Pratt of C&C Sees `Modest' Cider Revenue Growth in 2008 May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Maurice Pratt, chief executive officer of C&C Group
Plc, talks with Bloomberg's Sara Walker and Mark Barton from Dublin about the
outlook for boosting sales of the Irish cider maker's Magners brand in the
U.K. C&C's operating profit before one-time gains and costs declined 37
percent in 2007 as record rainfall in the U.K. hurt cider demand. Net income
rose to 234.9 million euros ($363 million) on a gain from selling its
soft-drink unit to Britvic Plc. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Templeton Says Analog May Drive Texas Instruments Growth May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Richard Templeton, chief executive officer of Texas
Instruments Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Betty Liu from Grapevine, Texas,
about competition in the wireless industry, the company's "significant lead"
in application processors for so-called smart phones and the growth outlook
for analog semiconductors. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Diageo's Walsh Says New Irish Plant to Boost Guinness May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Paul Walsh, chief executive officer of Diageo Plc,
talks with Bloomberg's Paul George about the company's plan to build a new
Guinness brewery on Dublin's outskirts and sell half the land at its site
in the Irish capital, where production started 250 years ago. The world's
biggest liquor maker will spend 520 million pounds ($1 billion) to construct
the new plant and modernize the existing St. James's Gate brewery. It also
will close two smaller production sites in Kilkenny and Dundalk. The plans
will lead to 250 job cuts by 2013, more than half the brewing staff in the
country. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Nutzi Sees Strong Growth Ahead for Asian Private Banking May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Hans Nutzi, chief executive officer of private
banking firm Clariden Leu AG, talks with Bloomberg's Bernard Lo from Singapore
about the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis on private banking and the
outlook for wealth creation in Asia. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Stewart of NAB Doubts Australian Rate Increase This Year May 8 (Bloomberg) -- John Stewart, chief executive officer of National
Australia Bank, talks with Bloomberg'S Catherine Yang from Melbourne about the
bank's first-half profit, performance of NAB's global operations and outlook
for Reserve Bank of Australia monetary policy. Australia's largest bank by
assets said first-half profit rose 26 percent as lending and deposits growth
offset higher bad debts. (Source: Bloomberg)
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DeWalt of McAfee Expects Growth in Emerging Markets May 8 (Bloomberg) -- David DeWalt, chief executive officer of McAfee
Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller in New York about the company's
first-quarter earnings and the outlook for growth. DeWalt said he expects
regions outside the U.S., especially emerging markets, to provide the most
sales growth to the second-biggest maker of security software. (Source:
Bloomberg)
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Patterson of NewAlliance Seeks Mortgage Industry Changes May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Peyton Patterson, chief executive officer of
NewAlliance Bancshares Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Rhonda Schaffler in New
York about the company's business strategy, the outlook for merger and
acquisition activity in the banking industry and the Federal Reserve's
interest rate cuts. Bloomberg's Maithreyi Seetharaman also speaks. (Source:
Bloomberg)
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Overdiek Sees Home Depot Boosting Pfleiderer Sales (Ger) May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Hans Overdiek, chief executive officer of Pfleiderer
AG, talks with Bloomberg's Philipp Encz from Neumarkt, Germany, about
first-quarter earnings, the company's contract with Home Depot Inc. and the
impact of a weaker dollar on U.S. sales. Pfleiderer is a German supplier of
paneling for buildings. (This report is in German. Source: Bloomberg)
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Fichera of Sabre Says Tax System Needs Restructuring May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Joseph Fichera, chief executive officer and senior
managing director of Saber Partners LLC, Alan Patricof, managing director of
Greycroft Partners LP, and June O'Neill, director of Baruch College's Center
for Study of Business and Government, talked with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays in
New York on May 6 about tax proposals presented by Senators Hillary Clinton,
Barack Obama and John McCain. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Engel Says Vestas Wind Investing `Actively' in China May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Ditlev Engel, chief executive officer of Vestas Wind
Systems A/S, talks with Bloomberg's Nina de Roy in London about first-quarter
earnings, investment in China and production targets. The world's biggest
wind-turbine maker said net income almost doubled to 33 million euros ($56
million) as the company raised prices. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Mercator Lines' Mittal Says Customers Looking `Bullish' May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Shalabh Mittal, chief executive officer of Mercator
Lines (Singapore) Ltd., talks with Bloomberg's Susan Li about the company's
expansion plans, freight rates, and the outlook for demand. Mercator Lines,
the first Indian shipping company to list in Singapore, said it plans to add
more ships and may consider acquisitions to tap rising transport demand for
coal and iron ore. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Lau of Global Green May List Bio Beauty Unit in June May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Jim Lau, chief executive officer of Global Green
Tech Group Ltd., talks with Bloomberg's Catherine Yang in Hong Kong about
Lau's growth strategy and the prospects for Bio Beauty Group Ltd.'s initial
public offering in Hong Kong. (Source: Bloomberg)
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