TOP 100 ENGLAND SITES
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| Barclays snaps up US market maker for $25m$ Barclays announced a $25 million ($£15.3 million) deal today to acquire LaBranche & Co, a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) market maker, as it seeks build on the platform created by the purchase of Lehman Brothers in the United States. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Cadbury braced for battle as Kraft debates revised bid The board of Cadbury is preparing for a fight to the death with Kraft as the American food group puts its finishing touches to an improved takeover bid. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Church of England congregations fall again, and half are pensioners The Church of England has been hit by a new slump in its congregations, with the latest figures showing its fifth year-on-year decline. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Business big shot: Phil Wrigley, chairman of New Look As boss of New Look, Phil Wrigley might have perceived a good vintage as something to do with fashionably distressed denim or retro T-shirts. The company pioneered a “fast fashion” model, changing stock every few weeks. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Davos Soros: Obama reform plan not tough enough George Soros, the billionaire investor, said today that Barack Obama’s plan to impose a tax on global investment banks was premature and the US President’s proposals to break up financial institutions did not go far enough. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |