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Emerging markets lift Diageo -
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Diageo said strongly growing emerging markets and a slow recovery in North America helped to offset weakness in Europe, prompting upbeat comments about meeting its 2012 targets.
Etihad 'monitoring' Aer Lingus -
Etihad Airways, the Middle East's third-largest carrier, posted a first annual profit and said it is mulling further purchases following an investment in Air Berlin, with
Aer Lingus being monitored.
Debt crisis hits Vodafone revenue -
Vodafone Group, the world's largest mobile-phone company, said service revenue growth slowed in the fiscal third-quarter as consumers in
Spain and
Italy cut spending amid the European sovereign debt crisis.
Greek debt needs 'more than 70% haircut' -
Greece will likely fail to achieve sustainable debt levels if it only resorts to a 70 per cent reduction in the value of bonds held by private creditors, Standard & Poor's warned on Wednesday, putting pressure on the ECB to also take losses.
McDonalds boosted by US sales -
McDonald's reported a better-than-expected rise in January sales at established restaurants across the globe, as strength in the
United States helped offset the impact of economic weakness in Europe.
Boardroom shake-up at Yahoo -
Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock and three long-time board members are stepping down, fulfilling the wishes of many frustrated shareholders who believe the directors have been part of the problem that has dragged down the internet company's revenue ...
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