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...In the Play Store, apps with the same ranking vary between 3.8 and 4.7 stars, according to App Annie....
...A combination of market reforms and a technology boom has helped private business to flourish, with revenue growth far outpacing that of state-owned enterprises....
...● Podcast: Industry editor David Oakley discusses what’s behind the merger ● Lex: Lean manufacturing ● Due Diligence: A giant state-planned merger Vivendi chairman moves to consolidate his empire...
...Bass Pro’s flagship Springfield store is home to an NRA museum featuring the guns of Annie Oakley, Wild West outlaws such as Jesse James and former presidents Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower — one...
...“Media apps do particularly well in the UK as well as apps that help stream video, TV and music,” said Olivier Bernard, European vice-president of App Annie....
...The Alliance Trust chief executive remained at the helm of the 127-year-old Scottish group after agreeing a last-minute deal with US hedge fund Elliott this week, writes David Oakley in London....
...Three members of the country’s usually pro-market centre-right government – finance minister Anders Borg, enterprise minister Annie Loof and education minister Jan Björklund – said AstraZeneca’s shareholders...
...Enterprise apps have developed significantly in the past few years, says Mark Mason, founder and chief executive of Mubaloo, a UK-based enterprise app group....
...Annie Lööf, Sweden’s minister of enterprise, last week tried to allay concerns, saying she had relayed to Pfizer Sweden’s strong wish to safeguard the country’s jobs and research....
...Tesco also said on Wednesday it had agreed a deal with China Resources Enterprise to end its go-it-alone strategy in China....
...It plans to offer direct loans to small and medium sized enterprises in the UK and northern Europe. However, it is not as simple as asset managers replacing banks....
...As they enter past giant promotional posters shot by Annie Leibovitz, they are considering what high-end men’s wear will look like in spring 2011....
...There are lots of bespoke horsebox builders on the market, but my heart lies with Oakley....
...subdued in the eurozone, although Jean-Claude Trichet, ECB president, insists recent data is ”in line with the lag that normally prevails between trends in economic activity and developments in loans to enterprises...
...” ● Active Control Technology, a wireless specialist, has made Dr Annie Wang the president of its Asia Pacific and Far East operations....
...One of the biggest concerns is the health of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the US government-sponsored enterprises that have run into trouble because of the US mortgage crisis....
...“We’re trying to build significant new enterprises. “Most of the time if someone offers a number that is really low, people keep moving....
...for articles or themes that have not yet been assigned to individual writers should be sent, by email only please, to itreports@ft.com where they will be considered by Andrew Baxter, FT-IT editor, and Annie...
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