European Business & Economy - Page 19

FT.com - London equities were steadied on Thursday as the Bank of England kept interest rates on hold. More Info...  

AFP - European stock markets sagged as investors awaited key interest rate calls in both Britain and the euro zone, despite a raft of positive earnings news.

FT.com - European equity markets were flat on Thursday as investors mulled a flood of earnings reports, while profits were taken after the previous session's fresh run up to six-year highs. More Info...  

Business - European Economy FT.com - More than 200 companies risk ejection from the FTSE4Good equity index for failing to do enough to tackle climate change. More Info...  

FT.com - More than 200 companies risk ejection from the FTSE4Good equity index for failing to do enough to tackle climate change. More Info...  

FT.com - British Airways climbed to its highest level since August 1998 on Thursday after a leading broker set a target price 22 per cent above last night's closing price. More Info...  

AFP - Leading shares touched six-year highs as a bouyant mining sector was bolstered by another record breaking session on Wall Street.

AFP - The European Commission has called on Poland to step up actions to bring its public finances in line with EU rules, projecting that Warsaw was likely to miss an EU deficit target.

AFP - European stock markets have shot higher, with London's FTSE 100 index striking a fresh six-year pinnacle, aided by record earnings from Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton.

FT.com - London markets took a breather in mid-morning trade on Wednesday having earlier added to the previous session's record levels. Strong results from BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) helped the FTSE 100 push beyond Tuesday's six-year high but was later held back by ex-dividend stocks. More Info...  

AFP - European stock markets have held firm in opening deals on Wednesday, with London investors pausing for breath after the capital's FTSE 100 index forged a six-year closing high the previous day.

Business - European Economy FT.com - Cable & Wireless spearheaded the advance in London on Tuesday, rising 3 per cent to a four and half year high of 179½p on talk that it could be a takeover target for Deutsche Telekom (NYSE:DT). More Info...  

FT.com - Cable & Wireless spearheaded the advance in London on Tuesday, rising 3 per cent to a four and half year high of 179½p on talk that it could be a takeover target for Deutsche Telekom (NYSE:DT). More Info...  

FT.com - Inmarsat, the satellite communications company, closed within a whisker of a record high on Tuesday following news of problems at a US rival. More Info...  

FT.com - The FTSE reached a fresh six-year high on Tuesday amid continued strength in the retail sector. More Info...  

FT.com - The FTSE made early gains on Tuesday as strength in the retail and mining sectors outweighed disappointing earnings from oil giant BP. More Info...  

Business - European Economy FT.com - Johnson Matthey jumped to a record high on Monday after a leading broker predicted five years of double-digit earnings growth. More Info...  

FT.com - Johnson Matthey jumped to a record high on Monday after a leading broker predicted five years of double-digit earnings growth. More Info...  

FT.com - London equity markets opened slightly lower on Monday with the mining sector falling on lower metal prices and with little corporate news to boost the markets. More Info...  

Business - European Economy

AFP - Swiss Finance Minister Hans Rudolf Merz has hit back at European Union (EU) complaints about low Swiss corporate taxes, saying that some EU governments distorted competition by subsidising private industry.