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LONDON (Reuters) - Aviva (AV.L: Quote, Profile, Research), Britain's largest insurer, reported a... Insurer Aviva feels heat in
LONDON (Reuters) - Aviva (AV.L: Quote, Profile, Research), Britain's largest insurer, reported a 10 percent rise in nine-month sales on Thursday, towards the low end of expectations, and said profits came under pressure in the UK as it cut prices to stave off tough competition.
Sales of life and pensions rose to 16.3 billion pounds from 14.7 billion in the same period last year. Analysts...
TORONTO (Reuters) - Suncor Energy Inc. (SU.TO: Quote) said on Thursday third-quarter profit rose ... Suncor's third-quarter
TORONTO (Reuters) - Suncor Energy Inc. (SU.TO: Quote) said on Thursday third-quarter profit rose slightly, helped by higher commodity prices and fire insurance proceeds, but gains were tempered by lower oil sands production.
Canada's No. 2 oil producer and refiner earned C$341 million, or 75 Canadian cents a common share, up from the year-earlier C$337 million, or 74 cents a share....
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - An internal memo sent to the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. board proposes numerous ways to hold down health care and benefits costs with less harm to the retailer's reputation, including hiring more part-time workers and discouraging unhealthy people from seeking jobs, the New York Times said on Wednesday.<...
Oct 26, 2005 - NEW YORK (Reuters) - An internal memo sent to the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. boa... Wal-Mart memo proposes cos
Oct 26, 2005 - NEW YORK (Reuters) - An internal memo sent to the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. board proposes numerous ways to hold down health care and benefits costs with less harm to the retailer's reputation, including hiring more part-time workers and discouraging unhealthy people from seeking jobs, the New York Times said on Wednesday.
The paper said the draft memo to Wal-Mart's bo...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An internal memo sent to the Wal-Mart Stores (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Researc... Wal-Mart memo proposes emp
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An internal memo sent to the Wal-Mart Stores (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) board proposes numerous ways to hold down health care and benefits costs with less harm to the retailer's reputation, including hiring more part-time workers and discouraging unhealthy people from seeking jobs, the New York Times said on Wednesday.
The paper said the draft memo to Wal-Mart...
The paper said in the memorandum Susan Chambers, Wal-Mart's executive vice president for benefit... Wal-Mart memo proposes cost
The paper said in the memorandum Susan Chambers, Wal-Mart's executive vice president for benefits, also recommends reducing 401(k) pension contributions and wooing younger, and presumably healthier, workers by offering education benefits.
The memo is quoted as expressing concern that workers with seven years' seniority earn more than workers with one year's seniority, but are no more p...
While the ruble has fallen 3 percent against the dollar this year in nominal terms, Russia's hig... Russian official comments o
While the ruble has fallen 3 percent against the dollar this year in nominal terms, Russia's high inflation means that in real terms the ruble has in fact appreciated by 8 percent. Meanwhile, the ruble has strengthened by 10 percent compared to the euro even before inflation is counted in -- implying a much higher real appreciation.
Import volumes were increasing by 17 percent to 18 per...
Gas prices are surging but some people still want an SUV. If you are one of those people, we'd l... Rebuilding homes, lives...
Gas prices are surging but some people still want an SUV. If you are one of those people, we'd like to follow you on your travels as you survey all the deals out there. Please contact reporter Jennifer Davies at or (619) 293-1373.
VALLEY CENTER - Gloria Rocha stood recently on the patch of scraped earth where her home used to be. She took a break from poking ice plant into the slope bene...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Y. Venugopal Reddy in a meeting with Chief Executives of... RBI's Mid-term Review
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Y. Venugopal Reddy in a meeting with Chief Executives of major commercial banks on Tuesday presented the mid-term Review of the annual policy Statement for 2005-06. Following are the highlights of the mid-term review of the annual policy statement:
Based on the current assessment of a pick-up in agricultural output and in the momentum in other sec...
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Y. Venugopal Reddy in a meeting with Chief Exec... Reserve Bank of India’s Mi
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Y. Venugopal Reddy in a meeting with Chief Executives of major commercial banks on Tuesday presented the mid-term Review of the annual policy Statement for 2005-06. Following are the highlights of the mid-term review of the annual policy statement:
Based on the current assessment of a pick-up in agricultural output and in the momentum in o...
