Palladium hits high on supply crunch bets
Price of niche metal rises to a 16-month high above $ 750 a troy ounce as hedge funds are buoyed by the unrest in the South African mining industry FT.com…
Union requests IAG meeting on Iberia
Spanish carrier has been hurt by the country’s recession, although its problems are compounded by its struggle to compete against more nimble rivals FT.com – European companies…
The outsiders inside Irish banks
Overseas executives have been drafted in to end the culture of cronyism that has been blamed for Ireland’s financial crisis, writes Jamie Smyth FT.com – European companies…
Tesco plans DNA testing of meat products
The UK’s biggest supermarket chain attempts to draw a line under the horse meat scandal as it drops its Irish frozen burger supplier FT.com – European companies…
Tesco plans DNA testing of meat products
The UK’s biggest supermarket chain attempts to draw a line under the horse meat scandal as it drops its Irish frozen burger supplier FT.com – European companies…
Luxottica posts record sales
The world’s biggest eyewear maker’s fourth-quarter sales rose 8% to €1.63bn on booming demand for luxury frames in mature and emerging markets FT.com – European companies…
Brussels softens line on bank ringfences
Coomissioner Barnier says any implementation of report recommending separating securities trading operations must avoid penalising banks FT.com – European companies…
Philips: audio visual cues
The underlying picture at the Dutch electronics company has improved, but as the latest results are muddied by large one-off charges, not everything is entirely rosy FT.com – European companies…
Philips to sell audio-video arm for €150m
Dutch group’s fourth-quarter earnings were struck by a €509m fine by European regulators for cartel-forming, but improved on an operational basis FT.com – European companies…
Asian groups set the pace in IT investment
AT&T expects North America to match Europe’s spending on latest IT such as mobile and cloud, but a mature platform is crucial FT.com – European companies…
