en-us Reuters UK) - Europe's second biggest steelmaker, Corus, is to close a plant in northeast England with the loss of 1,700 jobs after failing to secure a long-term partner for the site's output.Corus, owned by India's Tata Steel, said Friday it was mothballing the Redcar blast furnace, Lackenby steelmaking...]]> Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:00:30 -0800 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:46:09 -0800 AIG BCS HLT AIG,BCS,HLT Reuters UK) - Low-cost airline bmi said on Wednesday it will cut at least 600 jobs, scrap loss-making routes and reduce its fleet of jets to help cope with falling demand and the economic downturn.The company, owned by German carrier Lufthansa AG, said even more jobs could...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:30:44 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:43:35 -0800 Reuters UK) - British Airways Chief Executive Willie Walsh has warned cabin crew that he will not compromise on cost-cutting measures, ahead of a strike ballot next month.Walsh told the Financial Times in an interview that the current dispute over proposed changes to working practices, was "very, very different"...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:41 -0800 BAB BAB Reuters UK) - Vladimir Putin pledged on Saturday to widen Russia's anti-crisis aid package with a car scrappage scheme and mortgage support to jolt the economy out of the worst recession in 15 years.Putin, who now serves as Russia's prime minister after...]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:30:14 -0800 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:23:20 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:10:55 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Reuters UK) - British Airways faces a strike ballot among cabin crew over proposed changes to working practices, just days after it announced a merger deal with Spanish carrier Iberia.Trade union Unite said on Monday it was issuing ballot papers to its 12,000-plus members of BA's 14,000-strong cabin crew...]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:00:24 -0800 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:30:12 -0800 6702 6702 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:20:38 -0700 GMGMQ GMGMQ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:04:53 -0700 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:37:49 -0700 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:53:21 -0700 GMGMQ GMGMQ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:24:39 -0700 6702 6702 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:25:16 -0700 6702 6702 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:35:31 -0700 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:28:48 -0700 CPYY Y CPYY Y Reuters) - Germany could provide 4.5 billion euros ($6.35 billion) in upfront state aid for carmaker Opel if General Motors picks Canada's Magna, Berlin's favored suitor, as the buyer, a top official said. The last-ditch offer would have the federal government and German...]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:39:31 -0700 GMGMQ GMGMQ