Emerging market oil groups out of favour
PetroChina, Petrobras, Gazprom and Rosneft suffer marked falls in share prices in 2013, while Chevron and ExxonMobil, and Total, BP and Shell rise European Companies News…
Lanxess chief to quit as profits fall
Board chairman says ‘significant challenges’ facing the company made it the right time to hand over to new leadership European Companies News…
Stake sale strengthens Usmanov grip
Alisher Usmanov increases control over VKontakte after its founder sells his stake in Russia’s leading social network to an ally of the tycoon European Companies News…
Credit Suisse plans ‘bail-inable’ bonuses
Senior bankers to be paid in line with EU recommendations that packages should be partly based on debt that can be converted to equity or wiped out European Companies News…
Markets wrestle with spectre of deflation
Bond markets have been swayed by unexpectedly weak inflation globally, which has sent US and UK government bond yields tumbling European Companies News…
Online stores think local to grow global
Ecommerce groups must adapt to local norms in emerging markets such as payment in instalments, on delivery or into a ‘reverse ATM’ European Companies News…
Week in review, January 25
European IPO bandwagon to roll even faster; Google in wind farms deal; IBM sells server arm; and strike hits South African platinum industry European Companies News…
Orient Express on track for return
French rail group SNCF hopes Orient Express subsidiary will build a brand from a name long associated with the ultimate in high-end travel European Companies News…
Orient Express on track for return
French rail group SNCF hopes Orient Express subsidiary will build a brand from a name long associated with the ultimate in high-end travel European Companies News…
Mexico set for $7bn foreign cash boost
Pepsi, Nestlé and Cisco are to invest more than $ 7bn in the country, while state-owned Pemex has signed a co-operation deal with Russia’s Lukoil European Companies News…
