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Airbus: EADS loses South African A400M order

EADS loses South African A400M order

EADS’s troubled Airbus A400M military transport project has suffered another blow. The South African government has dropped plans to buy eight of the planes. The order was worth 3.5…

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Cars: Toyota’s profit surprisesToyota’s profit surprises Leisure: Disney’s Shanghai adventure gets Beijing backingDisney’s Shanghai adventure gets Beijing backing pharmaceutical companies: Merck and Schering-Plough begin joint operationsMerck and Schering-Plough begin joint operations
Toyota has reported an unexpected quarterly net profit of 162 million euros and slashed its forecast for annual losses by more than half. The…
The Disney company has got the green light from the Chinese government to build a theme park in Shangai. It comes after years of delicate…
US pharmaceuticals giants Merck and Schering Plough have begun their first day of combined operations following the completion of their merger. The…
  1. UBS reports third quarter losses
  2. Deal on UK banking shake-up
  3. Ford surprises with quarterly profit
  4. Faurecia to buy US firm EMCON
  5. RBS faces forced sales
  6. Hugo Boss gives gloomy outlook

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ECB: ECB keeps borrowing costs unchanged

ECB keeps borrowing costs unchanged

The euro rose against the dollar after the European Central Bank left it main interest rate unchanged at a record low of one percent. Economists do not expect any change until late next year…

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Telecommunication: Deutsche Telekom’s earnings upDeutsche Telekom’s earnings up Federal Reserve: Fed commits to long-term low interest ratesFed commits to long-term low interest rates Growth: Marks and Spencer profits tonic for UK economyMarks and Spencer profits tonic for UK economy
Deutsche Telekom has posted quarterly earnings before tax and interest of 5.5 billion euros – up 5.2 percent – and said it is sticking to its…
The US economy may be on the up but the interest rates aren’t. The Federal Reserve, the country’s central bank, has decided to keep key rates close…
Rising house prices and profits in some sectors are fuelling hopes of recovery in the UK economy. The prospect of better times is further…
  1. Slowdown of global growth in wages
  2. Boost in euro zone manufacturing
  3. Is the US finally free of recession?
  4. Oil giants report big profit losses
  5. Russian interest rates cut again
  6. Good news on German jobless rate

Latest market news & analysis

Markets: Markets: Thursday 5th November

Markets: Thursday 5th November

European shares finished up over one percent after the release of data showing new claims for unemployment benefit in the US fell to a 10-month low last week and business productivity in the third…

Markets

Markets: Banks and carmakers lead markets rallyBanks and carmakers lead markets rally Markets: Markets seem relaxed over CIT caseMarkets seem relaxed over CIT case Markets: Stocks slide as traders show restraintStocks slide as traders show restraint
European markets closed up with banks and carmakers doing particularly well in an improving economic climate. The Cac 40 in Paris showed the…
The bankruptcy case of CIT Group has been assigned to a new judge after the one appointed earlier disqualified himself. The bankruptcy filing…
European stocks recorded significant losses on Friday and the second weekly decline in a row. It was something of a hangover from Thursday…
  1. European shares boosted by US growth data
  2. European shares fall
  3. European share gains limited by US consumer gloom
  4. European stocks have retreated
  5. Markets: 21st October
  6. Markets: 23rd October

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