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mmO2 unit O2 Netherlands has been bought for 25 million euros by a Dutch investment group but will take a 1.4 billion pond charge on the unprofitable business. God & Bad news here, take care!Austin Reed Further takeover rumoursBritish Airways has ruled out selling its 17 percent stake in Quantas Reuters face criticism at its AGM on on Thursday over its CEO's pay packageBalfour Beatty & Costain may rise as they figure on a list of subcontractors for reconstruction work in Iraq.Granada and Carlton Communications may be hit after the Independent on Sunday said two major advertisers have called for competition authorities to block their merger.Anglo American declined to comment on a report in the Business newspaper that it planned a one billion euro bond.Boots is considering switching part of its pension scheme back into equities, backtracking on a move late in 2001 to put all its pension assets into bondsARM said it expected quarterly revenues to remain flat in the short term.Reckitt Benkiser (Awaiting Data)

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Calendar All GMT	United Kingdom (F)inals (I)nterim	United States (Click Flag)	Europe & World
Mon 14th April Reports / Data	Arm Holdings (Q1) 5.3m exp.Reckitt Benkiser Q1 Trading Statement 09.30 March Producer Price Index 18.00 March BRC Retail Sales Monitor y/y	Citigroup (Q1),  IBM (Q1), Bank of America, Unisys 13.30 Feb business inventories m/m	Saab (Q1) 08.00 Italy Feb industrial prod 08.00 Italy March final CPI
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