Archive for the 'Money Talk' Category

It Was Hot on the Farm, and Weekend Blog Roundup

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

To tie this into personal finance, I’ll simply say that it was an expensive day. I guess you could say admission was steep, but it works out to only about $6.50 per hour per person. If we had arrived earlier, the per-hour cost would …
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Canton Fair 2008, Canton Fair China, Canton Trade Fair

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Go to Canton Fair to make your business more successful. Canton Fair is the most successful business fair in China. It is held in every April and October.
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Suntech Acquires Minority Stake in Shunda

Friday, November 7th, 2008

05/29/2008 - Chinese solar cell and module manufacturer Suntech has acquired a minority stake in wafer maker Shunda for USD 98…
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Cork-based help desk to close with loss of 37 jobs

Friday, November 7th, 2008

CORK-BASED Schlumberger Information Solutions will close its help desk on December 19th with the potential loss of 37 jobs.
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Cat is out of the bag on BSkyB's new subscribers

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

HAVING DECIDED last week not to release Irish subscribers’ numbers as part of its first quarter results, BSkyB’s finance chief let the cat out of the bag at a subsequent meeting with analysts in London.
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Duty free operator bags €291m profit

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

SHANNON-BASED duty free operator Aer Rianta International (ARI) continues to fly high, judging by accounts filed recently with the Companies Office. These show ARI’s pretax profit soared to €291 million in the 12 months to the end of …
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Redundancies level 36% up on last year

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

REDUNDANCIES IN 2008 are running 36 per cent ahead of last year, with 23545 official redundancies in the first eight months, according to new figures released by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
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Credit card out standings converted to personal loan

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

To reduce the interest rate burden converting credit card out standings to a personal loan is a good idea, but one should choose the right tenure carefully.
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Supply chain firm PCH raises €21m

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

MANUFACTURING AND supply chain group PCH has raised €21 million from three leading Silicon Valley venture capitalists.
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The Future of Finance to Infinite Ideas

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Katherine Hieronymus at Infinite Ideas has…
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International Personal Finance – the human face of finance

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Last year, 2007, was a milestone in International Personal Finance’s short history. IPF was created by the demerger of Provident Financial plc’s international home credit businesses. Its shares were admitted to the Official list and to …
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Administrative and Finance Officer with The NGOs Committee on

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

Minimum bachelors degree in accounting and finance or related fields. Minimum 2 years experience in financial management. Excellent command of written and spoken English. Very good computer skills (Ms. Word, Ms. …
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Irish Continental Group's boat comes in with profits of €17.5m

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

DESPITE AN almost €10 million rise in fuel costs during the first half of 2008, Irish Continental Group (ICG) yesterday reported pretax profits for the period of €17.5 million, turning around a loss of €1 million for the same period …
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Fortora Fresh Finance for Mac/Windows 1.1.3 released

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

This update addresses some import issues and should improve the quality and general experience of the import facility of the software. Some other minor enhancements and fixes are also included. Be sure to read the help manual regarding …
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M&T Bank posts 54% drop in profits due to amount set aside for bad

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

US BANK M&T, in which AIB has a 24 per cent stake, posted a 54 per cent drop in profits in its third quarter, as it increased the amount it is setting aside to cover bad debt.
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BNN News

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

The hour’s latest business news headlines from BNN- Business News Network.
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Electoral Finance Act and the CLO advice

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

KiwiwBlog: “The Electoral Finance Act threesome”. In a comment elsewhere, I ventilated some more of my views on the EFA and the CLO advice. I thought I’d repost them here for general consumption: …
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Finance Director, ยฃ65k to ยฃ75k + Car - Lincolnshire, UK

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Retailer seeks Finance Director Experienced Finance Director wanted for multi site retailer, hands on experience a must as is previous High Street Retail experience of at least 3-4 years as GFC or Finance Director. …
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Market mayhem eats into convention goodies

Friday, October 31st, 2008

NET RESULTS:The current mayhem seems less visible in Silicon Valley, but it is having an impact, writes KARLIN LILLINGTON.
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Comment on Weave Status Update by Commercial-Finance » AT

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

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