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March 28- Outsourcing and consulting services provider Accenture Plc reduced its forecast for revenue growth, saying its consulting business was still being hurt by a slowdown in corporate discretionary spending, especially in Europe.
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TOYKO/ MANILA, March 17- The FBI and Philippine investigators probing potential bribery related to Universal Entertainment Corp's bid to build a casino in Manila have zeroed in on a $25 million payment the Japanese company now says should never have been made. The FBI is involved because the payment originated from a Universal subsidiary based in Nevada.
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*Was consultant for Allied Veterans of the World. TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 13- Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll abruptly resigned after an Internet cafe company that was her former consulting client was linked to an alleged illegal gambling racket, state officials said on Wednesday.
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District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan ordered Motey to forfeit $40,000 and to serve a year of supervised release, for conspiracy and securities fraud. In 2005, the Wall Street Journal named Motey a top securities analyst in the semiconductor industry, and a year later he started the Coda Group research consulting company in Los Altos, California.
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District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan ordered Motey to forfeit $40,000 and to serve a year of supervised release, for conspiracy and securities fraud. In 2005, the Wall Street Journal named Motey a top securities analyst in the semiconductor industry, and a year later he started the Coda Group research consulting company in Los Altos, California.
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NEW YORK, Jan 23- The biggest global banks will have to take steps in the coming years, including cutting compensation and shedding services, to generate adequate returns for their shareholders, consulting firm McKinsey& Co. said on Wednesday.
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*Firms need $5 trln a year to meet market hopes: Accenture. That is the amount of extra revenue the 1,200 top global companies need to find each year simply to meet analysts' expectations, according to consulting firm Accenture.
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"Everyone is wondering whether this dry weather is the new norm... or an anomaly that will soon pass," said Barney Austin, director of hydraulic services for INTERA Inc, an Austin, Texas- based geoscience and engineering consulting firm. "
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*Sanofi/ Regeneron give doctors 50- pct drug discount. Dec 13- Medical providers have begun to think more about cost, as well as safety and effectiveness, when they decide on cancer treatments. "It's a sign of the times," said Mark Mynhier, partner, healthcare industries advisory at PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC. "
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Iran, its main rival within OPEC, has been sidelined by sanctions. Saudi officials make a show of consulting with OPEC, but the kingdom is the undisputed swing producer, and all important production decisions are being made in Riyadh.
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*David Zhou helped reverse merger companies- SEC. *Zhou then defrauded investors- SEC. *Case is latest effort by SEC in China crackdown.
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Wal-Mart entered India's supermarket sector in 2010 with a $100 million bet on a consultancy with no employees, no profits, and a scant $14,000 in revenue.
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MUMBAI, Dec 5- Wal-Mart Stores Inc prepared its entry into India's supermarket sector in 2010 with a $100 million investment into a consultancy with no employees, no profits and a scant $14,000 in revenue.
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It’s been a tough slog in Cubeville the past few years but don’t cry in that beer you had to buy with your own money just yet – the office holiday party is making a comeback!
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Have you ever thrown a coworker in a lagoon at the office party? Here are some of the most outrageous things people have done at office parties.
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Vince Heaney author from the Centre for the study of Financial Innovation, talks to CNBC about the importance of independent research following the Hewlett Packard/ Autonomy debacle.
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A new study out today in The New England Journal of Medicine finds statin use reduces the risk of death from cancer. Dr. Lori Mosca of New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center, offers insight on the drug and its side effects.
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Time to check in with the Halloween mask indicator, which has been eerily accurate in past elections, to find out who it's gonna be -- Obama or Romney!
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From elves to vampires and reindeer wranglers, here's a look at some of the season's odder jobs. Wait, you want me to do what?!
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The teeth are pretty sharp on Wall Street but Father Sebastiaan van Houten, professional fang maker, makes them even sharper. Hsssssss!