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Mittal Mulling Entering Rio Takeover Battle: Report
LONDON (Reuters) - Lakshmi Mittal is looking at entering the takeover battle for the Rio Tinto RIO RIO mining group, the Financial Times reported on Monday, quoting people familiar with the situation. Mittal, main shareholder in steelmaker ArcelorMittal ISPA as well...
FTSE Seen Opening Down
LONDON (Reuters UK) - The FTSE 100 index is seen opening down 17 to 23 points on Friday, financial bookmakers said, having ended the previous session down 147.9 points, or 2.6 percent, at 5,518.2. European shares are seen extending their previous session's losses after...
Why the Financial Times Makes Money as Others Flail
Almost overlooked amidst the flood of red ink flowing from newspaper companies lately, is the remarkable success of The Financial Times FT, most certainly one of the best business rags in the world. No U.S. newspaper can yet compete with the salmon-colored FT for its overseas...
Alliances and Risk: Securing a Place in the Victory Parade
Large companies once embraced joint ventures to share the risk of large projects, but their motives today are more diverse. The article suggests that alliances can help companies hedge between competing technology standards and reduce the costs of major strategic change by bringing new skills to a participating company. An...
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Tough Economy Pushes Americans to Make Cuts
COUNTRY Survey: People not tapping into credit despite making financial changes BLOOMINGTON, Ill., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans are cutting their spending and savings habits, but they are not yet resorting to additional debt to get through tough financial times. The new COUNTRY Financial survey shows...
Dahlman Rose & Co. Expands Research Coverage into Airfreight and Surface Transportation Sector
Names Jason H. Seidl as a Director in Equity Research NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Dahlman Rose & Co., LLC, a leading investment bank specializing in natural resource supply chain sectors, today announced the appointment of Jason H. Seidl as a Director in the company's Equity...
EADS finance director questioned in insider trading probe: report
BERLIN AFP — The financial director of European aerospace giant EADS, Hans-Peter Ring, has been questioned as a witness in connection with a French probe into alleged insider trading in the group's shares, a German press report said Monday. Ring told the Financial Times Deutschland he was not...
RBS chairman signals long-term investment in Bank of China
LONDON AFP — The chairman of Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland signalled in an interview published Monday that the group would hold on to its stake in Bank of China for the long-term. Gordon Pell's comments to the Financial Times came in spite of RBS's financial struggles and...
Anheuser-Busch backs down, accepts takeover bid: reports
NEW YORK AFP — US brewing giant Anheuser-Busch has finally backed down in the face of entreaties by its Belgian-Brazilian rival InBev and agreed to a nearly 50-billion-dollar purchase offer that will create the world's largest beer company, media reports said. The Anheuser-Busch board of directors, which met...
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The Film Mamma Mia! The Movie Certificate PG General release "If you want to be cheered up, Mamma Mia! could be just the thing. That is if you happen to like Abba and want a determinedly upbeat happy camper type of entertainment. There's no subtlety...
Total chief says too risky to invest in Iran
LONDON AFP — The chief executive of French energy giant Total said in an interview Wednesday that it is too politically risky to invest in Iran, dealing a serious blow to the Islamic republic's key energy sector. Christophe de Margerie's comments virtually cripple Tehran's hopes of boosting its...
Bertelsmann to sell slumping global book clubs: report
FRANKFURT AFP — Bertelsmann wants to sell its global book clubs because falling sales have convinced the German media group it is time to turn the page on its historic activity, a press report said on Tuesday. A sale could be quick and complete, according to the Financial...
GM to build world's biggest rooftop solar station: report
LONDON AFP — US automobile giant General Motors GM will announce on Tuesday that it will build the world's largest rooftop solar power station at its biggest factory in Europe, the Financial Times reported. Its factory in Zaragoza, northern Spain, will be clad in 183,000 square metres of...
Transatlantic airline partnership could be unveiled next week - report
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Speculation is continuing about plans for an alliance between American Airlines, British Airways and Spanish airline Iberia. The Observer newspaper in the UK reported on Sunday (6 July) that an announcement is expected at British Airways' annual meeting on 15...
Health Care Systems in Ten Developed Countries: The U.S. System Is Most Unpopular and Dutch System the Most Popular
In all ten countries substantial, mostly overwhelming, majorities want fundamental reforms or more ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Several recent surveys by Harris Interactive([R]), including the latest Financial Times/Harris Poll, asked an identical question of cross-sections of adults in ten developed countries about their own health care systems. This research...
Repsol chief criticises EU energy policy
LONDON AFP — The head of Spain's biggest oil group criticised the European Union for not formulating a cohesive energy policy, in an interview published Friday. Speaking to the Financial Times, Repsol YPF President Antonio Brufau said the 27-nation bloc was "not advancing in the right direction" in...
Nuclear Iran is world's biggest threat: Obama advisor
WASHINGTON AFP — Democratic White House contender Barack Obama thinks a nuclear-armed Iran is the world's biggest threat and that Europe should adopt tougher sanctions against Tehran, a top aide of his told the Financial Times of London. "The most dangerous crisis we are going to face potentially...
BNP shares fall sharply on report of possible capital increase
PARIS AFP — Shares in BNP Paribas fell sharply on Monday on a report from British bank HSBC suggesting that it might need a capital increase to offset losses arising from a global credit crisis. Shares in BNP, a leading French retail and investment bank, were showing a...
Mittal considering takeover of Rio Tinto: report
LONDON AFP — Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, the biggest shareholder in ArcelorMittal, is considering entering the takeover battle for Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Citing unnamed individuals familiar with the matter, the business daily said that Mittal was interested in securing larger...
Only one man can reduce film stars to babbling schoolgirls
Here we are in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and the parties have never been better. The guest lists look a little topsy-turvy; the most photographed lovelies at the Tatler party were David Hockney and the "reclusive" socialite Lucian Freud. At the Financial Times...
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