ExxonMobil kicks off Irish drilling campaign
Oil major and partners to begin work 150km off the coast of County Kerry to explore the Dunquin prospect, seen as one of the most exciting formations in Irish waters…
ING’s Voya Financial rises on debut
The move brings the Dutch banking stakeholder closer to complying with conditions the European Commission imposed on it in 2009 as part of its bailout European companies…
Ikea green light to open in India
Cabinet committee on economic affairs has approved a plan to spend up to €1.5bn to open about 25 stores in the coming decades European companies…
Adidas ‘clean’ in football probe
Result of investigation over claims group’s former chief lent money to a Bayern Munich official comes as it reports a sharp rise in profitability European companies…
Commerzbank gives up bonus battle
The German bank has spent millions of euros opposing the long-running court case that was brought by 104 London-based investment bankers European companies…
China calls time on expensive Swiss watches
A sudden hostility to extravagance has led to a big slowdown in Swiss watch exports to a country that had been the product’s fastest growing market European companies…
MasterCard fails to delay court action
Court orders group to lodge its defences to the lawsuits by high street retailers over transaction fees and prepare for a pre-trial hearing European companies…
ENRC founders made good in Kazakhstan
All three are part of the country’s establishment and are seen as close to the country’s authoritarian president Nursultan Nazarbayev European companies…
Volvo chief pushes break-even goal
Geely-owned carmaker looks to weather downturn in Europe before returning to more profitable days through launch of several crucial models European companies…
BNP Q1 profits down 45% as revenues slow
French lender’s profits dragged down by a 30% fall in income from corporate and investment banking while it engaged in a number of cost-cutting projects European companies…
