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EU puts BA-Iberia-AA concessions to test

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:07:00 -0400

Planned global alliance between British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia moves closer to securing regulatory approval as European officials begin ‘market tests’ of the concessions offered by the airlines

Turner orders tougher stress testing

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:00 -0400

Regulators have ordered UK banks to run a new round of tougher stress tests that assume the economy will endure a double-dip recession that would force unemployment up to 13.3 per cent

Ashton hits back at her critics

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:28:00 -0400

Lady Ashton, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, hit back at her critics, by blaming rivalry among the EU’s institutions for slow progress in establishing the bloc’s new diplomatic service

Brown sets March 24 date for Budget

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:11:00 -0400

Gordon Brown has confirmed the Budget will be held on March 24 in what is expected to be his government’s last major political event before the start of the general election campaign

Allen takes over helm at EMI Music

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:42:00 -0400

The former chief executive of ITV is to take over as executive chairman as the music group, owned by private equity house Terra Firma, seeks to raise £120m in new funds

Myners to toughen bank pay disclosure rules

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:41:00 -0400

Tens of thousands of UK investment bankers could be caught by a new government proposal that banks should disclose pay details for anyone earning more than £500,000 a year

Northern Rock losses halve to £139m

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:40:00 -0400

Gross government lending to state-owned lender rises by £8.5bn to £22.8bn but the group’s underlying loss falls in second half as it splits into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ banks

Tullett Prebon shares soar on bid approach

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:08:00 -0400

The group, headed by Terry Smith, is the largest government bond broker in Europe and has said it is likely to benefit further from any crisis in European sovereign debt

China export growth beats estimates

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:35:00 -0400

Chinese exports rose 45.7 per cent in February from the same month a year earlier, beating forecasts and providing fresh evidence of a robust recovery in an economy poised to overtake Japan

Tentative tone takes hold as investors seek direction

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:41:00 -0400

Global Markets Overview: FTSE All-World index remains becalmed near six-week highs, with stock investors reluctant to push riskier assets higher without a fresh catalyst