European stock markets were weak in early afternoon trade on Tuesday following a sharp rise in crude prices following the weekend attack on oil workers in Saudi Arabia. Expectations that Wall Street...
Presidents from 16 Central and Eastern European countries yesterday (27 May) called on the EU to keep open its gates for further enlargement. On the first day of their closed two-day meeting in...
28/05/2004
The United Kingdom's position outside the eurozone is deterring foreign investment, according to a new report from the Economist group. Investment inflows into the UK plunged to US$14.5bn in 2003,...
28/05/2004
At odds with government data on the manufacturing sector, the latest industry report suggests factory orders grew at the strongest rate in six years in May. The Confederation of British Industry's...
28/05/2004
Disgraced Shell bosses have lost their bonuses, following the scandal over oil and gas reserves. In its annual report, already delayed by months, the oil giant also states that two of the three...
28/05/2004
European stock markets were flat on Friday, as support from easing oil prices was undermined by low volumes and position squaring ahead of the public holiday weekend in the UK and US. In mid-...
28/05/2004
Inflation in the dozen euro nations accelerated to the highest in more than two years in May amid record energy costs, restricting the European Central Bank's scope to lower interest rates should the...
28/05/2004
A "league table" of the most valuable companies in the world - drawn up by the Financial Times Deutschland - has shown that EU companies have a long way to go to be genuine world beaters. The top...
27/05/2004
After weeks of tough bargaining, the European Union's competition chief said Wednesday the way was clear to EU approval of a French government rescue deal for engineering giant Alstom. Competition...
27/05/2004
The UK's housing boom is showing no signs of weakening, according to the Nationwide building society. The mortgage lender has now admitted there is a risk its forecast of 15% price growth this year...
27/05/2004