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From Richard Branson's Necker Island to T.Boone's desk that's seen billions of dollars come and go, here's a peek at where some of LinkedIn's biggest influencers work.
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*Government to return East Coast franchise to private hands. *Timetable for others announced, West Coast delayed to 2017. The Department of Transport said on Tuesday it would immediately start a competition to return the East Coast service to the private sector, and gave a schedule for other franchises, with the West Coast line up for grabs from April 2017.
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*To return East Coast franchise to private hands. *Virgin says expects to bid for East Coast service. Britain's Department of Transport said it would immediately start the competition for the East Coast service, which has been in state hands since 2009, and gave a schedule for the others, with the West Coast line franchise up for grabs from April 2017.
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HEDDINGTON, England, Feb 14- For Peggy Robinson, the directives coming from the European Union are now so relentless she hires an extra person just to "wade" through the paperwork at her small family firm.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 7- LinkedIn Corp extended its hot streak on Thursday, announcing both blow-out quarterly profits and a bullish forecast for the new year that exceeded Wall Street's already lofty expectations.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 7- LinkedIn Corp on Thursday reported quarterly profit that beat Wall Street expectations and offered a bullish forecast for the new year, boosting shares of the professional social network in after-hours trading.
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*Virgin Media deal largest and latest for Liberty Global. Liberty Global already ranks as largest cable operator in Europe.
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*Virgin Media competes with Murdoch's BSkyB in Britain. LONDON, Feb 6- John Malone's Liberty Global struck a deal on Tuesday to buy British cable group Virgin Media for about $15.75 billion in stock and cash, a move that would put the U.S. billionaire up against old rival Rupert Murdoch.
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*Virgin Media competes with Murdoch's BSkyB in UK. LONDON, Feb 5- John Malone's Liberty Global has opened talks with Britain's Virgin Media over a takeover that would increase the U.S. cable group's dominance in Europe and step up a challenge to media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
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From Richard Branson's Necker Island to T.Boone's desk that's seen billions of dollars come and go, here's a peek at where some of LinkedIn's biggest influencers work.
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LONDON, Jan 23- Leading British business figures warned Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday that his plan for an in-out referendum on the European Union membership was a risky gamble that could damage the economy and throttle foreign investment.
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"It is easy for very big globalised companies to set up their headquarters in Luxembourg or Ireland to escape paying company taxes or VAT and, as a result, offer unfair competition to companies that have physical sites and jobs in France," Filippetti told i> Tele television on Wednesday.
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Industry heavyweights -- in finance, technology, real estate, media -- weigh in on the one issue, innovation or event they think will change the world in 2013.
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LONDON/ ATLANTA, Dec 11- Delta Air Lines will buy Singapore Airlines' 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic for $360 million and has agreed to a transatlantic joint venture with the British carrier, expanding Delta's access to London's Heathrow airport and increasing competition in that crucial business market.
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*Branson plans to keep control of Virgin Atlantic. LONDON, Dec 10- Delta Air Lines Inc is nearing an agreement to buy Singapore Airlines' 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic, and is expected to agree to a transatlantic joint venture with the British carrier, a source said.
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LONDON, Dec 10- Richard Branson said he planned to keep control of Virgin Atlantic and IAG boss Willie Walsh was misguided for saying the brand would be ditched by U.S. suitor Delta Air Lines. "Rumours have been spread in the press that I am planning to give up control of Virgin Atlantic and, according to Willie Walsh... that our brand will soon disappear.
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LONDON, Dec 10- Virgin Atlantic will form a joint venture on transatlantic flights with Delta Air Lines if the U.S. carrier buys Singapore Airlines' 49 percent stake in the UK airline, a source close to Virgin said.
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NEW YORK/ SINGAPORE, Dec 3- Singapore Airlines said on Monday it was in talks with interested parties to sell its 49 percent stake in British carrier Virgin Atlantic, with sources revealing that Delta Air Lines Inc was among the potential suitors.
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Delta Air Lines has held recent talks to buy a 49 percent stake in British carrier Virgin Atlantic that is currently held by Singapore Airlines, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
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NEW YORK/ LONDON, Dec 2- Delta Air Lines Inc has held recent talks to buy a 49 percent stake in British carrier Virgin Atlantic that is currently held by Singapore Airlines, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
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NEW YORK/ LONDON, Dec 2- Delta Air Lines Inc has held talks to buy a 49 percent stake in British carrier Virgin Atlantic that is currently held by Singapore Airlines, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
Small Business
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Mirroring the broader economy, small-business owners' plans to hire are taking a "dive" as owners remain pessimistic and see little reason for new jobs.
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Guest blogger Greg Jones, CEO of BookKeeping Express, offers last-minute tips for entrepreneurs including key deductions you may be missing.
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Key questions to ask if you're thinking of starting a 3-D printing business. Psst: Aerospace, medicine are growing fields.