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...Read on to hear the top highlights from FOAM Europe, or see all of the action here....
...Private equity dealmakers aren’t waiting to find out....
...It won’t be without political and financial hang-ups, The City reports....
...Asset manager Silchester’s objection to the £9.5bn take-private of Wm Morrison covered various bases....
...Managers at Wm Morrison have expressed relief at agreeing a takeover that respects the “fundamental character” of the UK’s fourth-largest grocer — but few think that will prevent a new owner from making...
...Sometimes the gap between them was unbearable and yet I couldn’t do without either....
...You can’t meet those targets by dismantling spare parts off a car,” says Graeme Carus, EMR’s director of business development....
...“They won’t have a steering-wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal . . . because they don’t need them,” he wrote of the prototypes. “Our software and sensors do all the work.”...
...AT&T was this week reported to have approached satellite broadcaster DirecTV....
...“No, it doesn’t....
...“It wasn’t very helpful,” said Mr Mattingley....
...At the same time the group is not exposed to the forthcoming round of contract negotiations with supermarket chains Asda and Wm Morrison....
...Wm Morrison took on 2.8 per cent to 279p following upgrades from UBS and Bernstein Research, as well as a “buy” note from Matrix....
...“In Europe we haven’t seen the big debt for listed equity swaps like in the US,” he said. The debt crisis and fears of a double-dip recession have displaced earlier optimism about recovery....
...Today’s FSA annual meeting, at which John Tiner hands over the chief executiveship to Hector Sants, doesn’t sound like it was a triumph....
...“Advertisers have long said that they know half of their advertising budget is being wasted; they just don’t know which half....
...“This will come home to roost,” says Thomas Burnett at Wall Street Access, an independent research firm....
...You think we haven’t seen a Danish before?” mudlark@ft.com...
...“The synergies for Deutsche [which owns T-Mobile in the UK] must be higher than for Telefonica,” said Christian Maher at Investec....
...“We wouldn’t panic as Tesco never is upbeat, of course, and there’s no real sign of disappointing sales,” he said....
...“I think the Super Bowl is the original viral campaign,” says Mark Tutssel, deputy worldwide creative officer at the Leo Burnett ad agency....
...It can also be destructive if it isn't planned properly because it can destroy both the family and a local economy.”...
...Wm Morrison Supermarkets added 2.3 per cent to 185¾p after Citigroup reiterated its “buy” recommendation and 260p price target....
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