European bourses slipped on Monday on nervousness ahead of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision expected on Tuesday. The markets were subdued though as the region's biggest exchange,...
The man who negotiated enlargement on behalf of the EU says it is important to continue to keep an eye on the new member states to ensure the pressure is kept up in those areas where Brussels still...
30/04/2004
After years of arduous preparation, the European Union was Friday hours away from its biggest and boldest expansion ever as it geared up to welcome 10 mainly ex-communist states into the fold. At...
30/04/2004
Consumer confidence in Britain unexpectedly improved in April, despite the imminent likelihood of an interest rate rise to curb spending. Martin Hamblin GfK's index of consumer confidence rose to -...
30/04/2004
Carmaker Volkswagen has seen its share price rise after revealing a strong upturn in sales of its latest Golf. The German giant, which last month was forced to give a profit warning, saw first-...
30/04/2004
Deutsche Bank AG, Germany's largest bank, and Switzerland's Credit Suisse Group reported a rebound in first-quarter profit on securities trading and wealth management. Net income at Deutsche Bank...
30/04/2004
European blue-chip stocks were hovering around their lowest levels for about four weeks in early afternoon trade on Friday as investors continued to fret about the possible impact of China's attempts...
30/04/2004
A majority in the Swedish Parliament today (28 April) turned down a proposal from the ruling Social Democrat party to limit migrant workers from the new European Union member states. The rejection...
29/04/2004
British Prime Minister Tony Blair was holding private talks Wednesday with the principal architect of the proposed EU constitution, a week after he pledged to put it to a referendum. Blair was to...
29/04/2004
Major expansion plans are afoot at Body Shop, with the health and beauty retailer earmarking £100m for the programme. Chairman Adrian Bellamy said, “We are launching a £100m expansion programme...
29/04/2004