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Dex One, SuperMedia get court approval to merge

US bankruptcy judge Kevin Gross unveiled a decision to approve the planned merger of US marketing services firm Dex One Corp (NYSE:DEXO) and advertising agency SuperMedia Inc (NASDAQ:SPMD), removing the last hurdle to the deal.The companies can now exit bankruptcy …

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Engineering

UK engineering consultant WS Atkins considers selling North American unit

UK engineering consultancy WS Atkins Plc (LON:ATK) is looking into strategic alternatives for its loss-making North American construction unit Peter Brown and expects to be clear about its

Global Economy

Global economy faces continued sluggish growth, according to Dun & Bradstreet

US commercial information provider Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB) said it has published a five-year forecast of the global economy predicting continued but sluggish growth against challenging headwinds, differing from

Gas burner

Centrica agrees US natural gas deal

US shale gas is set to be exported to the United Kingdom under a new contract signed by British utility company Centrica plc (LSE:CNA). The company announced this morning

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Dex One, SuperMedia get shareholder approval for tie-up, file for bankruptcy

US marketing services firm Dex One Corp (NYSE:DEXO) and advertising agency SuperMedia Inc (NASDAQ:SPMD) said today that each of them had received shareholder approval for their planned combination

New York Times

The New York Times picks Evercore to advise on New England Media sale

US multimedia news and information company The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) said it hired Evercore Partners Inc (NYSE:EVR) advisor on a planned offload of its The New England

Stature of Liberty

QROPS for USA Residents

Thousands of people make the decision to relocate to the USA from the UK every year, yet there are many who make the decision without being in possession

Computer games

Atari’s US arm files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

The US operations of French video games group Atari SA (EPA:ATA) said they had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an effort to separate from their struggling

telecommunications

US Liberty Media walks away from deal to acquire Belgian Telenet

US cable TV company Liberty Global Inc (NASDAQ:LBTYA) said it would not prolong its offer for Belgian takeover target Telenet Group Holding NV (EBR:TNET) after the expiration deadline

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US banks see higher earnings on capital market activity, mortgage refinancing

Increased capital market activity drove stronger earnings and increased profitability for major US banks in the third quarter of last year, according to ratings agency Fitch Ratings. Fitch said

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