corporate
Xstrata bids for LonminAnglo-Swiss mining company Xstrata has launched a hostile 6.3 billion euro takeover bid for the… 06/08/08 20:25 CET
Stagnant UK economy complicates interest rate decisionThe Bank of England has begun a difficult two-day interest rate meeting as the British economy has… 06/08/08 20:25 CET
OMV abandons MOL bidAustrian oil and gas group OMV has called off its unsolicited 15 billion euro bid for its Hungarian… 06/08/08 20:25 CET
European shares rise on WednesdayEuropean stocks ended the session higher on Wednesday, up for a second day. Xtrata’s bid for Lonmin… 06/08/08 20:25 CET
world news
Military seize power in MauritaniaThere has been a military coup in Mauritania. The army says it has overthrown the President and… 06/08/08 14:11 CET
- Military seize power in Mauritania
There has been a military coup in Mauritania. The army says it has overthrown the President and… 06/08/08 14:11 CET
