Glencore to outline strategy
Commodities group will seek to justify merits of $ 7.7bn writedown from Xstrata takeover as it embarks on an investor day in London European Companies News…
Norway’s Conservatives eye sell-offs
Monday’s election could herald in a coalition that is keen to sell down stakes in state-owned companies such as Statoil and Telenor European Companies News…
Majors focus on value for money
As profit margins are being squeezed, oil company executives are refocusing their efforts from chasing volume to extracting value for money European Companies News…
Leading the charge
Next year’s Formula E championship will unleash the potential of all-electric racing. Simon de Burton sees the future of motorsport – and it’s nearly carbon neutral and considerably more spectator-friendly…
Moody’s upgrades outlook for German banking sector
The rating agency says it has removed a negative rating for the sector that had been in place since 2008, stating that the banks are now better capitalised and able…
Eon buys energy efficiency group Matrix
The German power company, under pressure to diversify because of the cost of burning fossil fuels, is buying Manchester-based Matrix for about £85m European Companies News…
Real Madrid revenue hits record €520.9m
The Spanish club raised its income last season by 1.3% but its purchase of Spurs’ Gareth Bale will dent finances, despite the sale of other players European Companies News…
OMV makes Arctic oil discovery
Austrian group reports big find in Barents Sea as it seeks to reorientate away from regions such as Libya, where it has halted production again European Companies News…
The west must replace the warrior spirit
Warfare and welfare have long been connected: if you wanted people to fight, you had to give them something to fight for European Companies News…
Vodafone promises Italian investment
Vittorio Colao has underlined the mobile operator’s reliance, saying the group would dedicate ‘a large part’ of its £6bn war chest to the country European Companies News…
