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Proposal NewsTakeover battle at British Energy hots upA takeover battle for control of British Energy was gathering momentum as it emerged yesterday that the company had received two more preliminary proposals, one of which valued it at almost £11 billion.Read Full Article River Severn barrage power plan moves step closerPlans for a ten-mile barrage across the River Severn, which could generate 5 per cent of the UK’s electricity needs, moved closer yesterday with the appointment of an American engineering company to study the proposals.Read Full Article Rift over taxes likely to send big firms to pastures greenThe last thing that the Government needs is another huge row over taxation, coming on the heels of a thrashing in the local elections and while the nasty whiff of nondoms and capital gains tax (CGT) still hangs in the air. Yet, as each day passes, the cauldron that is the Treasury’s proposals on taxation of foreign income looks dangerously close to boiling over.Read Full Article Now Lloyd’s brokers look to relocate abroad to cut bill for corporation taxOne of the most prominent players in the Lloyd’s insurance market is considering shifting its corporate headquarters outside the UK, the latest in a string of City businesses angered by unpopular tax proposals from the Treasury. Brit Insurance, the reinsurance broker valued at £800 million in London, is investigating whether jurisdictions such as Dublin or Geneva are more tax-efficient than the UK, which is increasingly seen as operating a business-unfriendly regime.Read Full Article Bosses’ tax threat at No 10 summitSOME of the biggest names in British business have told Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling that Britain risks a corporate exodus if Treasury tax proposals on foreign earnings go ahead.Read Full Article External News for: proposalOhio moderates' budget fix meets immovable forces - The Associated PressOhio moderates' budget fix meets immovable forcesThe Associated PressSince the Senate GOP proposal didn't have enough support from its own members, it needed help from Democrats. But they were all opposed, and the proposal ...Strickland slams Schaffer's budget commentsThe Newark AdvocateSchaffer criticizes Dems for unwillingness to work out budget compromiseLancaster Eagle GazetteDems shoot down GOP's Ohio budget fixToledo BladeBizjournals.com -Examiner.com -The-News-Leaderall 300 news articles »Ohio moderates' budget fix meets immovable forces - The Associated PressOhio moderates' budget fix meets immovable forcesThe Associated PressSince the Senate GOP proposal didn't have enough support from its own members, it needed help from Democrats. But they were all opposed, and the proposal ...Strickland slams Schaffer's budget commentsThe Newark AdvocateSchaffer criticizes Dems for unwillingness to work out budget compromiseLancaster Eagle GazetteDems shoot down GOP's Ohio budget fixToledo BladeBizjournals.com -Examiner.com -The-News-Leaderall 300 news articles »Harley workers react to company's proposal - York Daily RecordWashington PostHarley workers react to company's proposalYork Daily RecordThe sentiment voiced by many was that they would have to agree to the proposal or risk Harley relocating its local plant to Kentucky. ...Proposal to name Harley official state motorcycleWKOW-TV.comHarley-Davidson would become Wisconsin's official state motorcycle under ...Los Angeles TimesHarley's Pa. plant thought likelier to stay nowThe Associated Pressall 466 news articles »Ohio moderates' budget fix meets immovable forces - The Associated PressOhio moderates' budget fix meets immovable forcesThe Associated PressSince the Senate GOP proposal didn't have enough support from its own members, it needed help from Democrats. But they were all opposed, and the proposal ...Strickland slams Schaffer's budget commentsThe Newark AdvocateSchaffer criticizes Dems for unwillingness to work out budget compromiseLancaster Eagle GazetteDems shoot down GOP's Ohio budget fixToledo BladeBizjournals.com -Examiner.com -The-News-Leaderall 300 news articles »Harley workers react to company's proposal - York Daily RecordWashington PostHarley workers react to company's proposalYork Daily RecordThe sentiment voiced by many was that they would have to agree to the proposal or risk Harley relocating its local plant to Kentucky. ...Proposal to name Harley official state motorcycleWKOW-TV.comHarley-Davidson would become Wisconsin's official state motorcycle under ...Los Angeles TimesHarley's Pa. plant thought likelier to stay nowThe Associated Pressall 466 news articles »UPDATE 2-Ad agency Cossette still favors Mill Road takeover - ReutersGlobe and MailUPDATE 2-Ad agency Cossette still favors Mill Road takeoverReutersEarlier in the day it revealed a confidential proposal from Canadian equity group Cosmos Capital, whose investors include two former founders of Cossette, ...Cossette Provides Update On Cosmos' Offer - Quick FactsRTT NewsCossette Provides an Update on and Reaffirms Support for the Mill Road TransactionPR Newswire (press release)Cossette says Cosmos willing to go to $8.10 per share, depending on reviewThe Canadian PressCanada.com -Vancouver Sun -The Gazette (Montreal)all 75 news articles » |
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