European Business & Economy - Page 11

FT.com - London equities recovered in opening trade on Thursday, as stronger Asian markets helped dispel the gloom and investors warmed to strong numbers from Prudential and Wm Morrison and confirmation that Cadbury Schweppes (NYSE:CSG) is looking at selling its US drinks business. More Info...  

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market closed flat at the end of a volatile session as traders struggled to assess the damage the U.S. subprime mortgage market will cause to the wider economy. More Info...  

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AP - European and Asian stocks plummeted Wednesday after Wall Street chalked its second-biggest point decline in four years and rattled already nervous markets worldwide.

AP - European and Asian stocks plummeted Wednesday after Wall Street chalked its second-biggest point decline in four years and rattled already nervous markets worldwide.

FT.com - London equities tracked Wall Street sharply lower on Tuesday as growing concerns about the health of the US subprime lending sector harried the financials sector and resurrected fears of a wider slowdown. More Info...  

Business - European Economy FT.com - Concern about its exposure to the US housing market saw Wolseley (NYSE:WOS) register one of the biggest declines in a weak FTSE 100 Tuesday. More Info...  

FT.com - Concern about its exposure to the US housing market saw Wolseley (NYSE:WOS) register one of the biggest declines in a weak FTSE 100 Tuesday. More Info...  

AFP - European stock markets mostly fell on Tuesday, with London financial shares hit by vague market rumours that a large hedge fund had run into trouble, dealers said.

FT.com - Disappointing news from SABMiller, the brewer, that it had lost a key contract with Heineken helped drag the FTSE lower on Tuesday. More Info...  

Business - European Economy FT.com - A fresh burst of merger and acquisition activity gave an early boost to European stocks on Monday but gains evaporated as worries about US subprime lenders came to the fore. More Info...  

FT.com - A fresh burst of merger and acquisition activity gave an early boost to European stocks on Monday but gains evaporated as worries about US subprime lenders came to the fore. More Info...  

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AFP - The Cricket World Cup, due to start next week and last almost two months, could hit Britain's economic productivity by 270 million pounds (397 million euros, 521 million dollars), according to an independent study published Saturday.

AFP - The Cricket World Cup, due to start next week and last almost two months, could hit Britain's economic productivity by 270 million pounds (397 million euros, 521 million dollars), according to an independent study published Saturday.

FT.com - A surprise bid approach for Alliance Boots helped the London market to a fourth straight day of gains and enabled the FTSE 100 to register its biggest weekly percentage gain this year. More Info...  

FT.com - London equities bounced back after benign US employment data cooled worries that the world's biggest economy could be poised for a damaging slowdown. More Info...  

FT.com - European equities were lower on Friday as drugs, metals and mining groups slipped, and although the losses were less severe than those seen last week, strategists were cautious of calling an end to the recent market volatility. More Info...  

FT.com - London equities fell on Friday as the mining sector handed back part of the strong gains made in the previous session. More Info...  

Business - European Economy FT.com - Mining stocks led the FTSE higher on Thursday with Antofagasta, the copper producer focused on Chile, up 3.1 per cent to 476p on talk that a special dividend of up to 40 US cents a share could be paid when full-year results are announced on Tuesday. More Info...  

FT.com - Mining stocks led the FTSE higher on Thursday with Antofagasta, the copper producer focused on Chile, up 3.1 per cent to 476p on talk that a special dividend of up to 40 US cents a share could be paid when full-year results are announced on Tuesday. More Info...  

FT.com - European equities rose on Thursday, helped by encouraging corporate results and strength in the financial sector. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 gained 1.3 per cent to 1,486.10. More Info...