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Schering shares surge as Bayer rides to rescue
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Reuters - Schering shares jumped on Friday after drugs and chemicals group Bayer unveiled a friendly "white knight" offer for the drugmaker, topping a bid from German rival Merck KGaA.
Microsoft Makes Deal To Provide IPTV To Deutsche Telekom
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Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter Frankfurt, Germany (AHN) - Microsoft lands a deal to provide Internet Protocol television services (IPTV) to Deutsche Telekom. ECommerce Times reports Microsoft will distribute next-generation television and interactive entertainment to the phone company over...
World Cup Referees Required To Speak English
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Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter Frankfurt, Germany (AHN) - For the first time in World Cup history, referees must prove they are proficient in written and spoken English if they want to officiate. Reuters reports that FIFA, the international federation that governs soccer, does not want there...
 Body Shop Agrees to L'Oreal Takeover Deal
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AP - Body Shop International PLC, the British retailer that promotes natural-based cosmetics, said Friday it has agreed to be taken over by L'Oreal SA of France in a cash deal worth 652 million pounds ($1.14 billion).
Inflation Slows Sharply in February
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AP - Inflation slowed sharply in February as food costs moderated and the price of gasoline, natural gas and other energy products posted big declines.
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Deutsche Boerse has no plans to make offer for LSE, prefers Euronext tie-up
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AFP - Deutsche Boerse, operator of the Frankfurt stock exchange, said that it had no plans to make a renewed takeover offer for the London Stock Exchange and saw its priority in a tie-up with the pan-European operator, Euronext.
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Lufthansa CFO Resigns
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Julie Farby - AHN Staff Writer Frankfurt, Germany (AHN)— The airline company Lufthansa AG announces that its chief financial officer, Karl-Ludwig Kley, will resign this month to take a position with the German drugmaker Merck. The German-based airline says CFO Kley told the ompany's...
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European stocks lifted by Vodafone, bid activity
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AFP - European stock markets rose as investors cheered a boardroom exit at Vodafone and takeover news across the continent.
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Fraport Sees Earnings Boost
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Hector Duarte Jr. - All Headline News Staff Reporter Frankfurt, Germany (AHN) – German airport operator, Fraport, sees an earnings boost, lifted by the increase in the number of airline passengers at its key Frankfurt hub. According to the BBC, pre-tax earnings rose by 6.1 percent to...
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Linde to buy BOC for 11.7 bln euros
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AFP - German engineering conglomerate Linde said it would buy British industrial gas group BOC for 16 pounds per share or eight billion pounds (11.7 billion euros, 14 billion dollars) in all.
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Henkel Acquires Gillette Brands For $420 Million
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Yvonne Lee - All Headline News Staff Reporter Frankfurt, Germany (AHN) - Henkel's Dial Corp....
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European stocks mainly fall
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AFP - European stock markets mostly dropped following losses on Wall Street last Friday before a long holiday weekend in the United States.
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European stocks mixed in early deals
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AFP - European stock markets showed mixed fortunes in early trading after sharp falls in Tokyo had offset overnight gains on Wall Street, dealers said.
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European stocks fall with spotlight on telecoms, banks
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AFP - European stock markets dropped, dragged down in part by the banking sector, though phone companies saw their share prices jump after France Telecom posted strong full-year earnings.
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European stocks motor ahead
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AFP - European stock markets rose, with auto shares leading the pack on positive sentiment for the car sector.
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European stocks mixed
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AFP - European stock markets showed mixed fortunes after a Wall Street rally had faded overnight.
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European stocks climb after Wall Street advance
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AFP - European stock markets rose strongly after a sharp rebound by Wall Street overnight.
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"Fragile" Renault unveils strategy plan
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Reuters - French carmaker Renault unveiled plans to develop a luxury range and sell 800,000 more cars in a strategy plan to revive its fortunes, as it posted a steeper-than-expected decline in core 2005 profits on Thursday.
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European stock markets boosted by energy shares
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AFP - European stock markets climbed, with oil majors energised by a spike in crude futures, dealers said.
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Deutsche Bank Says 4Q Profits Tripled
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AP - Deutsche Bank AG said Thursday that its fourth-quarter net profit more than tripled because of better revenue from its corporate and investment banking division.
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