European Business & Economy - Page 20

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.

AFP - Major powers endorsed a US plan to accelerate efforts to achieve an Arab-Iraeli peace deal and establish a Palestinian state.

Business - European Economy FT.com - The FTSE 100 came within a whisker of closing on a six-year high yesterday after a trio of private equity groups announced they were considering a £9bn bid for J Sainsbury, the UK's third biggest supermarket chain. More Info...  

FT.com - The FTSE 100 came within a whisker of closing on a six-year high yesterday after a trio of private equity groups announced they were considering a £9bn bid for J Sainsbury, the UK's third biggest supermarket chain. More Info...  

FT.com - Imperial Tobacco climbed to a fresh all-time high on Friday but the J Sainsbury takeover story took centre stage in London. More Info...  

AFP - The leading shares index ended in positive territory as news of a possible bid for Sainsbury sparked frenzied acquisition hopes in the retail sector.

FT.com - European equity markets were stronger on Friday, extending six year highs, as retailers and utilities jumped on merger and acquisition activity. More Info...  

FT.com - European equity markets were a little stronger on Friday, extending six year highs, as utility stocks rose on fresh merger moves in the sector. Gains were capped however, after disappointing results from Ericsson. More Info...  

FT.com - J Sainsbury was the early leader on the FTSE 100 on Friday morning as the main index continued to build on strong gains from the previous session. More Info...  

Business - European Economy FT.com - The FTSE 100 had one of its most unusual days in recent years on Thuesday. Not a single constituent closed in negative territory as the London market enjoyed one of its strongest sessions in 2007. More Info...  

FT.com - The FTSE 100 had one of its most unusual days in recent years on Thuesday. Not a single constituent closed in negative territory as the London market enjoyed one of its strongest sessions in 2007. More Info...  

AFP - European stocks have soared as participants seized on positive earnings news, unchanged US interest rates and encouraging signs that the US economy was on track.

Business - European Economy FT.com - Talk of a transformational deal helped Kazakhmys move higher in a weak London market on Wednesday. More Info...  

FT.com - Talk of a transformational deal helped Kazakhmys move higher in a weak London market on Wednesday. More Info...  

FT.com - European equity markets traded cautiously yesterday, slipping after a session of mixed earnings news. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 fell 7.6 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 1,514.65. More Info...  

AFP - US demands to toughen financial sanctions against Iran are opening fault lines in the US-European stand to punish Tehran for defying calls to rein its suspect nuclear program.

AFP - Unemployment in the eurozone, long a major headache for the bloc's politicians, fell in December to the lowest level on EU records as economic growth put more people in jobs, official data showed.

AFP - European stocks have fallen as caution prevailed before a US interest rate decision, but shares in London-listed Corus surged after Tata Steel clinched a multi-billion-dollar takeover of the group.

FT.com - Bid activity in the steel sector led industrial metals groups higher, but European equity markets fell on Wednesday as losses for financial stocks weighed. More Info...  

FT.com - Bid activity in the steel sector led industrial metals groups higher, but European equity markets remained largely flat on Wednesday as losses for financial stocks weighed. More Info...