(Reuters) – Private-equity firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman LLC are close to a deal to acquire healthcare technology company Athenahealth Inc for about $17 billion including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal for Athenahealth, which provides cloud-based software …
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It’s been a rather mixed week for European stocks with decent gains and record highs for the DAX and CAC40, while the FTSE100 has had a week to forget, on course for its worst weekly performance in over two months. US markets had a rather mixed session, the Dow finishing …
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The Government was not “fully prepared” for the “wide-ranging impacts” that Covid-19 had on society, the economy, and essential public services, a new report has found. The National Audit Office report also found that the government lacked detailed plans on shielding, job support schemes and school disruption. Some lessons from …
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Online shopping this Black Friday could lead to 386,000 tonnes of carbon being emitted into the atmosphere – the equivalent impact of more than 215,000 return flights from London to Sydney. That’s the claim of a new study from money.co.uk, which reveals that high number is actually an 11% reduction …
Read More »Stock markets in London edged lower this morning on concerns about the economy after borrowing and retail sales data and an increase in Covid-19 infections. The FTSE 100 slid 18 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 7235.51 — down for the fourth day in a row — and the domestically …
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Dublin, Nov. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “2021 Ambulatory Surgery Center Market Report” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The ambulatory surgery market (ASC) is estimated at $30-40 billion and the predicted shift in cardiac and musculoskeletal care to ambulatory settings will further the growth. The 2021 Ambulatory …
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A man has admitted trespassing at Buckingham Palace after scaling the fence to the Royal Mews. Cameron Kalani, 44, was caught with a kitchen knife and cocaine in his bag when he was held in the early hours of May 10. He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to plead guilty …
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After four days of declines it finally looked like the FTSE100 might finish the week on the up, unfortunately the news flow from Europe had other ideas, after Austria imposed another lockdown as well as mandating compulsory vaccine uptake for its population from 1st February 2022. Europe With Germany also imposing …
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Patients in Lincoln can benefit from a new pharmacy which delivers prescriptions – for free – the following day. The recently opened Daytom Pharmacy in the Stirlin Business Park is an independent and delivery-only pharmacy, delivering prescriptions both locally and nationally. Offering a range of other services, it has been …
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At its interim results, it said that pretax profits had shot up from £17million to £315million, while revenues increased 7.1 percent to £6.1billion. Its profits rose thanks to growing parcel volumes and lower Covid-19 and restructuring costs. It declared a half-year dividend of 6.7p per share, worth £67million to investors. …
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