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- Beware the Brits. (weak French banks fear takeover by British banks)(Industry Overview)
- French officials fear that the country's weak banking sector can easily be taken over by the stronger British banks. Since the mid-1980s, French banks have been consistently lagging behind American and British institutions in terms of profitability. In 1995, the earnings of the entire French banking sector were equivalent to...
- Research articles 1997-01-01
- Subways were once shelters.(Viewpoint)(Column)
- Byline: James Brady When we arrived in January 1959 in London, where I was to live and work as a correspondent for a couple of years before being shipped off to Paris, what were still called "bomb sites'' punctuated the landscape of the great...
- Research articles 2005-07-18
- RELAXED, SHARP, SLOPPY. AND DIFFICULT.(survey reveals attitudes about European businessmen)(Brief Article)
- Europe's most easygoing business executives are in the Netherlands. Spaniards are the sharpest dressers, and Brits the sloppiest. So reveals a survey of 1,508 large European companies done by the Harris Research h ... Europe's most easygoing business executives are in the Netherlands....
- Research articles 1999-02-15
- Sex, office politics. (A VB Purchasing Guide).(BBC and Warner are releasing the British series 'The Office' and 'Coupling' in the US on DVD)(Brief Article)
- The Brits are coming to American TV and DVD like never before thanks to such BBC series as The Office and Coupling. Both shows air on the BBC America channel, and Coupling will launch this fall on NBC as a new series with American actors. ...
- Research articles 2003-08-04
- bingo! CSFB corners U.K. gaming parlor market.(Credit Suisse First Boston Private Equity)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- The Brits' passion for bingo has turned into a winning investment for Credit Suisse First Boston Private Equity -- the New York-based firm's $608 million CSFB International Equity Partners LP fund has been buying up bingo parlors throughout the Unite The Brits' passion for bingo has...
- Research articles 2000-08-21
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- What If Being Unemployed Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You?
- Editor's note: There is a photo associated with this press release. lastminute.com has today announced it is looking to offer the ultimate 'silver lining' to unemployed Brits and signing its first official 'Globe Trotter'. Their role? To venture to destinations and experiences near and far, reporting back to...
- Articles 2009-06-25
- Review: Brit silliness reigns supreme in 'Run for Your Wife"
- Want to spend a night laughing nonstop at a farcical piece of theatrical fluff? Then "Run for Your Wife," playing at Lucie Stern Theatre through June 28, is definitely your cup of English tea. This Palo Alto Players production, with veteran Peninsula director Dave Sikula at the...
- Articles 2009-06-25
- U.K. travel writers still highlight Utah Mormons' peculiarity
- While the Utah travel boosters may like the coverage the state gets when journalists drop in for a holiday, there still a bit of the "weird" factor when travel writers speak about Mormons. At least four U.K.-based publications have featured Utah in travel stories recently. Here's one...
- Articles 2009-06-24
- Three Nations Divided By A Common Language Says Speech Experts SpinVox
- Voxgeist tracks cultural variations for everyday words, highlighting the differences across UK, US and Canada. LONDON & NEW YORK...
- Articles 2009-06-24
- A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Brit Insurance Limited
- OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A Excellent and issuer credit rating ICR of âaâ of Brit Insurance Limited BIL (United...
- Articles 2009-06-24
- Aiming for 'home' tonic: Tom
- Byline: TOM REYNOLDS HUDDERSFIELD'S Tom Sykes has vowed to give the home support something to celebrate at Donington Park next Sunday after another frustrating weekend of World Superbike action. The 23-year-old had to settle for seventh and eighth in San Marino yesterday as fellow Brit Jonathan...
- Articles 2009-06-22
- WE7 Push for Education and Awareness of Legal Music Services as the Key to Eliminating Piracy.
- LONDON, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Government's Digital Britain report has proposed a complex and probably impractical deterrent for people accessing pirated music online but online music jukebox We7 (http://www.we7.com)has found that two in three (64%) consumers are only listening to and...
- Articles 2009-06-22
- A BRIT OF A STINKER
- FORMULA 1 - BRITISH GRAND PRIX: HOME GUARD SURRENDER LIVE ON BBC1 FROM 1PM BRITAIN'S runaway championship leader Jenson Button warned fans there will be no fairytale at Silverstone. After qualifying a seasonworst sixth, the 29-year-old admitted: "I haven't got a...
- Articles 2009-06-21
- CARJACKERS ROB BRIT RUGBY FANS
- FOUR rugby fans visiting South Africa for the British Lions tour have told of their terrifying ordeal at being carjacked and beaten up at gunpoint. The four men - two sets of brothers - were attacked outside their hotel soon after landing in Johannesburg. ...
- Articles 2009-06-21
- pounds 4M SPAIN HOLS BLITZ
- DESPERATE Spanish tour bosses are starting a pounds 4million marketing blitz in the UK after families' fears over the recession have seen bookings slump. Figures for last month were down 20 per cent on last year and firms have been left with more than a million...
- Articles 2009-06-21
- A BRIT OF A STINKER
- BRITAIN'S runaway championship leader Jenson Button warned fans there would be no fairytale at Silverstone this year. After qualifying a seasonworst sixth, the 29-year-old admitted: "I haven't got a chance of winning the British Grand Prix. Just getting on to the podium will be difficult." ...
- Articles 2009-06-21
- BRIT OF A RACKET
- PORTUGUESE starlet Michelle Larcher de Brito has hit back at her critics - and vowed to carry on grunting. The 16-year-old newcomer's "Arrooous" are estimated to hit 109 decibels - as much noise as a Formula 1 car - and she was booed off at last...
- Articles 2009-06-21
- Steelie shows her mettle INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK Neelie Kroes, the EU
- EUROSCEPTICISM is on the rise in the UK, and Neelie Kroes wants to know why. The Dutch EU Competition Commissioner, conqueror of American multinationals and scourge of European protectionists, is not called Steelie Neelie for nothing. " The euroscepticism of the UK is more emotional than based...
- Articles 2009-06-21
- TIME TO CASH IN
- PAT CASH believes Andy Murray has a golden chance of winning Wimbledon following Rafael Nadal's withdraw. Cash, who won the tournament back in 1987, says this could be the year when a Brit finally comes good. He said: "Nadal pulling out is...
- Articles 2009-06-21
- He's new 'middle' man, says Tim
- TIM HENMAN believes Andy Murray will take his place as middle England's poster boy at Wimbledon. The former British No.1, loved at SW19, thinks the Scot will wow Centre Court. Henman said: "When I came along, everyone was bored with having the best tournament, but no...
- Articles 2009-06-21
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