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...As recounted in the book Barbarians at the Gate, it was Jordan who presciently warned RJR chief executive Ross Johnson that a management bid could prompt a hostile takeover....
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...The euro rose 0.9 per cent to touch over SFr1.26, its strongest level since 2011....
...The results Revenues rose from $125m in 2005 to nearly $845m in 2012, with profits rising to an expected $66m in 2012....
...Mr Jordan, for his part, insisted this week that the bank would, “at any cost”, hold the floor....
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...It rose 0.1 per cent against the euro to €1.2519....
...The pound rose 0.7 per cent to a fresh annual high against the euro, reaching €1.2557. It was 0.4 per cent higher against the dollar at $1.6115 and rose 0.2 per cent against the yen to Y128.59....
...The Swiss franc weakened after a speech by Thomas Jordan, acting head of the Swiss National Bank, in Geneva, in which he reiterated the central bank’s commitment to hold the ceiling it has set against the...
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...In the US, contact Paul Chevalier of Shaw-Ross International (tel: +1 305 794 6180)....
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