L’Oréal – beauty or a beast?
Shares in the cosmetics company fall because of concerns about profit margins, but there are bigger questions for investors to ask FT.com – European companies…
Carmakers tap India’s taste for luxury
European groups race into one of the world’s most promising high-end vehicle markets FT.com – European companies…
Bouygues earnings hit by phone price war
French conglomerate plans more than 550 redundancies as as low-cost entrant to the mobile telecoms industry sees its net profit decline 29% FT.com – European companies…
Merkel marks ‘special’ China relationship
German chancellor to duck question of whether Chinese solar-power equipment makers are selling products below cost of production and damaging rivals FT.com – European companies…
Vestas in talks with Mitsubishi Heavy
The Danish wind turbine maker, long the subject of takeover speculation, is in talks about ‘potential strategic co-operation’ with the Japanese group FT.com – European companies…
Roche executive named AstraZeneca chief
Pascal Soriot chosen ahead of interim CEO Simon Lowth, who had positioned himself to maintain the leading role with a number of pioneering deals FT.com – European companies…
Ryanair courts competition in Aer Lingus bid
The low-cost carrier is seeking approval for its proposed takeover of the Irish flag carrier by asking six airlines to operate alternative services FT.com – European companies…
Swiss bank will not curb property boom
SNB rules out forcing banks to build up capital buffers until at least 2013, as it expects the country’s red hot property market to cool FT.com – European companies…
Shadows fall over German solar energy
Fall in solar equipment prices has left deep scars on a sector that was once the world leader thanks to a decade-old system of generous price supports FT.com – European…
