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Iberia losses take the shine off BA merger
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Analysts warn that British Airways pension deficit could still ruin the deal
BAA pumps £500m into London airports
Saturday, 14 November 2009
BAA is to pump some £500m into its London airports group, the operator said yesterday, in order to further reduce debt and to finance improvements at Heathrow, its flagship.
India is still focused on the highway to growth
Saturday, 14 November 2009
The global slowdown has failed to divert India from its path to expansion, but reforms are needed. Nikhil Kumar reports
M&S adverts help drive sales at Waitrose
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Waitrose cheekily "thanked" its up-market food rival Marks & Spencer yesterday for an advertising campaign that helped it post its best weekly sales since 2006.
Business Diary: Price war or marketing hype from the grocers?
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Asda and Tesco are keen to talk up the price war story. But many in the industry doubt there is ever any new money involved in these affairs. Malcolm Walker, chief executive of Iceland and one of the country's most successful retailers, told Retail Week in 2007: "Everyone knows price wars are bullshit – you put some prices up and some down."
Iberia losses soar as economic crisis hits air travel
Friday, 13 November 2009
British Airways' Spanish merger partner Iberia today said losses in the first nine months of the year more than tripled to €181.9m (£162.4m).
BA and Iberia finally land $7bn merger agreement
Friday, 13 November 2009
Agreement signed late last night after day of talks; British jobs to go in €400m cost-saving deal
Eurozone countries emerge from recession
Friday, 13 November 2009
The 16-strong group of nations in the eurozone have emerged from recession, official figures showed today.
Surge in the price of oil is a fresh threat to recovery
Friday, 13 November 2009
Uplift of 75 per cent has raised spectre of a long-term crash and stagflation
Sir Christopher Evans in the clear as SFO gives up fraud inquiry
Friday, 13 November 2009
Four-year investigation into bioscience entrepreneur is closed
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