German business grapples with energy costs
Power prices paid by Mittelstand companies have reached twice the level of some of their US rivals, underlining the threat to competitiveness European Companies News…
Sanctions oil Russia-China relations
As restrictions on access to western funds start to bite Moscow is building ties with the neighbour it was at war with 45 years ago European Companies News…
Zalando: the stars are bright
The German online retailer doesn’t need IPO cash. But it may want to list while the market is hot European Companies News…
Eniro sales wrongly accounted for
Shares in the phone directories publisher plunges after internal probe concludes that sacked chief executive had accounted for sales wrongly European Companies News…
Lufthansa hit by pilot strikes again
Dispute between company and pilots focused on pay and benefits, with Lufthansa denouncing the latest industrial action as ‘incomprehensible’ European Companies News…
European oil sanctions: promises
Concerted action would hamper Russia’s Rosneft, particularly if a drop in oil prices exacerbated the lack of access to capital European Companies News…
Week in Review, September 6
Luxury groups put their differences aside; Luxottica, Uber and Virgin Airlines also in the news European Companies News…
ECB: frontrunner in evil Anglo-Saxon race
There is no clear path to economic recovery, but there is a way for money managers to inflate the bonus pool by year end, writes John Dizard European Companies News…
Alstom subsidiary faces corruption charges
Serious Fraud Office alleges that French conglomerate’s UK subsidiary hid payments in exchange for winning key contracts European Companies News…
US job creation set to accelerate
If analysts are correct, the US non-farm payroll data will show that the American economy is continuing its steady recovery European Companies News…
