Entrepreneurs try to numb the pain in Spain
Younger generation looks to take advantage of the property bubble rather than fall victim to it FT.com – European companies…
Amazon workers in Leipzig vote to strike
Online retailer struggles to contain growing backlash in Germany over its working practices amid political concern over low-paid jobs FT.com – European companies…
Telecom Italia in talks over H3G merger
Milan-listed group discusses tie-up with Hutchison Whampoa unit, though any deal would be likely to face resistance from antitrust regulators FT.com – European companies…
Shell set for tie-up with Gazprom unit
Energy groups to sign deal to develop Siberian ‘tight’ oil riches in the latest collaboration between a Russian entity and a foreign oil major FT.com – European companies…
Prada: not so shiny
Fashion brand risks losing its lustre as China’s love affair with luxury wanes, with 2012 figures showing a fall in same-store sales growth FT.com – European companies…
Cash-laden oligarchs hunt pastures new
With $ 28bn from TNK-BP, four Russian tycoons – Mikhail Fridman, German Khan, Viktor Vekselberg and Len Blavatnik – are already looking to invest FT.com – European companies…
Bank deposits: seeking safety
The Cypriot crisis has left lots of scope for uncertainty, and nowhere more so than in the hierarchy of who gets what when a lender collapses FT.com – European companies…
UBS saved Ping An deal with $5.5bn loan
Swiss bank financed Thai group’s $ 9.4bn acquisition of HSBC’s stake in China’s biggest private insurer, say people familiar with the deal FT.com – European companies…
Eurotunnel investigation extended
UK competition watchdog has signalled it could back down from forcing Eurotunnel to reverse its move into the cross-Channel ferry business FT.com – European companies…
Eurotunnel investigation extended
UK competition watchdog has signalled it could back down from forcing Eurotunnel to reverse its move into the cross-Channel ferry business FT.com – European companies…
