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| [00:05.126] | Dell took a long-awaited step towards diversifying its business when it agreed to pay $3.9billion for |
| [00:12.316] | Perot Systems,an IT services company.The computer-maker obtains most of its revenue from selling |
| [00:18.646] | hardware and related products to companies,which leaves it vulnerable to business downturns.Perot |
| [00:24.246] | Systems,founded by Ross Perot,a former presidential candidate,receives most of its income from |
| [00:29.806] | government and health-care contracts,a more stable source of revenue which will increase if the |
| [00:35.906] | American government digitises patients ’records as promised. |
| [00:39.126] | The Federal Open Market Committee issued an upbeat statement on America ’s economy and held |
| [00:44.706] | interest rates at a record low.It also extended its $1.25trillion programme of buying mortgage-backed |
| [00:52.316] | securities into the first quarter of 2010. |
| [00:55.326] | Britain ’s Lloyds Banking Group announced that “in light of improving economic conditions ”it would seek |
| [01:01.726] | to reduce the amount of toxic assets to be ring-fenced in the government ’s asset-protection scheme. |
| [01:06.436] | Royal Bank of Scotland also wants to reduce its participation in the scheme.See article |
| [01:13.06] | Bank of America paid $425m to leave a federal programme that guaranteed the assets it acquired when |
| [01:20.76] | it took over Merrill Lynch.BofA said the move was part of its plan “to reduce its reliance on government |
| [01:27.476] | support and return to normal market funding ”.The bank also named Charles Holliday,a former boss of |
| [01:34.436] | DuPont,to its board,the sixth new appointment since June. |
| [01:39.76] | Meanwhile,the Securities and Exchange Commission promised to “vigorously pursue ”its case against |
| [01:44.876] | BofA for allegedly misleading shareholders about bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch executives.A judge |
| [01:51.116] | recently threw out the SEC ’s settlement with the bank and ordered a trial;the agency hinted at additional |
| [01:57.916] | charges. |
| [01:58.356] | The European Commission unveiled its suggestions for creating new “super-regulators ”for Europe ’s |
| [02:05.06] | banking sector and financial markets,saying it wanted “to protect European taxpayers from a repeat of |
| [02:11.916] | the dark days of autumn 2008”.All 27member states need to agree to the proposal,which will face some |
| [02:20.106] | stiff opposition,not least from Britain;City regulators have already balked at handing over powers to |
| [02:25.586] | Brussels. |
| [02:25.976] | It emerged that Christopher Dodd,who heads the Senate Banking Committee,is preparing a bill to |
| [02:31.836] | merge the oversight activities of the four federal agencies that supervise banks into one super-regulator, |
| [02:37.546] | thus flying in the face of the government ’s plan to keep the agencies separate. |
| [02:42.646] | Spain ’s Banco Santander released details of its planned initial public offering for its Brazilian subsidiary. |
| [02:49.446] | If successful,the IPO will be Brazil ’s biggest ever,raising up to $7.3billion.Brazil Santander could have a |
| [03:00.706] | market value of up to $52billion,placing it among the world ’s top 30banks. |
| [03:08.136] | Jaguar Land Rover,a British carmaker owned by India ’s Tata,announced a streamlining and greening |
| [03:12.296] | plan that will include lighter materials and hybrid technology for Land Rover SUVs as well as Jaguar cars. |
| [03:19.446] | Cost-cutting measures should avoid enforced redundancies but will lead to the closure of one of its plants. |
| [03:25.216] | A big tax incentive |
| [03:26.506] | The Internal Revenue Service extended until October 15th a deadline by which Americans can disclose |
| [03:32.376] | secret accounts they hold at UBS and other foreign banks.Lawyers asked for more time to submit |
| [03:40.106] | papers from their clients following a settlement between the IRS and the Swiss bank,in which it will |
| [03:46.446] | divulge the names of about 4,450account-holders. |
| [03:51.346] | The Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild said they had noted the objections raised to |
| [03:57.206] | their proposed settlement with Google over its plans for an online digital library of out-of-print books, |
| [04:03.406] | and asked a court to postpone a hearing on the matter so they could amend the agreement.The Justice |
| [04:08.876] | |
| [04:13.776] | laws. |
| [04:15.456] | China filed an appeal against a ruling by the WTO that calls for the country to lift restrictions against |
| [04:21.966] | American books,films and music.Such imports are channelled through state-run distributors,which China |
| [04:29.136] | argues is necessary to protect public decency and culture. |
| [04:33.846] | Dow Jones decided to close the Far Eastern Economic Review,which has chronicled Asia ’s development |
| [04:39.896] | since the end of the second world war.See article |
| [04:42.896] | More for your daily cuppa |
| [04:43.906] | The price of tea hit another high because of drought in Kenya,the largest |
| [04:46.726] | exporter.In Sri Lanka,tea workers are demanding a 75%increase in their |
| [04:52.76] | daily wage,to 500Sri Lankan rupees ($4).A survey in 2007found a third |
| [05:00.936] | of plantation employees live in poverty. |
| ti: Business | |
| ar: economist | |
| [00:05.126] | Dell took a longawaited step towards diversifying its business when it agreed to pay 3. 9billion for |
| [00:12.316] | Perot Systems, an IT services company. The computermaker obtains most of its revenue from selling |
| [00:18.646] | hardware and related products to companies, which leaves it vulnerable to business downturns. Perot |
| [00:24.246] | Systems, founded by Ross Perot, a former presidential candidate, receives most of its income from |
| [00:29.806] | government and healthcare contracts, a more stable source of revenue which will increase if the |
| [00:35.906] | American government digitises patients ' records as promised. |
| [00:39.126] | The Federal Open Market Committee issued an upbeat statement on America ' s economy and held |
| [00:44.706] | interest rates at a record low. It also extended its 1. 25trillion programme of buying mortgagebacked |
| [00:52.316] | securities into the first quarter of 2010. |
| [00:55.326] | Britain ' s Lloyds Banking Group announced that " in light of improving economic conditions " it would seek |
| [01:01.726] | to reduce the amount of toxic assets to be ringfenced in the government ' s assetprotection scheme. |
| [01:06.436] | Royal Bank of Scotland also wants to reduce its participation in the scheme. See article |
| [01:13.06] | Bank of America paid 425m to leave a federal programme that guaranteed the assets it acquired when |
| [01:20.76] | it took over Merrill Lynch. BofA said the move was part of its plan " to reduce its reliance on government |
| [01:27.476] | support and return to normal market funding ". The bank also named Charles Holliday, a former boss of |
| [01:34.436] | DuPont, to its board, the sixth new appointment since June. |
| [01:39.76] | Meanwhile, the Securities and Exchange Commission promised to " vigorously pursue " its case against |
| [01:44.876] | BofA for allegedly misleading shareholders about bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch executives. A judge |
| [01:51.116] | recently threw out the SEC ' s settlement with the bank and ordered a trial the agency hinted at additional |
| [01:57.916] | charges. |
| [01:58.356] | The European Commission unveiled its suggestions for creating new " superregulators " for Europe ' s |
| [02:05.06] | banking sector and financial markets, saying it wanted " to protect European taxpayers from a repeat of |
| [02:11.916] | the dark days of autumn 2008". All 27member states need to agree to the proposal, which will face some |
| [02:20.106] | stiff opposition, not least from Britain City regulators have already balked at handing over powers to |
| [02:25.586] | Brussels. |
| [02:25.976] | It emerged that Christopher Dodd, who heads the Senate Banking Committee, is preparing a bill to |
| [02:31.836] | merge the oversight activities of the four federal agencies that supervise banks into one superregulator, |
| [02:37.546] | thus flying in the face of the government ' s plan to keep the agencies separate. |
| [02:42.646] | Spain ' s Banco Santander released details of its planned initial public offering for its Brazilian subsidiary. |
| [02:49.446] | If successful, the IPO will be Brazil ' s biggest ever, raising up to 7. 3billion. Brazil Santander could have a |
| [03:00.706] | market value of up to 52billion, placing it among the world ' s top 30banks. |
| [03:08.136] | Jaguar Land Rover, a British carmaker owned by India ' s Tata, announced a streamlining and greening |
| [03:12.296] | plan that will include lighter materials and hybrid technology for Land Rover SUVs as well as Jaguar cars. |
| [03:19.446] | Costcutting measures should avoid enforced redundancies but will lead to the closure of one of its plants. |
| [03:25.216] | A big tax incentive |
| [03:26.506] | The Internal Revenue Service extended until October 15th a deadline by which Americans can disclose |
| [03:32.376] | secret accounts they hold at UBS and other foreign banks. Lawyers asked for more time to submit |
| [03:40.106] | papers from their clients following a settlement between the IRS and the Swiss bank, in which it will |
| [03:46.446] | divulge the names of about 4, 450accountholders. |
| [03:51.346] | The Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild said they had noted the objections raised to |
| [03:57.206] | their proposed settlement with Google over its plans for an online digital library of outofprint books, |
| [04:03.406] | and asked a court to postpone a hearing on the matter so they could amend the agreement. The Justice |
| [04:08.876] | |
| [04:13.776] | laws. |
| [04:15.456] | China filed an appeal against a ruling by the WTO that calls for the country to lift restrictions against |
| [04:21.966] | American books, films and music. Such imports are channelled through staterun distributors, which China |
| [04:29.136] | argues is necessary to protect public decency and culture. |
| [04:33.846] | Dow Jones decided to close the Far Eastern Economic Review, which has chronicled Asia ' s development |
| [04:39.896] | since the end of the second world war. See article |
| [04:42.896] | More for your daily cuppa |
| [04:43.906] | The price of tea hit another high because of drought in Kenya, the largest |
| [04:46.726] | exporter. In Sri Lanka, tea workers are demanding a 75 increase in their |
| [04:52.76] | daily wage, to 500Sri Lankan rupees 4. A survey in 2007found a third |
| [05:00.936] | of plantation employees live in poverty. |
| ti: Business | |
| ar: economist | |
| [00:05.126] | Dell took a longawaited step towards diversifying its business when it agreed to pay 3. 9billion for |
| [00:12.316] | Perot Systems, an IT services company. The computermaker obtains most of its revenue from selling |
| [00:18.646] | hardware and related products to companies, which leaves it vulnerable to business downturns. Perot |
| [00:24.246] | Systems, founded by Ross Perot, a former presidential candidate, receives most of its income from |
| [00:29.806] | government and healthcare contracts, a more stable source of revenue which will increase if the |
| [00:35.906] | American government digitises patients ' records as promised. |
| [00:39.126] | The Federal Open Market Committee issued an upbeat statement on America ' s economy and held |
| [00:44.706] | interest rates at a record low. It also extended its 1. 25trillion programme of buying mortgagebacked |
| [00:52.316] | securities into the first quarter of 2010. |
| [00:55.326] | Britain ' s Lloyds Banking Group announced that " in light of improving economic conditions " it would seek |
| [01:01.726] | to reduce the amount of toxic assets to be ringfenced in the government ' s assetprotection scheme. |
| [01:06.436] | Royal Bank of Scotland also wants to reduce its participation in the scheme. See article |
| [01:13.06] | Bank of America paid 425m to leave a federal programme that guaranteed the assets it acquired when |
| [01:20.76] | it took over Merrill Lynch. BofA said the move was part of its plan " to reduce its reliance on government |
| [01:27.476] | support and return to normal market funding ". The bank also named Charles Holliday, a former boss of |
| [01:34.436] | DuPont, to its board, the sixth new appointment since June. |
| [01:39.76] | Meanwhile, the Securities and Exchange Commission promised to " vigorously pursue " its case against |
| [01:44.876] | BofA for allegedly misleading shareholders about bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch executives. A judge |
| [01:51.116] | recently threw out the SEC ' s settlement with the bank and ordered a trial the agency hinted at additional |
| [01:57.916] | charges. |
| [01:58.356] | The European Commission unveiled its suggestions for creating new " superregulators " for Europe ' s |
| [02:05.06] | banking sector and financial markets, saying it wanted " to protect European taxpayers from a repeat of |
| [02:11.916] | the dark days of autumn 2008". All 27member states need to agree to the proposal, which will face some |
| [02:20.106] | stiff opposition, not least from Britain City regulators have already balked at handing over powers to |
| [02:25.586] | Brussels. |
| [02:25.976] | It emerged that Christopher Dodd, who heads the Senate Banking Committee, is preparing a bill to |
| [02:31.836] | merge the oversight activities of the four federal agencies that supervise banks into one superregulator, |
| [02:37.546] | thus flying in the face of the government ' s plan to keep the agencies separate. |
| [02:42.646] | Spain ' s Banco Santander released details of its planned initial public offering for its Brazilian subsidiary. |
| [02:49.446] | If successful, the IPO will be Brazil ' s biggest ever, raising up to 7. 3billion. Brazil Santander could have a |
| [03:00.706] | market value of up to 52billion, placing it among the world ' s top 30banks. |
| [03:08.136] | Jaguar Land Rover, a British carmaker owned by India ' s Tata, announced a streamlining and greening |
| [03:12.296] | plan that will include lighter materials and hybrid technology for Land Rover SUVs as well as Jaguar cars. |
| [03:19.446] | Costcutting measures should avoid enforced redundancies but will lead to the closure of one of its plants. |
| [03:25.216] | A big tax incentive |
| [03:26.506] | The Internal Revenue Service extended until October 15th a deadline by which Americans can disclose |
| [03:32.376] | secret accounts they hold at UBS and other foreign banks. Lawyers asked for more time to submit |
| [03:40.106] | papers from their clients following a settlement between the IRS and the Swiss bank, in which it will |
| [03:46.446] | divulge the names of about 4, 450accountholders. |
| [03:51.346] | The Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild said they had noted the objections raised to |
| [03:57.206] | their proposed settlement with Google over its plans for an online digital library of outofprint books, |
| [04:03.406] | and asked a court to postpone a hearing on the matter so they could amend the agreement. The Justice |
| [04:08.876] | |
| [04:13.776] | laws. |
| [04:15.456] | China filed an appeal against a ruling by the WTO that calls for the country to lift restrictions against |
| [04:21.966] | American books, films and music. Such imports are channelled through staterun distributors, which China |
| [04:29.136] | argues is necessary to protect public decency and culture. |
| [04:33.846] | Dow Jones decided to close the Far Eastern Economic Review, which has chronicled Asia ' s development |
| [04:39.896] | since the end of the second world war. See article |
| [04:42.896] | More for your daily cuppa |
| [04:43.906] | The price of tea hit another high because of drought in Kenya, the largest |
| [04:46.726] | exporter. In Sri Lanka, tea workers are demanding a 75 increase in their |
| [04:52.76] | daily wage, to 500Sri Lankan rupees 4. A survey in 2007found a third |
| [05:00.936] | of plantation employees live in poverty. |