October 2011
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Britons told to shop around for energy
Huhne said Monday’s meeting was “encouraging” and denied suggestions that, without an actual fuel price cut, the outcome would do little to help fuel consumers.”This is not small beer,” he told reporters. “On an average dual fuel bill of about 1,300 pounds ($2,050), by switching you can actually get about 200 pounds off your energy bill.”Huhne has...
Oct 17th
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TEXT-Fitch:Long-term credit trends will remain...
Low debt leverage and a reasonable regulatory environment support the U.S. pipeline industry’s stable credit metrics. Fitch believes the industry is actively reacting to shifting supply/demand dynamics and other major long-term trends.Fitch also notes that environmental and safety costs resulting from new federal legislation and tighter regulation are manageable, although the extent and...
Oct 13th
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PRESS DIGEST - British business - Oct 13
Proposals to introduce compulsory workplace pensions contain little protection for employees and could lead to widespread mis-selling, David Pitt-Watson, the renowned fund manager, has suggested.CLEGG SET TO CONFRONT EUROPEBritain’s deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is to confront Brussels over attempts to use the euro zone crisis to tame London’s financial district.BILLIONAIRE HAS...
Oct 13th
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RPT-EBay to deepen Facebook relationship
By Alistair BarrSAN FRANCISCO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - EBay Inc is set to deepen its relationship with social network leader Facebook at a developer conference this week, a person familiar with the e-commerce company said on Tuesday.EBay will also unveil a new online identification service for shoppers called PayPal Access, the person added.The company expects almost 4,000 people to attend...
Oct 12th
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RPT-EBay to deepen Facebook relationship
By Alistair BarrSAN FRANCISCO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - EBay Inc is set to deepen its relationship with social network leader Facebook at a developer conference this week, a person familiar with the e-commerce company said on Tuesday.EBay will also unveil a new online identification service for shoppers called PayPal Access, the person added.The company expects almost 4,000 people to attend...
Oct 12th
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