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Financial Comparisons: Happy Groceries' Christmas Battle

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Happy Groceries' Christmas Battle. And Co launch their annual war of prices attracting discount-hunters for the festive products. Rival groceries informed their customers of money-saving Christmas offers on the same day with a little difference: ASDA. Chief financial officer at Asda, stated that. 8220;This Christmas will be the most aggressive in pricing for a decade.”. This was quoted by the all the 4 newspapers I looked through, as well as some other facts:. But why did I stop over this piece of news?

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Financial Comparisons: Fabulous Opel

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Has decided to retain ownership of its heavily indebted Opel unit. The decision reverses GM's September tentative consent to sell a majority stake in its European Opel and Vauxhall operations to a consortium including Canada's Magna International Inc. and Russia's Sberbank. On Tuesday. Instead GM is pursuing a 3 billion euro ($4.42 billion) restructuring plan. That is why GM's abrupt decision caused the rush of indignation in German and Russian media, unlike the US and UK sources. The BBC News article.

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Financial Comparisons: Peace PRize for Storytelling

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Peace PRize for Storytelling. Obama's "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples" won the Nobel prize 2009. Published an order to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, but has not approved any plans to actually do so. Oversaw a decrease in US troops in Iraq, onlt to replace them with private mercenaries. Expanded the war in Afghanistan into Pakistan (by increasing the number of air attacks in its border regions). Obviously, "dialog and negotiation...

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Financial Comparisons: Turning The Final Page

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Turning The Final Page. The failed bookseller launched a stock liquidation. In its 45 stores over the weekend as administrators prepare to shut down its shops. The firm has been under severe pressure for a year from the internet competition and supermarkets selling books at heavy discounts. R as sales falls increased. Stock levels were also hit as several of its suppliers stopped or reduced its credit limits. Told the sad story of rise and fall of the company in two articles. The times of enormous anxiety.

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Financial Comparisons: Google beats recession

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This Thursday anyone who is looking for the sings that the recession is over could've found them in. Google's recent profit report. Eric Schmidt, who hit the headlines this year when it was revealed he was a member of both the Apple and Google boards, believes that the financial fortunes of the global economy are changing: "The worst of the recession is clearly behind us, and because of what we have seen, we now have the confidence to be optimistic about our future. That "when economic times are tough, p...

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Financial Comparisons: Gatwick for sale

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Britain's biggest airport operator BAA. Sold Gatwick Airport to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), owners of London City Airport, for. 15 billion to repay part of its' existing debt. 1455m in cash for Gatwick, plus further payment of up to. 55m BAA hoped for a higher price of. 18 billion, but the recession and the downturn in the airline traffic drove the price down. The deal should be completed y December if details, including EU merger regulation clearance, are finalized. Remember, BAA has been.

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Financial Comparisons: iPhone Goes To China

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IPhone Goes To China. This Friday Apple finally launched its official Iphone sales in China with the non-contract price of $733. When my eyes caught these words in the news feed, i was more than surprised. Two years later after the official release the most popular device ever reached the greatest mobile market with the most ridiculous price. But let me explain first what is the state of affairs with the Apple deal in China. And can reach 6,999 yuan ($1,025). Depending on the model. China Daily. Moreover...