European buybacks – festive boost
European executives are not falling over themselves to buy back their companies’ shares but, before cheering, investors should ponder the reasons FT.com – European companies…
Samsung seeks Ericsson sales ban in US
Move counters lawsuit filed by the Swedish group in November and is the latest legal action in an escalating patent battle in the mobile phone market FT.com – European companies…
KT Corp seeks stake in Maroc Telecom
Move to buy Vivendi’s controlling stake in the Moroccan company is the South Korean group’s second attempt to gain a foothold in Africa FT.com – European companies…
Statoil commits $7bn to North Sea field
Confirmation of the investment in the Mariner field comes more than 30 years after its discovery and a day after JX Nippon said it was taking a stake FT.com –…
Brussels questions Peugeot rescue plan
French government officials are adamant that the package is not direct aid in part because the carmaker will pay for the facility at the market rate FT.com – European companies…
Avio-GE deal seen as good sign for Europe
Francesco Caio sees the €3.3bn agreement within the context of a wider shift that could see a growing level of investment in manufacturing FT.com – European companies…
Fashion: Luxury’s new look
After two very profitable decades, the high-end sector is fragmenting as tastes in emerging markets shift. By Vanessa Friedman, Rachel Sanderson and Scheherazade Daneshkhu FT.com – European companies…
eReader sales expected to fall in 2013
Sales of the popular devices are expected to fall for the first time next year as tablets become cheaper, lighter and less power hungry FT.com – European companies…
D’Ieteren shares plunge on profit warning
Absence of frosty weather so far prompts the Belgian windscreen repair group to move its earnings guidance from a 25% decline to a 30% fall FT.com – European companies…
LSE agrees cut-price LCH.Clearnet deal
Exchange operator lowers offer for expected 60% stake in clearing house because of tough new rules forcing clearing houses to hold more capital FT.com – European companies…
