| Dec 05, 2008 |
A cautionary Swedish tale of a missed opportunity
It is always dangerous when governments start behaving like fund managers - especially in these volatile market conditions
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| Dec 03, 2008 |
An unhealthy French penchant for creeping control
Wendel's aristocratic family shareholders were meeting to vent their frustrations over how the family silver has been whittled away by the professional managers put in charge of the historic French investment group
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| Dec 02, 2008 |
Mittal responds to crisis with nerves of steel
Lakshmi Mittal's reputation has again taken a knock in France as unions in that country are on alert over the steel group's plans to cut up to 1,400 jobs
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| Dec 01, 2008 |
EADS arranges deckchairs ahead of storm
Chief executive looks at moving headquarters and a change of name but, as one expert warned, 'it is a bit like rearranging the deckchairs when the Titanic is heading for the iceberg'
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| Nov 27, 2008 |
Stop-start revival of the nuclear industry
While some of the markets that had shown the greatest promise for the industry's revival now seem to be stalling, others that until recently appeared totally closed could start opening up
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| Nov 26, 2008 |
The humbling of Russia's masters of the universe
Not so long ago, Russian oligarchs were considered the new masters of the universe – with even more money and power than the defunct old Wall Street masters of the universe. But the global credit crunch has also caught up with this arrogant and seemingly unassailable breed of modern robber baron
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| Nov 25, 2008 |
Berlusconi takes a peep at Murdoch's TV talent show
News that Silvio Berlusconi had taken a stake in Premiere was greeted initially with excitement in the markets. But the stake – 3 per cent – is unlikely to be the first move in a takeover battle
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| Nov 25, 2008 |
Berlusconi takes a peep at Murdoch's TV talent show
News that Silvio Berlusconi had taken a stake in Premiere was greeted initially with excitement in the markets. But the stake – 3 per cent – is unlikely to be the first move in a takeover battle
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| Nov 24, 2008 |
All for one, but none for all
For all their fine words on the importance of a concerted strategy to stimulate Europe's economic revival its various leaders seem as divided as ever on how to proceed
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| Nov 24, 2008 |
All for one, but none for all
For all their fine words on the importance of a concerted strategy to stimulate Europe's economic revival its various leaders seem as divided as ever on how to proceed
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| Nov 20, 2008 |
Santander's rushed rights issue raises hackles
Only weeks ago, Spanish banking looked like a bastion of solidity towering over a landscape littered with the wreckage of irresponsible US, British and European financial institutions. Now the edifice seems less solid and tempers are starting to fray
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| Nov 20, 2008 |
Santander's rushed rights issue raises hackles
Only weeks ago, Spanish banking looked like a bastion of solidity towering over a landscape littered with the wreckage of irresponsible US, British and European financial institutions. Now the edifice seems less solid and tempers are starting to fray
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| Nov 19, 2008 |
Activism rocks French boardrooms
This has been something of a week for activist shareholders in France, with the departure of two top company chiefs
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| Nov 19, 2008 |
Activism rocks French boardrooms
This has been something of a week for activist shareholders in France, with the departure of two top company chiefs
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| Nov 18, 2008 |
EADS forced into diversion
Chief of Franco-German aerospace group sees his dream of taking 20% stake in Thales dashed after Dassault reveals it is in exclusive talks over the holding
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| Nov 18, 2008 |
EADS forced into diversion
Chief of Franco-German aerospace group sees his dream of taking 20% stake in Thales dashed after Dassault reveals it is in exclusive talks over the holding
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| Nov 17, 2008 |
Stakes raised for Air France and Alitalia
Wildcat strikes in Italy and France will only further weaken everyone's positions: the carriers and the unions who risk piling yet more uncertainty on to an already frail industry
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| Nov 13, 2008 |
Gazprom keeps Spain guessing on Repsol riddle
Acquiring a 20 per cent stake in Spain's leading refiner and one of the world's 10 biggest non-government controlled oil and gas companies would represent a significant geopolitical move for both Gazprom and its Kremlin masters
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| Nov 12, 2008 |
Financial crisis catches up with Italy's banks
The financial crisis has started spreading in what until now had seemed the more resilient parts of the European banking sector.
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| Nov 11, 2008 |
A certain poetic justice in Buffett's move on FSA
Warren Buffett says there is a certain "poetic justice" in the current financial crisis. The veteran US investor will undoubtedly express a similar sentiment if he ends up buying a large chunk of the US bond insurance subsidiary of Dexia, the Franco-Belgian financial services group recently bailed out by its respective governments
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