Google is top brand, edges out Apple
Search engine company Google Inc. has been the No. 1 brand in the world in 2005, according to the annual survey by online branding magazine brandchannel.com. It has edged out Apple Computer Company to the second place. Google reclaims the top position, which it last held in 2003.
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Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:35 GMT |
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Majority of Asda staff to miss bonus this year
Only less than 40 per cent of the employees of Wal-Mart-owned Asda will be entitled for bonus payments this year as the supermarket's performance has been lackluster, it is reported in the newspapers.
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Sun, 22 Jan 2006 02:35 GMT |
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School reforms bill faces opposition from Labour's ranks
Britain's education secretary Ruth Kelly said the government is determined to go ahead with the school reforms in spite of reservations from its own party ranks. Former labour leader Lord Kinnock had said the proposal contained in the government's white paper on school reforms would lead to ''dreadful shattering of the school system''.
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Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:30 GMT |
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Konica Minolta to halt making cameras and photographic film
TOKYO, Japan - Following fast on the heels of rival Nikon, Konica Minolta Holdings has announced its intention to exit the film camera market, where the going has been very tough due to intense competition as well as dipping demand.
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Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:50 GMT |
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When dying costs more than living
LONDON - The costs of burying the dead have soared by more than 60 percent over the last five years, according to a survey commissioned by insurance firm American Life. The 2006 Survey of Funeral Costs quizzed more than a 100 funeral directors and found that a shortage of burial places and the increasingly extravagant coffins have pushed the cost of simple burial up by £1,250 over the last five years.
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Fri, 20 Jan 2006 02:35 GMT |
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House prices go up for second month in December, says RICS study
House prices had risen in the three months ended December as the buoyant markets during the holiday season had helped the market, according to a study by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. It feels the price gains will continue through 2006.
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Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:25 GMT |
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Jobless numbers continue to rise, says ONS
LONDON - The number of people without a job increased by 111,000 in the three months ending November, while the number of people claiming jobless benefits continued to surge, the Office for National Statistics said in its latest report.
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Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:40 GMT |
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Oil prices shoot up over Iran sanctions, Nigerian rebel attacks
Crude oil prices went up to a three-month high Tuesday, crossing $65 a barrel as fears of disruption in shipments from Iran and Nigeria loomed large and reports came in that global oil demand for 2006 will be higher.
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Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:15 GMT |
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House price inflation up in November, says ODPM
There are evident signs of recovery in house prices, according to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM). Data compiled by it indicates that house prices have shown an increase of 0.6 per cent in November 2005, after a 0.5 per cent decrease in October.
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Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:30 GMT |
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