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US AND EUROPE TO START AMBITIOUS BUT DELICATE TRADE TALKS External-link
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland — European Union leaders and President Obama on Monday announced the start of negotiations for a far-reaching trans-Atlantic trade deal, but French indignation over recent remarks by the head of the European Commission created its own trade-talks sideshow here at the Group of Eight meet...
Ingersoll Rand Announces Pricing of $1.55 Billion of Senior Notes External-link
SWORDS, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ingersoll Rand said that it has completed a $1.55 billion debt offering consisting of three tranches, maturing in 2019, 2023 and 2043.
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Syria overshadows G8 summit agenda External-link
G8 leaders begin a key summit in Northern Ireland by discussing the global economy, but the crisis in Syria continues to overshadow the agenda.
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EU and U.S. To Launch Trade Talks External-link
The U.S. and the European Union said they would start talks to build a free-trade pact that officials hope will strengthen the world's biggest two-way economic relationship, as leaders met in Northern Ireland for a Group of Eight meeting expected to center on Syria's war.
Legal services 'a drag on Ireland's competitiveness' External-link
Message is contained in the Commission’s unpublished spring 2013 review of Ireland’s bailout programme
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Russia warns on Syria as G8 begins External-link
As G8 leaders begin a summit in Northern Ireland set to be dominated by Syria, Russia says it will not permit a no-fly zone over the country.
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Covidien advances brain aneurysm device External-link
Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) has announced that a study supporting its Pipeline device to treat brain aneurysms has been published in the journal Radiology. The Ireland-based company, with corporate headquarters in Mansfield, Mass., received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the device in April 2011. “Covi...
EU, U.S. leaders launch free-trade talks External-link
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union launched negotiations for the world's most ambitious free-trade deal on Monday, promising thousands of new jobs and accelerated growth on both sides of the Atlantic.
Obama: US will host first talks on EU trade deal External-link
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. will host the first round of negotiations toward a broad trade deal with the European Union next month in Washington.    
European Commission president Barroso says US-EU trade talks to start 'next month' External-link
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — European Commission president Barroso says US-EU trade talks to start 'next month'    
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