Actor Josh Duhamel admits his relationship with wife Fergie has ‘changed so much’ over the years.
The Transformers star— who was last year accused of cheating on the Black Eyed Peas star with a stripper — insists their six-year marriage is ‘stronger than ever’.
“(The love) ebbs and flows. Fergs and I have been together for six [...]
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Josh Duhamel, Fergie marriage ‘stronger than ever’
May 18th, 2010 |
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Hyflux records 25% jump in 1Q net profit to $6.4m
May 5th, 2010 |
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Hyflux has posted a 25% rise in profit attributable to shareholders for the first three months ended 31 March 2010 (1QFY2010). The net profit of $6.4 million was achieved against a 15% rise in group revenue of $101.3 million.
Fed Survey: Economy Has “Begun To Stabilize, Albeit At A Low Level.”
July 29th, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON — The economy is finally showing signs of stabilizing in some regions of the country – especially in parts of the Northeast and Midwest – bolstering hopes of a broader-based recovery this year.
A Federal Reserve s…
Lower oil prices cut BP profits
July 28th, 2009 |
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UK oil giant BP has said its second-quarter profits are down 53% from a year ago after oil prices remained low.
BP’s replacement cost profit between April and June was $3.1bn (£1.9bn).
The price of oil has hovered at between $60 and $70 a barrel recently – well off the high of $147 seen last July and the $30 lows of earlier this year.
Last month, the company appointed Carl-Henric Svanberg, the Ericsson chief executive, as its new chairman to replace Sir Peter Sutherland.
Mr Svanberg will be joining at a challenging time for the firm after almost 40% of investors voted against BP’s remuneration report at its annual meeting.
‘Turbulent times’
BP’s profit was up 30% from the level seen in the first three months of the year and chief executive Tony Hayward said the firm was delivering a good performance.
"We are in turbulent times, volatile and uncertain," Mr Hayward said. "But we continue to steer a steady course through choppy waters."
Daily production rose by 4% in the three months to the end of June, BP said.
This figure is being closely monitored by analysts to see how output cuts by oil producer cartel Opec and attacks by militants in Nigeria have hit growth in the sector as a whole.
BP said that it had already achieved the $2bn in cost-cutting it had aimed for in 2009, and was expecting to save a further $1bn during the rest of the year. </p
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Eurostar passenger numbers fall
July 15th, 2009 |
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As number of business class travellers falls, train operator pins hopes on visitors from Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands
The cross-channel high-speed train company Eurostar today reported a 6% dip in passengers in the first part of this year.
The company carried 4.34 million passengers in the first three months of 2009, down from 4.63 million in January to March 2008.
Leisure passenger ticket sales rose 4% but a dip in business class travellers led to an overall fall of 7% to £342.2m in ticket sales for the first three months of this year.
The Eurostar chief executive, Richard Brown, said: “As with all businesses in the transport sector, we have long acknowledged that we would face challenging times this year. Also, for the first seven weeks of this year we operated a reduced service as a direct result of a fire on a shuttle in the Channel tunnel in September 2008.
“The fact is that some of our biggest business clients are from the financial and banking sectors. As they tighten their travel budgets, we, like the airlines, feel the effects. We continue to seek ways to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
“Despite market conditions, we still have good reason to be optimistic. We are benefiting from the strong euro and seeing substantial increases in travellers from Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands, which is also helping the UK economy.
“In addition, there is growing evidence of travellers switching from plane to high-speed train for longer, connecting journeys.”
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Signs of life
July 15th, 2009 |
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Singapore’s economic prospects remain precarious
Singapore’s export-oriented economy, one of the most exposed to the global downturn, rebounded in spectacular fashion in the second quarter, according to a preliminary government estimate. However, much of the improvement was the result of potentially temporary factors. The city-state will not fully recover until the global economy returns to health—although Singapore’s unusual reliance on external trade also means that its economy is likely to be one of the first to rebound when export demand picks up.
According to an advance estimate released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on July 14th, Singapore’s seasonally adjusted real GDP grew at an annualised rate of 20.4% compared with the previous quarter. Data for the first three months of the year were also revised upwards, to the effect that GDP in January-March is now estimated to have contracted by an annualised 12.7% compared with the fourth quarter of 2008 (an improvement from the 14.6% contraction reported in the MTI’s previous GDP release, in May). …
Goldman Sachs sees bumper profit
July 14th, 2009 |
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US bank Goldman Sachs has unveiled net earnings of $3.44bn (£2.1bn) for the April to June period – well above what analysts had forecast.
It comes after the bank startled Wall Street by reporting it made $1.8bn in the first three months of the year, despite the economic crisis.
The firm has recently paid back $10bn in federal aid intended to help it steer through the global turmoil.
It is expected to pay about $18bn in pay and bonuses to its 28,000 staff.
Six months ago, Goldman saw its first quarterly loss since going public in 1999, after being battered by the economic crisis.
Its share price, while still well off its high, has gained about 75% in 2009.</p
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