Consumer Confidence Plunges in Britain - BusinessWeek
by Nick Clark Consumer confidence has slumped to a record low following chaos in the financial markets, months of misery in the property sector and spiralling household bills. Gordon Brown was forced to defend his stewardship of the economy while
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ING Foundation Contributes $1 Million to Iowa Disaster-Relief Efforts - Forbes
ATLANTA, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The ING Foundation today announced it is contributing $1 million to the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation for the Embrace Iowa — 2008 Iowa Disaster Fund to support relief efforts in flood-stricken
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Murdoch sees no deals for News Corp., talk centers on Yahoo-Microsoft - International Herald Tribune
SUN VALLEY, Idaho : News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch plans to forgo making deals at this year's Allen & Co. media retreat, dampening the five-day event renowned as an incubator for big-time media and Web combinations. "Not today, not this week
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