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Qantas Airways double profit in 2010/2011 fiscal year

Australian Airline Qantas Airways (QAN:AX) announced that it annual profit more than doubled on wednesday to 250 Australian dollars ($263 million) but warned investors that the state of the vulnerable economy may prove it difficult for the airline to produce …

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Accenture acquires Zenta

Accenture PLC have announced that the have agreed to acquire Zenta, details of the acquisition have not yet been disclosed.

Zenta is a provider of residential and commercial mortgages which Accenture believes will help expands its opportunities in providing services …

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UBS to tighten belt after disappointing earnings

Switzerland’s UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) bank dropped its forecast tuesday and announced that it will cut jobs after it reported a weaker than expected earnings report in its second quarter..

The Swiss giant said net profit fell by almost half from …

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Kansas report shows deteriorating corn, sorgum and soybean crops due to extreme heat

Kansas crops are getting ruthlessly hit by high temperatures and a severe lack of moisture according to the Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service.

The Statistics company stated in a weekly report that the states crops are rapidly deteriorating due to the …

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