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Now playing Next Business Dairy downturn? Danone's warning A warning from France’s Danone on profitability because of declining sales in Southern Europe disappointed its investors and caused its shares to 19/06/2012
Now playing Next Business Reality check for European stocks Reaction in Madrid’s stock exchange to the European bailout fund for Spanish banks went from euphoria to realism on Monday. Most of the banking 11/06/2012
Now playing Next Business Diageo cheers whisky demand The alcoholic beverages industry seems to have escaped the crisis and that was shown by the world’s spirits leader, British company Diageo 06/06/2012
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Now playing Next Business Black Monday for Spanish banks Newly nationalised Bankia saw its share price plunge after asking for an additional 19 billion euros in state aid. With investors doubting the 28/05/2012
Now playing Next Business Deutsche Post delivers a higher share price Deutsche Post’s ambitious goals seduced investors on Thursday and the share price of Europe’s biggest express delivery and mail company topped all 24/05/2012
Now playing Next World Burberry defies crisis Burberry, the British luxury group’s sales enjoyed double-digit growth in all segments and all geographic areas in the financial year that ended in 23/05/2012
Now playing Next Business Facebook overvalued? As shares in the world’s biggest social network website start trading on the Nasdaq we ask if Facebook’s popularity is overshadowing doubts about its 17/05/2012
Now playing Next Business Thyssenkrupp gets a lift Thyssenkrupp seemed set to be the big loser on the Dax in Frankfurt on Tuesday, but it ended up the second biggest winner. The reason for that 15/05/2012
Now playing Next Business Commerzbank pleases the markets Commerzbank, Germany’s second biggest lender, drastically improved the state of its finances in the first quarter, reassuring the markets and its 09/05/2012
Now playing Next Business Adidas results delight markets On a day when stocks fell throughout Europe Adidas’ over five percent jump in value bolstered the overall market, saw the company hit a new record 30/04/2012
Now playing Next Business Wind power blows Siemens off course Siemens has slashed its full-year earnings target because of headwinds at its wind farm division. The German industrial conglomerate’s quarterly 25/04/2012
