In December Merrill Lynch and HSBC launched the research portion of a joint online asset management service in the U.K. The joint venture plans to add the transactional portion this spring and then expand into continental Europe.

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Several programs including ODIN (Outsourcing Desktop Initiative for NASA), the U.K. Census and JTRS (Joint Tactical Radio System) were completed in the previous quarters, and the company was unable to replace these with contracts of equivalent value.

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron issued a similar joint statement today.

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This ranking is based on a performance measurement of the "K computer(1), " currently under their joint development.

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Last year Goodbaby also launched the U.K.'s Mothercare stores in China under a joint venture of which Goodbaby owns 70%.

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Contrast that with Michael Calvey, a comanaging partner of Baring Vostok Capital Partners a joint venture of Baring, a U.K. firm, and a local group of investors that includes Calvey.

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Jaguar Land Rover agreed to form a joint venture with Chery Automobile that would manufacture and sell the U.K. auto maker's luxury vehicles in China.

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Wednesday's announcement included a joint statement from the U.S., Germany, France, U.K., Italy and Spain expressing intent to adopt a "common approach" to implementing the new law.

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