Feb
2010
Articles from 3rd Feb 2010
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Business leaders urge Bank of England to hold rates
Feb 03 2010 | Other UK business news
Business leaders from across the region have called on the Bank of England not to tighten monetary policy when it meets this week. Read
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National Grid set to offload gas connection business
Feb 03 2010 | Other UK business news
Warwick-headquartered National Grid is in talks to offload its subsidiary Fulcrum, which connects properties to the main gas supply. Read
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Chairman Roger Carr and chief executive Todd Stitzer to leave Cadbury
Feb 03 2010 | Other UK business news
Cadbury’s chairman Roger Carr and chief executive Todd Stitzer have both said they are stepping down after shareholders approved US food giant Kraft’s £11.4 billion takeover. Read
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Kraft close to taking Cadbury off the Stock Exchange
Feb 03 2010 | Other UK business news
Complaints, protests, countless column inches and almost two centuries as an independent company all counted for nothing yesterday when Cadbury shareholders accepted the takeover bid from Kraft Foods en masse. Read
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Mandelson fails to get Cadbury jobs guarantee from Kraft
Feb 03 2010 | Other UK business news
Lord Mandelson said he was “disappointed” after Cadbury’s new US owner was unable to confirm the chocolate maker’s brands would still be run from the UK. Read
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New chief executive of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce named
Feb 03 2010 | Other UK business news
A new permanent chief executive of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce has been confirmed. Read
