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“"The closure will be conducted in an orderly manner, over a three-month period, and we aim to make the process as easy as possible for customers."”
“Foxconn has now raised the minimum wage at its Shenzhen factory by 20%, also in response to a growing shortage of factory workers.”
“sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa account for half of Acer's revenue.”
“A decision over the wind farm will be made by the government The company behind plans for a 48-turbine wind farm in the Lammermuir Hills has spoken out to defend the scheme.”
“He added that the Fallago Rig scheme could meet the renewable energy needs of up to 80,000 homes and would contribute £240,000-a-year for 25 years to an environmental fund for the area.”
“And as a member of the group in charge of overseeing the controversial Holyrood building project, he defended a decision to spend £88,000 on its reception desk as well as claims that MSPs' offices were badly designed.”
“The principal investment managers behind the Sofaer fund, Michael Brown and Steve Frost, are to join Martin Currie in July, while the investment analyst working on the fund, Charlotte Dagg, is due to join later this year.”
“We view the market dislocation as an opportunity to attract the world's best talent. This acquisition enables us to further strengthen our expertise in European equities, fill an obvious gap in our long/short equity business and add subst…”
“This acquisition enables us to further strengthen our expertise in European equities, fill an obvious gap in our long/short equity business and add substantial assets under management to our hedge fund business.”
“Voltage Pictures made $150 million (£102m) through film sales and acquisitions within the last three years according to its website.”
“10 workers had killed themselves at a factory in Shenzhen, China.”
“An eleventh worker recently died at another factory in northern China.”
“In total, there have been 13 suicides and suicide attempts at Foxconn factories this year.”
“Foxconn has said that it will give its assembly line workers a 30% pay rise.”
“The firm had previously said that it would offer a 20% pay increase to its Chinese workers, who earn 900 yuan (£90) per month at entry-level.”
“Hon Hai Precision is the world's largest maker of consumer electronics, and employs 800,000 workers worldwide, mostly in China.”
“workers - often from rural China - work up to 12 hours a day, six days a week.”
“Foxconn has said that it will give its assembly line workers a 30% pay rise. The firm had previously said that it would offer a 20% pay increase to its Chinese workers, who earn 900 yuan (£90) per month at entry-level.”
“Last week, Apple overtook Microsoft to become the world's largest technology company by market value.”
“the items realised £577,063 in total.”
“The first sale, of about 150 lots, will be followed by a second in New York in December and a third in London next summer.”
“The letters sold for more than four times their estimate - going to a private UK buyer for £34,850.”
“An unsmoked Havana cigar offered in a box beat its estimate of £1,000-£1,500 to fetch £2,125.”
“Estimated to fetch £20,000 to £30,000, they were bought by a private US collector for £39,650.”
“The former prime minister's engagement diary on 30 cards, giving details of his daily activities from September 1939 to June 1945, were expected to fetch up to £120,000, but it was withdrawn from auction before the sale took place.”
“The items were sold by US publishing magnate, Steve Forbes, who amassed them over three decades.”
“The items realised £577,063 in total.”
“The Glazer family bought Manchester United for £800m in 2005.”
“In the last annual accounts, to July 2009, debts at the club's parent company Red Football Joint Venture increased to £716.5m.”
“The group had been expected to make a bid of about £1bn for United, however reports have suggested that the Glazer family put a much higher value on the club.”
“However, it added it was "encouraging supporters to delay renewal of season tickets and executive facilities until at least the first deadline and ideally until a Red Knight bid comes forward"”
“However, it added it was "encouraging supporters to delay renewal of season tickets and executive facilities until at least the first deadline and ideally until a Red Knight bid comes forward".”
“They believe he may have been killed by someone who found out he was getting £300,000 from his father for a business.”
“the company now has 'the smell of death about it'.”
“the track of the £116m Cambridge to St Ives guided busway”
“It had raised concern that BAM Nuttall may not hit its mid-June deadline for submitting the results.”
“The tests are among six issues holding back the completion of the busway.”
“Work on the site began in 2007”
“it was planned to open in spring 2009.”
“BAM Nuttall set a self-imposed timetable at the end of April so residents can track the progress they are making.”
“Today, the company, which is based in McLean, Virginia, has about 360,000 subscribers worldwide, earning revenues amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars.”
“We were selected for this contract following a long international competition that started back in 2007.”
“Only one in three of Scotland's small and medium sized companies are exporting, and few of the others have plans to change that, a poll has found.”
“A fifth of firms surveyed by the Bank of Scotland said language barriers were among the biggest obstacles to exporting.”
“More than two in five companies reported that a fear of demand was the main reason for not looking to markets overseas.”
“The same proportion feared their bad debts would not be paid, and almost as many feared foreign currency fluctuations.”
“Of the third of companies that were exporting, more than one in three have experienced growth in that part of their business.”
“Almost a quarter hoped to build business in China and the Far East, and almost a fifth saw opportunities in Africa and the Middle East, while Europe and North America remained the dominant markets.”
“London remained hugely dominant, with more than two-thirds of all inward investment decisions.”
“It had 263 inward investment projects included in the survey, whereas Edinburgh and Glasgow each had seven, and all of Scotland had 51.”
“Ten years ago, more than 60,000 jobs were created in Britain through foreign direct investment.”
“Last year was the second consecutive year with only 20,000 jobs being created that way through new projects or expansions.”
“The UK continued to dominate inward investment within Europe, having 30% of business service projects, 36% of software projects and 27% of financial sector projects within western Europe.”
“America also represents more than two-thirds of projects coming to the UK, followed by France and Germany.”
“India had the fourth largest number of investments in Britain, with 38 projects.”
“But with the downturn, the number of such investments last year fell 40% in those countries.”
“Almost 25% of exporting firms are targeting business in the Far East.”
“AIG said on Tuesday that it would not "not consider" any revision to the terms of the deal.”
“They formed a rebel shareholder group, the Prudential Action Group, which planned to oppose the deal at a shareholder vote due to be held on 7 June.”
“We listened carefully to shareholders over the price and initiated a renegotiation of the terms with AIG,”
“The collapse of the deal is expected to raise questions about the future of both him and his chief executive, Tidjane Thiam, with the company.”
“There certainly needs to be a proper review as to how the board came to the decision that this was the right deal at the right price - and who most strongly proposed that particular transaction,”
“It shows that conventional investment institutions are prepared to act more like the independent owners of a business and not as absentee landlords too readily compliant with the wishes of managers,”
“If everything goes well, within the next 24 hours we could have this contained.”
“remember this is being done in 5,000 ft of water, and very small issues take a long time to fix”
“A full planning application for a £3bn coal-fired power station at Hunterston in Ayrshire has been submitted to the Scottish government.”
“The developers said the facility could provide energy to three million homes for decades, while capturing and storing damaging carbon emissions if that technology can be proven.”
“The energy company also claimed the new power station would generate a "significant" number of jobs in the area, with up to 1,600 people being employed during construction and 160 permanent jobs when the power station is running.”
“We believe our proposal supports the UK and Scottish governments' commitment to leading the way in developing CCS to assist in decarbonising the UK's electricity sector by 2030,”
“Trade is worth well over $3bn (£2bn) a year”
“Trade is worth well over $3bn (£2bn) a year”
“The auditor's report said £32,000 spent on SPT's corporate credit card remained unaccounted for.”
“Almost £40,000 was also spent on trips to New York, India and Dubai.”
“KPMG criticised a 2008 trip to a transport conference in New York by Mr Culley, Mr McLachlan and David Fagan which cost £17,500, including more than £100 a day on meals.”
“The expenses claimed included £621 spent in the Russian Tea Room, a restaurant in the city, which was attended by five people.”
“A trip to India and Dubai involving Mr Culley, Mr Watson and Mr McLachlan, and a fourth SPT officer, cost £18,506, the report showed.”
“Mr Wylie initiated a meeting with the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive on 14 May, the same day as Rangers' Uefa Cup final match with Zenit St Petersburg in the city, which Mr Wylie attended. The meeting itself lasted one-an…”
“Committee chair, Duncan MacIntyre, said that although the organisation had been 'vindicated by the majority of KPMG's findings - six out of the nine complaints made were completely unfounded - there were lessons to be learned'.”
“"The industry continues to be challenged by moderating defence budgets," according to Deloitte, a consultancy.”
“The three-year £2m project involves experts from around the world”
“Property Services Group employs 10 staff in Plymouth”
“At its peak the company was producing about 50 Hips a week”
“but the government's decision has resulted in PSG losing half its business.”
“We've expanded the business over the two-and-a-half years Hips have been in operation”
“and, of course, we've expanded the staff to cope with it.”
“I've worked with some of my staff for upwards of five or six years”
“For his 10 office staff, Mr Gill said there was the difficult realisation that some could lose their job.”
“Cymdeithas Cynnal a Cefnogi Cefn Gwlad, which translates as the Society to Sustain and Support the Rural Countryside, is aiming to issue 900 shares at £500 each.”
“It says the price of the vacant site is likely to be just over £300,000.”
“She said the priority was to create car parking for up to 100 vehicles to make it easier for shoppers to visit High Street.”
“making more than £6m in its first three days on release.”
“only claimed third place in the US box office chart.”
“second weekend takings of £1.82m.”
“With weekend takings of £6.14m,”
“having made £7.66m in its debut weekend at the end of April.”
“£8.77m - in 2008.”
“failed to pass the £1m barrier.”
“Shrek Forever After on 2 July.”
“More than 2,000 people have signed a petition against the development”
“90 affordable homes”
