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Swatch Off To A Strong Start In 2010, Eyes Record Result

Donnerstag, 11. März 2010, 16:32 Uhr
BIEL, Switzerland -(Dow Jones)- Swatch Group AG (UHRN.VX) is off to a strong start in 2010 with sales in January and February beating the levels reached in the watch maker's best year in 2008, a trend that could allow the company to reach another record result this year, Chief Executive Nick Hayek said Thursday.

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BT Cuts Prices On Bundle Of Telephony, Broadband Services

Donnerstag, 11. März 2010, 16:29 Uhr
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- U.K. telecommunications firm BT Group PLC (BT.A.LN) Thursday cut the prices on its bundle of telephony and broadband services after communications regulator Ofcom removed restrictions in September last year.

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Virgin Media To Run Fiber Trial Over Telegraph Poles

Donnerstag, 11. März 2010, 16:28 Uhr
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Cable television and Internet provider Virgin Media Inc. (VMED) said Thursday it will trial ultrafast 50 megabits per second broadband over telegraph poles in attempt to reach more remote users.

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Europe's Steelmakers Warn Against Big Iron Ore Price Hike

Donnerstag, 11. März 2010, 15:30 Uhr
Bagger_RioTintoPlc_newscast_free LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The European steel industry Thursday warned that the hefty price increases mining companies are seeking for iron ore could slow the region's economic recovery or even tip it back into recession. (photo: Rio Tinto)

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European, US Relocation To Switzerland To Boost RE Market

Donnerstag, 11. März 2010, 15:28 Uhr
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Interest from corporate clients considering relocating their office-based functions from major U.S. and European markets to Switzerland has increased, and might boost the Swiss property market, real-estate consultant CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (CBG) said Monday.

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Smithfield Expects China, Russia Pork Markets To Be Reopened Soon

Donnerstag, 11. März 2010, 15:27 Uhr
KANSAS CITY -(Dow Jones)- Smithfield Foods Inc. (SFD) expects the Chinese and Russian markets to be reopened soon to U.S. pork shipments.

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Hannover Re Sees 2010 Net Profit At Least EUR599 Million

Donnerstag, 11. März 2010, 14:39 Uhr
HANOVER, Germany -(Dow Jones)- Hannover Re AG (HNR1.XE) expects a net profit of at least EUR599 million for 2010 and also sees a floor at EUR4.97 earnings per share, Chief Executive Ulrich Wallin said Thursday.

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ScottishPower:To Cut UK Gas Tariffs By Average 8% From Mar 31

Donnerstag, 11. März 2010, 14:38 Uhr
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Iberdrola SA's (IBE.MC) U.K. unit ScottishPower said Thursday it will cut its retail gas tariffs by an average 8% from March 31.

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K+S: Salt To Drive Profits, Fertilizers Recovering

Donnerstag, 11. März 2010, 13:18 Uhr
Auftausalz_verladung-auftausalz-1_comp FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- Fertilizer and salt supplier K+S AG (SDF.XE) Thursday disappointed investors with an outlook that depends heavily on its strong salt operations to drive earnings and sales growth this year and less on its main business, fertilizers. (photo: K+S)

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ECB's Mersch Rejects Use Of Central Bank Money By EMF

Donnerstag, 11. März 2010, 12:23 Uhr

LUXEMBOURG -(Dow Jones)- Any putative new European Monetary Fund would have to reckon without the monetary resources of the European Central Bank, ECB council member Yves Mersch said Thursday.

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Rettungsanker in der Krise: Expansion ins Ausland

Peter Anterist Gastkommentar von Prof. Peter Anterist, Professor an der Universität Peking und Geschäftsführer der Treuhandgesellschaft InterGest