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Construction sector weak again

UK construction sector growth slowed for the third month in a row in August, to its lowest in half a year, doing little to calm fears of a “double-dip” recession. The Markit/Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 52.1 last month from 54.1 in July and 58.4 in June. It had been as high a 58.5 in May, its highest since September 2007...

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HP wins 3Par battle

Thursday 02 Sep 2010

Hewlett-Packard today triumphed in the frantic bid battle for data storage technology firm 3Par as rival bidder Dell declined to raise its last offer and ended talks.

Dell’s decision came after it was outbid for the fourth time by HP, which this morning offered $33 per share for the loss making data storage group, valuing it at about $2.1bn. Read more...

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