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Plans to scrap or simplify more than 160 burdensome regulations have been announced by business secretary Vince Cable. The proposals will see changes to legislation that the government hopes will make life easier for businesses. Cable says, ‘We have to roll back the number of rules and regulations that our businesses have to deal with [...]

PAWTUCKET – Memorial Hospital, the 294-bed community hospital serving the Blackstone Valley of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, named Martin E. Tursky the new president and CEO as of Oct.1. Tursky will take over for Francis R. Dietz, who will retire after 47 years at the hospital. Tursky will be promoted from his current role [...]

Australia’s biggest trade union has embraced the federal government’s carbon pricing scheme, giving Labor a much-needed boost on an otherwise bad day. The union representing 135,000 workers employed in some of the nation’s biggest polluting industries is satisfied assistance measures outlined by the government will avert job losses. The Australian Workers Union said it had [...]

It’s been a good couple of days for the London-focused property groups. Mid-cap developers Great Portland Estates and Derwent London enjoyed strong gains last week on news that the capital’s office market was booming. This upswing was expected, with analysts repeatedly pointing to a revival after projects were pulled during the financial crisis. But last [...]

The late 1990s-early 2000s explosion in technology stocks is a story well-known to those who have even a passing familiarity with the stock market. Some thrived, while others declined as quickly as they had risen. Throughout the first half of 2011, various internet-based companies have shown success similar to the tech boom of the previous [...]