19,925 source-backed business facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 192 of 200.
“Facebook currently has more than 400 million users around the world”
“The CBI said the civil service had to follow the lead of the private sector, where average pay fell by 0.9% last year.”
“By contrast, it said wages in the public sector increased by 2.8% in 2009.”
“The Sugababes' fourth line-up have been together since September 2009”
“Buena is currently working on her second solo album”
“following the release of her debut Real Girl in 2007”
“Donaghy left in 2001”
“original group was formed in 1998”
“Sweet 7, debuted and peaked at number 14 on the UK chart”
“making it the group's lowest charting album since 2000's One Touch”
“currently recording the group's eighth studio album”
“has threatened to abandon $15bn (£10.5bn) of new projects unless plans for a mining tax are watered down or axed”
“has proposed a 40% tax on the profits of mining firms”
“has plans for two mining projects in the Pilbara region of west Australia, one costing $9bn and the other $6bn”
“Coal prices have doubled since the beginning of 2009”
“expand them from the current 170 to 400”
“expand the number of its Toby Carvery sites from 133 to 300”
“The regulator is writing to more than 38,000 people whose names, addresses and telephone numbers are on the list.”
“BA reduced the number of cabin crew on long-haul flights from 15 to 14 and introduced a two-year pay freeze from 2010.”
“These included a single on-board management grade, no seniority, promotion on merit, and pay set at market rate plus 10%.”
“It also opposes disciplinary action being taken against more than 50 union members.”
“Standard Life Investments, which owns about 7% of BA's shares”
“when BA reduced the number of cabin crew on long‑haul flights from 15 to 14 and introduced a two‑year pay freeze from 2010”
“pay set at market rate plus 10%”
“opposes disciplinary action being taken against more than 50 union members”
“BA Heathrow services were badly hit by a seven‑day strike in March”
“The union's grievance goes back to November last year, when BA reduced the number of cabin crew on long-haul flights from 15 to 14 and introduced a two-year pay freeze from 2010.”
“When cabin crew last went on strike in March, the airline said that staff who took part in the strike would lose their travel perks permanently, including no longer being allowed to buy heavily discounted tickets.”
“We have never, never negotiated on these perks and we never will,”
“As BA stands on the brink of an ambitious merger with Iberia, the dispute seems like a damaging distraction from the task of securing the airline's future.”
“BA reduced the number of cabin crew on long-haul flights from 15 to 14”
“and introduced a two-year pay freeze from 2010.”
“the airline said that staff who took part in the strike would lose their travel perks permanently, including no longer being allowed to buy heavily discounted tickets.”
“We have never, never negotiated on these perks and we never will”
“As BA stands on the brink of an ambitious merger with Iberia”
“He admitted the incident had done more harm to the firm's reputation than any single person.”
“But Mr Schmidt said he did not want to use the firm's "engineers as an excuse". "They work for us," he said.”
“2,000 barrels a day - about 40%”
“Ryanair is to appeal against an Italian fine of 3m euros (£2.5m) for failing to help passengers after cancelling their flights during the volcanic ash crisis.”
“At a time when all airlines across Europe were cancelling thousands of flights and disrupting millions of passengers, it is extraordinary that Enac could investigate and then impose a three million euro fine only upon Ryanair, said the air…”
“Enac, accused Ryanair of failing to provide passengers at Rome's Ciampino airport with drinks, foods and accommodation as required by European law.”
“Asda, with 374 stores”
“and 170,000 staff in the UK”
“is to create 300 jobs at a home shopping centre in north London.”
“It also unveiled a £12m investment in frontline services”
“Asda, with 374 stores and 170,000 staff in the UK, is to create 300 jobs at a home shopping centre in north London.”
“It also unveiled a £12m investment in frontline services to reduce queues and assist customers.”
“sales, excluding fuel and VAT, were down 0.3%.”
“374 stores and 170,000 staff”
“300 jobs”
“£12m investment”
“first sales fall in four years”
“In the three months to 31 March sales, excluding fuel and VAT, were down 0.3%”
“Asda, with 374 stores and 170,000 staff in the UK”
“Asda is to create 300 jobs at a home shopping centre in north London”
“It also unveiled a £12m investment in frontline services to reduce queues and assist customers”
“British consumer price inflation jumped to a 17-month high in April, driven in part by higher prices for food”
“she will appear in three films over the summer blockbuster season - Tamara Drewe, Prince Of Persia and low-budget thriller The Disappearance Of Alice Creed.”
“Foxconn, the Taiwanese maker of the Apple iPhone, has hired counsellors and brought in Buddhist monks for its workers after a spate of suicides. ... The company employs 800,000 workers worldwide, mostly in China.”
“To prevent further suicides, the Fortune 500 company has hired 100 counsellors and invited monks to help workers at the new Employee Care Centre and trained its medical staff to provide emotional support.”
“Mr Ding pointed out that the company employed more than 400,000 people in Shenzhen, and in a workforce of that size, some people were bound to attempt suicide.”
“The average working day is eight hours and workers are allowed to do up to 80 hours of overtime a month, but they must take one day off a week.”
“BMW is recalling 122,000 of its motorbikes around the world- most for the second time - because of potential brake problems.”
“The motorcycles were manufactured between August 2006 and May 2009.”
“The number of bikes recalled accounts for around a third of all BMW bikes produced during that time, the company said.”
“BMW began notifying dealers in late April about the continued potential faults.”
“Affected owners who have not yet been contacted by their dealer should get a letter in a few days, said a company spokesman.”
“Mr Davis said he wanted to pursue new opportunities after 10 years with Yell.”
“Yell said its 60-year-old chief executive John Condron and chief financial officer John Davis, aged 48, would leave by May next year.”
“Mr Condron is retiring after 30 years with the company, while Mr Davis said he wanted to pursue new opportunities after 10 years with Yell.”
“The company also announced a 24% fall in adjusted annual earnings to £619m.”
“Revenues for the year to 31 March fell by 11.5% to £2.12bn.”
“the company said it had cut its net debt to £3.1bn, a reduction of £1.1bn over the financial year.”
“Shares in the company, which was spun-off from BT in 2001, closed down 22% at 36.76 pence.”
“Pfizer is the world's largest drugs-maker Drugmaker Pfizer has said it is to cut 6,000 jobs worldwide - almost a fifth of its workforce - over the next five years as part of a major restructuring.”
“It will close eight plants and scale back operations at six other factories.”
“Three plants will be closed in the Irish Republic, leading to the loss of up to 785 jobs there.”
“Pfizer is the maker of the Viagra erectile dysfunction drug and cholesterol drug Lipitor. The firm has 78 manufacturing sites and employs about 33,000 people worldwide.”
“The firm has 78 manufacturing sites and employs about 33,000 people worldwide.”
“The Ridley Scott movie, which openedCannes Film Festival last week, took £5.75m to Iron Man's £1.6m.”
“Horror remake A Nightmare on Elm Street stayed in third place with £0.65m”
“and Hot Tub Time Machine stayed in fourth with £0.57m”
“Furry Vengeance dropped three places to round out the top five with £0.55m”
“Other films in the top 10 include Four Lions with £0.49m”
“and Jennifer Lopez's latest film The Back Up Plan, which enjoyed till receipts of £0.48m.”
“How To Train Your Dragon and The Last Song both dropped a place, taking £0.24m and £0.18m respectively.”
“Date Night, starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey, was at number 10 with takings of £0.13m.”
“Mr Cameron left RBS in January 2009 after seven years in the job and his conduct has been under investigation by the FSA since April that year.”
“Peabody's 3.82bn Australian dollar ($3.44bn; £2.64bn) offer was about A$250m less than it had previously bid.”
“That lower offer came after the Australian government proposed a 40% tax on the profits of mining firms.”
“Shares in Macarthur fell by 15% on Tuesday - close to levels seen before Peabody's first bid.”
“Coal prices have doubled since the beginning of 2009.”
“China's coal imports have tripled thanks to the recovery in the steel industry - which uses coal - as the global economy recovers from recession.”
“The company now has 341 million customers, with 8.5 million net additions in the past three months.”
“"We are creating a stronger Vodafone, which is positioned to return to revenue growth during the 2011 financial year, as economic recovery should benefit our key markets," he said.”
“The company said that a third of its income was now coming from products other than "mobile voice"”
“Pre‑tax profits for the year to March totalled £8.7bn”
“The company now has 341 million customers”
“with 8.5 million net additions in the past three months”
“We are creating a stronger Vodafone, which is positioned to return to revenue growth during the 2011 financial year, as economic recovery should benefit our key markets”
