9th, 2010Stocks in Europe and Asia tumbled in another global sell-off on Friday, as investors remained rattled by Wall Street’s nosedive the day before and concerned that the Greek debt crisis would spread to other European economies. Business - Investing - Greece - Financial Services - Financial Planning
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Business week in review
May 9th, 2010Stocks tumbled the most in a year on Thursday after Europe’s debt crisis spurred an equity rout that undermined confidence in the market’s electronic trading mechanisms. The sell-off briefly erased more than $1 trillion in market value as the Dow Jones… Business - Investing - Stocks and Bonds - Equities - Dow Jones & Company
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Microsoft Europe chairman to address e-skills seminar
May 9th, 2010Microsoft Europe chairman Jan Muehlfeit will address the ‘eSkills Day Seminar’ organised by Microsoft Malta at the University on Thursday.
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Hi-tech cars to beat jams in Europe’s busiest cities
May 9th, 2010Specially adapted high-tech cars are being deployed on the streets of some major European cities in a bid to cut the congestion created by some 250 million drivers using Europe’s roads. But there are concerns that this may be ushering in an era where there is no privacy and where everything we do and everywhere we go can be tracked.
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Volcano Ash Closes Airports Across Europe
May 9th, 2010A plume of volcanic ash snaked its way through southern France, Switzerland and northern Italy Sunday, shutting down airports and disrupting flights across Europe. Weather forecasts said the ash cloud will gradually weaken as it spreads to southern parts of Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria by Sunday night. The ash, stretching from the surface up to 20,000 feet (6,000 meters), has forced …
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