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• Easyjet boss Carolyn McCall made a Dame

  30-12-2015 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The boss of the Easyjet airline, Carolyn McCall, engineering entrepreneur James Dyson and Ann Summers' chief Jacqueline Gold all receive New Year Honours.
  
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• The Worst National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Headlines in 2015

  30-12-2015 22:17
  
  Image sourceNational Oilwell Varco investor presentation.As bad as the business environment has been for National Oilwell Varco this year, the company had done a rather commendable job of not
  
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• DuPont Axing Around 1,700 Jobs in Delaware Ahead of Merger

  30-12-2015 21:20
  
  DuPontDD said yesterday that it will slash roughly 1,700 jobs in Delaware, its home state, in early 2016 as it moves forward with its planned mega merger with Dow Chemical DOW . This significant move is part of DuPont's
  
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• Calgon Carbon a Strong Sell on End-Market, FX Headwinds

  30-12-2015 21:20
  
  On Dec 29, 2015, Zacks Investment Research downgraded pollution control company Calgon Carbon CorporationCCC to a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).Why the Downgrade? Calgon Carbon continues to witness a challenging global economic scenario, affecting sales in certain areas of
  
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• Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Cut to Sell: Should You Dump It?

  30-12-2015 21:20
  
  On Dec 30, 2015, Zacks Investment Research downgraded Advance Auto Parts Inc.AAP to a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).Why the Downgrade? Advance Auto Parts' comparable earnings per share of $1.95 in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 (ended Oct 10,
  
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• Meridian Bioscience at 52-Week High on Product Launches

  30-12-2015 21:19
  
  Shares of Meridian Bioscience Inc. VIVO rallied to a new 52 week high of $20.92 on Dec 29 and closed a tad bit lower at $20.76. This represents a strong year to date return of approximately 26.1%, much better
  
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• FactSet's (FDS) Strategic Initiatives Bode Well; Risks Remain

  30-12-2015 21:19
  
  We issued an updated research report on FactSet Research Systems Inc.FDS on Dec 29, 2015 after the company posted lower than expected first quarter fiscal 2016 results on Dec 15. Adjusted earnings per share of $1.44 missed the Zacks
  
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• Equifax (EFX) Shares Hit a 52-Week High on Solid Momentum

  30-12-2015 21:19
  
  Shares of Equifax Inc.EFX hit a new 52 week high of $114.46 on Dec 29. The stock closed at $113.61, representing a year to date return of 41.3%. The average trading volume for the last three months aggregated approximately
  
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• Ball Corporation Gets Regulatory Clearance for Rexam Buy

  30-12-2015 21:19
  
  Shares of Ball CorporationBLL gained around 1.5% to close at $73.82 yesterday, after the company received approval from Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica ("CADE") regarding the proposed acquisition of Rexam PLC REXMY (Rexam). CADE granted final conditional regulatory clearance
  
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• Alphabet Hits a New 52-Week High on Bullish Analyst Report

  30-12-2015 21:19
  
  Shares of Alphabet Inc.GOOGL hit a new 52 week high of $798.69 on Dec 29, 2015 eventually closing at $793.96. The technology giant with a market cap of around $546.03 billion witnessed more than 49% share price rise over
  
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• Will 2016 Be Comcast Corporation's Best Year Yet?

  30-12-2015 21:18
  
  Comcast had a mixed 2015.On the negative side, the company saw federal regulators refuse to approve its planned acquisition of Time Warner Cable . That deal would have made Comcast the unquestioned leader
  
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• 3 Essential Money Lessons for Retirees

  30-12-2015 21:18
  
  Image sourcestevepb via Pixabay.Learning to master your finances is a life long journey, and just because you've hit retirement age doesn't mean you have it all figured out. In
  
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• The Worst First Solar, Inc. Headlines in 2015

  30-12-2015 21:17
  
  2015 was the year when First Solar 's conservative operations began to pay off for investors. Instead of adding debt and expanding rapidly, as competitors like SunEdison and SolarCity did, it chose to focus on
  
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• The Best SolarCity Corporation Headlines in 2015

  30-12-2015 21:17
  
  2015 probably wasn't a year SolarCity Corporation investors will look back on fondly. The company lowered growth targets, showed increasing sales costs, and continued to post large losses each quarter of the year. If it weren't
  
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• Why Weight Watchers International, Inc. Stock Popped Today

  30-12-2015 20:17
  
  WhatShares of Weight Watchers International were up more than 20% as of 11 45 a.m. ET Wednesday after Oprah Winfrey introduced an advertisement featuring the company.So whatNot many names
  
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• Berkshire Hathaway Fails Warren Buffett's Test -- Again

  30-12-2015 20:17
  
  It's the penultimate day of 2015, and U.S. stocks are lower in early afternoon trading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 down 0.29% and 0.33%, respectively, at 12 30 p.m. EST.
  
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• Bottoms-Down Forecasting: What If This Rally Has legs?

  30-12-2015 19:04
  
  What do bad wiring, methane and non-chloric, silicon-based lubricant have in common?Presumably a classic Christmas movie would not first come to mind.It’s a Wonderful LifeandMiracle on 34 thStreet , those are true classic masterpieces. In more recent movie history,A Christmas StoryandHome Alonehave
  
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• What Can Impact Market's Next Year?

  30-12-2015 18:19
  
  Stocks are following Tuesday's gains with a modestly lower open in today's session, with the stock market action broadly following developments in the oil patch. It is hard to make much sense of the market's recent moves given the
  
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• Britain closes last of its Magnox nuclear reactors

  30-12-2015 18:17
  
  (Reuters) - Britain closed its oldest nuclear reactor after nearly 45 years of service on Wednesday, marking the end of a British technology that dominated the country's nuclear industry for decades.
  
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• British policy chief apologises for 30-year-old race comments

  30-12-2015 17:25
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron's policy chief apologised on Wednesday after a newly released memo from 30 years ago revealed he had blamed poor morals in the black community for riots and said any investment would be wasted on discos and drugs.
  
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• British wage growth likely to disappoint in 2016 - industry body

  30-12-2015 16:33
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British wage growth next year is likely to fall far short of the expectations of the Bank of England (BoE) and government as employers hold back on pay rises in the face of growing costs, an industry body said on Wednesday.
  
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• Quiet but Choppy Markets as Activity Winds Down

  30-12-2015 14:30
  
  The foreign exchange market is becalmed, leaving the US dollar narrowly mixed in uneventful and light turnover.The euro has been confined to less than a third of a cent range. Yesterday it briefly dipped below its 20-day moving average for the first time since the ECB met earlier this month. It remains in the
  
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• VIDEO: Why does China produce so much steel?

  30-12-2015 11:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The spare capacity in the Chinese steel industry exceeds Europe's entire steel output. Why does China continue to produce so much steel?
  
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• VIDEO: 'We turned our hobby into a business'

  30-12-2015 10:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millions of people say they want a new job in 2016, so could being your own boss be the answer?
  
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• UK house price growth accelerates to eight-month high in December - Nationwide

  30-12-2015 08:38
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British house price growth quickened by more than expected in December to hit an eight-month high, according to a survey on Wednesday, another sign of growing momentum in the housing market.
  
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• UK leads e-commerce says Google's Schmidt

  30-12-2015 07:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK is the world leader in e-commerce, former Google boss Eric Schmidt tells the BBC.
  
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• Insurers face bumper payouts as Britain braces for more floods

  30-12-2015 02:29
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Insurers are facing some of the costliest British floods on record as large parts of northern England, already inundated, brace for more heavy rain.
  
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• Germany's tough year

  30-12-2015 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can Germany overcome its difficult year?
  
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• VIDEO: CEO Secrets: One banker and his dog

  30-12-2015 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vernon Hill, founder and chairman of Metro Bank, offers the business advice he wishes he had had when he started out, as part of the BBC News series, CEO Secrets.
  
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