Saturday, 7th November 2009

 

Chinese billionaire posts matrimonial ad

An alleged 41-year-old billionaire has posted a $43,800 (€31,411) advertisement in the Chongqing municipality of China, seeking a pretty-looking woman aged between 23 and 30, fluent in English along with being good-natured, according to a report in The Times of India.

"And she must at least be able to understand the poetry", the China Daily reported.

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Relocation, relocation, relocation

Banks have never been shy of firing staff at the merest whiff of a downturn. First the fat, then the muscle and finally the bone. In the past, cuts have been so deep that firms have found it hard to benefit when the markets rebounded, paying over the odds to restaff at speed. Such wild oscillations in staffing numbers are known as “doing a Merrill”.

Rich Monitor

Sotheby's 3Q loss widens

Sotheby's third-quarter loss widened as the art auction house posted a worst-than-expected decline in revenue and a tax expense.

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