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Private equity firms try to buff image in Europe David Walker, a former chairman of Morgan Stanley in Europe, is leading an effort to make private equity firms more open, and the firms themselves have set up a foundation to share part of their wealth. Ford Mondeo set to take on Europe GENEVA -- Ford of Europe is cranking up its publicity machine to push the virtues of its new Mondeo large family sedan, but despite its eye-catching looks and improved quality, the new car isnt likely to come close to the sales performance of its predecessor. SugarCRM Takes Open Source CRM to Europe Open source customer relationship management software vendor SugarCRM Inc has announced its launch into Europe with the opening of its Sugar Europe headquarters in Ireland. Slant, Lt. Dan Band plan Europe base tour Los Angeles hard rock band Slant and actor Gary Sinise and his band, The Lt. Dan Band, will tour U.S. military bases in Europe. The four-member Slant will begin its tour March 16 in Hohenfels, Germany. General Motors sees continued growth in Eastern Europe General Motors Corp., the worlds largest automaker, expects sales in Ukraine and Russia to lead the companys growth in Eastern Europe, Bloomberg News reported today. Europes capital Brussels is in the mood for celebration Brussels- Brussels has been the capital of Europe for 50 years and to celebrate the jubilee, the city has planned a year-long series of events and exhibitions. Brussels is a cosmopolitan crossroads of culture and styles, but it is probably best known... Europe: Equities take new hit as investors shy away European stocks fell Monday on concern that the plunge in world market value last week might prompt more investors to sell equities and buy bonds. Asia, Europe markets slide for 2nd week European and Asian markets fell again Monday, extending their slide into a second week as investors worried about a possible global slowdown and dumped stocks that had surged in recent weeks. U.S. stocks fell after trying to steady themselves. The Police Tour Europe and The Daily Music and Tech News Update The Police to tour Europe The Police have announced tour dates in continental Europe and the UK. The tour will kick off in Stockholm on August 29th and end on October 19th in Cardiff. The tickets will go on sale Friday March 9th at 9 AM. The band also announced that part of the tour’s proceeds will go to the charity WaterAid. Among the cities the band will hit are Barcelona, Amsterdam, ... New Chrysler Group Products Spark Sales Growth in Europe and Asia Chrysler Group celebrated 21 consecutive months of sales increases outside North America, as February closed with 9 percent growth (15,194 units) over the same month in 2006. Year-to-date, sales grew 10 percent over 2006, with much of the increase coming from higher sales in Europe and Asia. |