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BA and Iberia in advanced merger talks, but 'no guarantee' of deal
London/Madrid - British Airways (BA) and Spanish national carrier Iberia said Thursday they were holding separate board meetings to discuss long-standing merger plans which could result in a potential transaction. But in statements released in Londo...

[Posted on : 2009-11-12 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

British Telecom reports 45 per cent drop in half-yearly profits
London - British Telecom (BT) Thursday reported a 45-per cent drop in half-yearly pre-tax profits to 547 million pounds (914 million dollars). In a statement, the company said the decline was due mainly to costs linked with a major redundancy program...

[Posted on : 2009-11-12 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

Metal prices from London Commodities Exchange 11 November 2009
London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward. Also given are the previous trading day's quotations....

[Posted on : 2009-11-11 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

London Stock Exchange quotations 11 November 2009
London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets movement and percentage change against the previous quotation....

[Posted on : 2009-11-11 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

Bank of England warns of long road to recovery - Summary
London - The Bank of England offered a cautiously optimistic outlook on the economy Wednesday, saying the process of recovery had begun while an emergence from the recession was still some time off. The past year had been extremely painful for most...

[Posted on : 2009-11-11 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

Bank of England warns of long road to recovery
London - The British economy has gone through an extremely painful year and the process of recovery has only just begun, the Bank of England said Wednesday. Presenting the bank's quarterly inflation report, governor Mervyn King warned that it would...

[Posted on : 2009-11-11 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

British unemployment rises to just under 2.5 million
London - Unemployment in Britain rose by 30,000 to a total of 2.46 million over the three months to the end of September, official figures showed Wednesday. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.8 per cent. The figures by the Office for Natio...

[Posted on : 2009-11-11 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

Metal prices from London Commodities Exchange 10 November 2009
London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward. Also given are the previous trading day's quotations.cash                     forward...

[Posted on : 2009-11-10 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

London Stock Exchange quotations 10 November 2009
London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets movement and percentage change against the previous quotation....

[Posted on : 2009-11-10 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

Report: Lloyds to cut 5,000 jobs
London - Britain's Lloyds Banking Group is to cut around 5,000 jobs next year as part of plans to reduce costs, media reports said Tuesday. The bank is expected to confirm the cuts in the United Kingdom later on Tuesday, reports quoted unnamed source...

[Posted on : 2009-11-10 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

 

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