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Silverfleet Capital welcomes Jack Priestman

Jack Priestman was appointed as Analyst into Silverfleet Capital. European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital had announced the appointment of Jack Priestman as an Analyst in its London office.


Kovalchuk mulls Tele2 Russia share purchase

A spokesman for Yury Kovalchuk said the billionaire was thinking of buying a stake in Tele2 Russia and putting some of his shares in Sobinbank for sale.

JC Penney names new head for struggling home goods division

JC Penney named Jan Hodges as the new head of its struggling home goods section JC Penney Co Inc. had named an insider to be the new head of its struggling home goods section.

Susan Bennett explains why Siri gets ill-tempered at times

Susan Bennett explained the reason why Siri would get snippy at times. Susan Bennett, the woman who claimed to be the voice of the American Siri in Apple Inc's assistant app, told CNN she recorded nonsensical phrases and sentences for ubergeeks, as she called them, in July 2005.


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Billionaire activist Carl Icahn had withdrawn his campaign to block the leveraged buyout offer of Dell-Silver Lake.
News about a dinner meeting of billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn and Apple Inc chief executive Tim Cook prompted the tech giant's shares to increase by 2%.
In a company announcement, Telecom Italia SpA Chief Operating Officer Marco Patuano was appointed as interim chief executive due to former Chief Executive Officer Franco Bernabe quitting his post yesterday.
Representative John Boehner was compared to a tantrum-throwing baby in a television commercial set to go live on Sunday night football.
Susan Bennett said she revealed her identity after the release of a Verge video showing people's interest in the voice behind Apple Inc's voice app Siri.
On the first day of the Presidents Cup, Lindsey Vonn placed a squirrel on the shoulder of boyfriend Tiger Woods.
Tiger Woods and the rest of the members of the US team led by one point over the International team on the first day of the Presidents Cup.
Treasurer for Australia Joseph Hockey extended the time frame for Australian regulators including himself to decide whether the acquisition of GrainCorp Ltd by Archer Daniels Midland Co would go against the national interest.