Turkish media group attracts foreign interest
News Corp, Time Warner and Texas Pacific Group are among five foreign groups eyeing up the assets belonging to ATV-Sabah FT.com – European companies…
Paris and Berlin seek to dilute bank rules
Joint paper calls for important elements of Basel III to be watered down so as to mitigate ‘negative effect’ on growth FT.com – European companies…
Italy’s gas network set to be spun off
Wide-ranging liberalisation measures are to be announced in days by the government of Mario Monti FT.com – European companies…
Poundland reports 25% seasonal sales rise
Europe’s biggest single price discount retailer by number of stores reports a 25% increase in Christmas sales after opening 52 stores since April FT.com – European companies…
Focus shifts from ship’s captain to company
Strategy of Costa Cruises to isolate Concordia’s captain as the culprit is shaken by comments from passengers and the company’s previous practices FT.com – European companies…
Costa Cruises could face criminal charges
Italian law enacted in 2001 introduced the principle that companies can be sanctioned for crimes committed by an employee within the scope of his employment FT.com – European companies…
Europe’s sense of doom softens in a week of easier government borrowing – Washington Post
The Guardian Europe's sense of doom softens in a week of easier government borrowingWashington PostFRANKFURT, Germany — Europe has taken a step back from the brink. Three weeks into the…
Concordia ‘not first to deviate from route’
Two of the Costa Concordia’s sister ships both came well within a mile of Giglio island on three occasions, positioning data shows FT.com – European companies…
Europe Stocks Fall From 5-Month High as Euro, US Futures Drop – BusinessWeek
Sydney Morning Herald Europe Stocks Fall From 5-Month High as Euro, US Futures DropBusinessWeek20 (Bloomberg) — European stocks dropped from a five- month high and the euro weakened as talks…
