European stock markets were lower on Monday as bid news took centre stage once more, with Vodafone under pressure to extend its offer for AT&T Wireless and Sanofi-Synthelabo poised for a hostile...
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has denied that the three biggest countries in the EU are trying to dominate the running of the Union. Speaking yesterday (12 February) after a meeting with his German...
13/02/2004
The European Union's executive commission unveiled a plan Thursday to help developing countries dependent on exports of commodities such as cotton or coffee to boost earnings and protect themselves...
13/02/2004
Shell received some welcome good news today when market analysts Sanford Bernstein upgraded its rating on the group to "outperform" in a note which argued that the worst is now over for the group...
13/02/2004
Mobile phone giant Vodafone must decide soon whether it is to make a bid for US rival AT&T Wireless. Offers for the struggling third-ranked US group must be made by a deadline of 2200 GMT on...
13/02/2004
European economic growth unexpectedly slowed in the fourth quarter as the single currency's gains hurt exports and the Italian economy stalled. The gross domestic product of the dozen nations using...
13/02/2004
European equities remained on an upward track in early afternoon trade on Friday as sentiment remained buoyed by fresh bid speculation and expectations of a firm start for US stocks. The FTSE...
13/02/2004
The now famous "group of six" - the six countries calling for a cap in the EU budget - may soon get bigger. Bosse Ringholm, finance minister of Sweden - which along with the Netherlands, France,...
12/02/2004
Unemployment fell unexpectedly sharply last month as faster growth in the economy generated new jobs and took the total number of people claiming benefit in Britain close to a 30-year low. The...
12/02/2004
Niall Fitzgerald is to retire from his role as chairman of Unilever at the end of September, as the household goods giant’s ‘Path to Growth’ programme draws to a close. Fitzgerald draws a line...
12/02/2004