Wall Street Journal. Europe 2008 |
Title | Subject | Authors |
$100 billion power deal moves closer in Europe.(possible acquisition of Spanish utilities Iberdrola S.A. and Union Fenosa) | Business, international | Rebecca Smith, Matthew Karnitschnig, Dana Cimilluca |
ABC Learning shares tumble amid debt fears.(ABC Learning Centres Ltd.) | Business, international | Laura Santini, Susan Murdoch |
Abu Dhabi sets investment code: in bid to soothe the West, letter says its funds won't fuel political aims. | Business, international | Chip Cummins |
Accords set stage for iron-ore price surge. | Business, international | Patrick Barta, Sebastian Moffett |
Acer's net rose in 4th quarter: Taiwan PC maker expects shipments to increase this year.(Financial report) | Business, international | Alex Pevzner |
Aegon enters Turkish market with acquisition.(Ankara Emeklilik Anonim Sirketi) | Business, international | Stefan Kloet |
Ailing Sheraton shoots for a room upgrade.(Sheraton Hotels) | Business, international | Tamara Audi |
Air China's bid shows splits in government. | Business, international | Bruce Stanley, Rick Carew |
Alcatel sets advanced broadband venture.(NEC Corp.) | Business, international | Sara Silver, Adam Ewing |
Alcatel woes deepen on wireless: fading prospects for key technology fuel write-down.(Alcatel-Lucent)(Financial report) | Business, international | Leila Abboud, Jethro Mullen |
Alitalia's '07 pretax loss narrowed.(Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A.)(Financial report) | Business, international | Luca Di Leo, Gordon Sorlini |
Alitalia unions reject revised offer. | Business, international | Liam Moloney, Sofia Celeste |
Amgen gets a lift in deal with Takeda.(Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.) | Business, international | Marilyn Chase |
Amid Gazprom's power play, EU must move to secure supply.(European Union) | Business, international | |
Anglo American may buy Brazil projects.(MMX Mineracao and Metalicos S.A.) | Business, international | Kris Maher |
Anheuser, Miller face marketing probes.(Anheuser-Busch Cos. and Miller Brewing Co.) | Business, international | David Kesmodel |
Antitrust officials scrutinize proposed BHP-Rio Tinto deal.(BHP Billiton Ltd.) | Business, international | Robert Guy Matthews, Sebastian Moffett, Charles Forelle |
AOL buys into social networking: deal for Bebo aims to turn laggard at Time Warner into ad-focused hot spot. | Business, international | Merissa Marr, Emily Steel |
Are low P/Es a valid reason to buy stocks? With earnings shaky and inflation climbing, more declines possible.(price-to-earnings ratio) | Business, international | Tom Lauricella |
As inflation creeps, ECB faces dilemma.(European Central Bank) | Business, international | Nina Koeppen, Emma Charlton |
ASML issues cautious 2008 outlook.(ASML Holding N.V.)(Financial report) | Business, international | Stefan Kloet |
Autogrill buys duty-free firms for $1.52 billion.(World Duty Free Europe and Aldeasa) | Business, international | Sabrina Cohen, Christopher Bjork, Giada Zampano |
AXA's growth in U.S., Australia propels earnings.(AXA Group)(Financial report) | Business, international | David Pearson, Molly Neal |
BCP plans capital increase.(Millennium BCP S.A.)(Financial report) | Business, international | |
Bidding war shapes up for Russia's Norilsk Nickel. | Business, international | Andrew Osborn |
BMW expects net profit to increase this year.(Financial report) | Business, international | |
BNP Paribas set to sell insurance line in Algeria. | Business, international | Nicolas Parasie, Eileen Byrne |
Boeing moves to solve 787 delays. | Business, international | J. Lynn Lunsford |
Boeing to protest Air-Force tanker award. | Business, international | J. Lynn Lunsford, August Cole |
Brazil frets over Vale's wanderlust: possible purchase of Switzerland's Xstrata elicits concern about domestic cost.(Companhia Vale do Rio Doce S.A.) | Business, international | Matt Moffett, Antonio Regalado |
Brazilian mining firm Vale courts Xstrata. | Business, international | Matthew Karnitschnig, Antonio Regalado, Ann Davis |
Bridgestone to shut unit due to bribes. | Business, international | |
British Air's net soars 22% amid strong demand.(Financial report) | Business, international | |
Brown seeks closer U.K. business ties with China on trip.(Prime Minister Gordon Brown) | Business, international | Andrew Peaple, Laurence Norman |
Carlyle Capital nears collapse as accord can't be reached.(Carlyle Capital Corp.) | Business, international | Peter Lattman |
Carrefour embraces real estate. | Business, international | Cecilie Rohwedder, Christina Passariello, Dana Cimilluca |
Carrefour shelves spinoff: market woes wreck plans for separate real-estate firm. | Business, international | Cecilie Rohwedder |
China, Iran near gas deal: CNOOC would lock in enough LNG to feed 3 import terminals.(China National Offshore Oil Corp.) | Business, international | David Winning |
China jumps into Rio Tinto fray: Chinalco, Alcoa buy stake, complicating BHP's takeover bid.(Aluminum Corp. of China, BHP Billiton) | Business, international | Jason Dean, Robert Guy Matthews, Andrew Batson |
China's ICBC to buy stake in African firm.(Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Standard Bank Group Ltd.) | Business, international | |
Chinese cigarettes to go global. | Business, international | Vanessa O'Connell, Nicholas Zamiska, Juliet Ye |
Chip woes damp Samsung profit; LG.Philips gains.(Financial report) | Business, international | Evan Ramstad, Sung Ha Park |
Chiquita sued by relatives of five slain missionaries.(Chiquita Brands International Inc.) | Business, international | David Luhnow, John Lyons |
Cocaine boom in Europe fuels new laundering tactics: dirty euros enter U.S. via Latin America; the African connection. | Business, international | Paulo Prada, Mark Schoofs |
Costly fuel, economic woes weigh down U.S. airlines: carriers may face new restructuring; key merger in doubt. | Business, international | Susan Carey, Melanie Trottman |
Countrywide seeks to block abuse inquiry.(Countrywide Financial Corp.) | Business, international | Peg Brickley, Donna Kardos |
Credit Agricole takes safe route by leaving the acquisition trail.(Financial report) | Business, international | Pierre Briancon, Edward Hadas, Martin Hutchinson |
Credit crunch pounds U.K. economy. | Business, international | Alistair MacDonald, Mark Whitehouse |
Credit Suisse is latest in trend of moves to U.K. | Business, international | David Rothnie |
Cyprus, Malta change to the euro. | Business, international | |
Daimler, GM juice up hybrid plans.(Daimler AG, General Motors Corp.) | Business, international | Norihiko Shirouzu, Edward Taylor, Mike Spector |
Deutsche Post CEO to resign amid tax evasion investigation.(Klaus Zumwinkel) | Business, international | David Crawford, Andrea Thomas, Mike Esterl |
Deutsche Post reviews its U.S. road map: as DHL brand fails to gain much traction, some expect a retreat.(Financial report) | Business, international | Mike Esterl, Corey Dade |
Deutsche Telekom buys stake in OTE.(Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A.) | Business, international | Alkman Granitsas, Archibald Preuschat |
Diesel demand remains strong: some refiners see further opportunity despite price rise. | Business, international | Ana Campoy |
Discounts eat into net at ONGC.(Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.)(Financial report) | Business, international | Gurdeep Singh |
Dollar's swift decline threatens Europe, Japan: U.S. currency breaks 100-yen milestone; bad news for exporters. | Business, international | Joanna Slater, Yuka Hayashi |
Drug prices surge despite criticism on campaign trail. | Business, international | Heather Won Tesoriero |
EADS shares rated 'sell': Deutsche Bank note says airline industry will be weaker in '08.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. ) | Business, international | |
Egypt's Orascom will relocate to Switzerland: tycoon Sawiris to list firm in Zurich to gain better access to funds.(Samih Sawiris) | Business, international | Goran Mijuk, Hans Schoemaker |
Eli Lilly settles Alaska's Zyprexa suit for $15 million. | Business, international | Avery Johnson |
EMI is set to slash jobs, drop artists.(EMI Group PLC) | Business, international | Ethan Smith, Aaron O. Patrick |
Eni gets more than 77% of Burren, ending speculation of counterbid. | Business, international | Liam Moloney, Alison Birrane |
E.On posts rise in net, dismisses talk on Iberdrola.(Financial report) | Business, international | Jan Hromadko |
EU balance gets shaky: some economies outperform others, complicating picture for the ECB and causing bond yields to diverge.(European Central Bank) | Business, international | Tom Lauricella, Joellen Perry |
EU cuts forecast, cites U.S. slowdown: revision may fall further as risks feared previously are starting to materialize. | Business, international | Adam Cohen, Emma Charlton |
EU fines Bayer and Zeon for price fixing on rubber.(European Union) | Business, international | |
EU investigates Germany's aid to two state banks.(IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, Sachsen LB) | Business, international | |
EU investigates possible price fixing by airlines. | Business, international | Steve McGrath, Carolyn Henson |
EU is planning measures to protect biofuels industry.(European Union) | Business, international | Tom Wright, John W. Miller |
EU may raise emissions costs: rule change would end free pollution permits; complications for trade.(European Union) | Business, international | Jeffrey Ball |
European shares fall sharply.(Statistical data) | Business, international | Sarah Turner |
Europe's big hedge funds outperform peers: Sloane Robinson comes out atop list with a return of 41%.(Financial report) | Business, international | William Hutchings |
Euro surges to a new record on dollar.(Statistical data) | Business, international | Lisa Twaronite, William L. Watts |
Euro-zone growth may rest with Germany. | Business, international | Christopher Emsden |
Euro-zone output falls, hinting at slower growth.(Statistical data) | Business, international | Nicholas Winning |
Exxon loses U.K. ruling in fight with Venezuela.(Exxon Mobil Corp.) | Business, international | Russell Gold, Erica Herrero-Martinez |
FAA steps up airline inspections after Southwest's safety lapses: action signals concern about breadth of problem; lawmaker hearings loom.(Federal Aviation Administration) | Business, international | Andy Pasztor, Christopher Conkey |
Fear of commitments at Nissan?(Nissan Motor Co.) | Business, international | John Murphy |
Fears flow from central Asia gas shutoff: tactics against Iran cause anxiety in EU over pipeline project.(European Union) | Business, international | Guy Chazan, Chip Cummins |
Ferrovial's net plunges by 49%, hit by debt costs.(Financial report) | Business, international | Santiago Perez |
Ford puts Tata in lead to buy Jaguar, Land Rover.(Ford of Europe Inc., Tata Motors Ltd.) | Business, international | Eric Bellman, Stephen Power |
Fortis restructures division, to cut jobs due to ABN deal.(ABN Amro Asset Management) | Business, international | Mark Cobley, Johanna Symmons |
Friends Provident plans changes to reduce costs: sales of F&C stake, insurer Lombard are being explored. | Business, international | Victoria Howley |
Fuel costs spur EasyJet to damp profit forecast: projected price rise to add $90 million to airline's expenses.(Financial report) | Business, international | Molly Neal |
Gazprom posts 6.4% drop in profit on warm weather, operating costs.(Financial report) | Business, international | Andrew Langley, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen |
German exports, industrial output signal weakness.(Statistical data) | Business, international | Niels C. Sorrells, Emese Bartha |
Germany alleges candy-price fix, raids offices. | Business, international | |
Germany bristles at Nokia's plan to move plant, jobs to Romania. | Business, international | |
Germany caps weak year in new-car registrations.(Industry overview)(Statistical data) | Business, international | |
Germany's cartel office probes 35 gas companies. | Business, international | |
Germany tinkers with foreign-takeovers plan. | Business, international | Marcus Walker |
GE to buy part of Hydril unit from Tenaris.(General Electric Co.) | Business, international | Serena Saitto, Kevin Kingsbury |
Glaxo cuts price of HIV drugs for world's poorest countries.(GlaxoSmithKline PLC) | Business, international | |
GMAC slashing jobs in auto-finance area.(General Motors Acceptance Corp.) | Business, international | John D. Stoll |
Goldman, Lehman earnings: good comes from the bad.(Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.)(Financial report) | Business, international | Susanne Craig, David Reilly |
Hitachi and Sanyo post big gains.(Hitachi Ltd., Sanyo Electric Company Ltd.)(Financial report) | Business, international | Jay Alabaster |
HMV reports strong holiday sales: 'social hub' outlets, small-ticket offerings benefit British retailer.(HMV Group PLC)(Financial report) | Business, international | Soren Billing |
Hynix curbs chip output: NAND unit to close during third quarter amid falling prices.(Hynix Semiconductor Inc.) | Business, international | In-Soo Nam |
Hyundai's luxury move: new sedan takes aim at affluent buyers; challenge to BMW? | Business, international | Evan Ramstad |
IHG to franchise hotels in China.(InterContinental Hotels Group PLC) | Business, international | Loretta Chao |
India infrastructure fund to launch London vehicle.(United Kingdom investment vehicle) | Business, international | David Rothnie |
In euro zone, divergence grows wider. | Business, international | Paul Hannon, Monica Houston-Waesch |
In Germany, scandals tarnish business elite: tax-dodging probe stirs up resentment; the Zumwinkel villa.(Klaus Zumwinkel) | Business, international | |
International Paper thinks inside box, buys package rival.(International Paper Co. buys assets from Weyerhaeuser Co.) | Business, international | Jim Carlton |
Italy's Eni is back in Venezuela with oil-production deal.(Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.) | Business, international | Gabriel Kahn, Darcy Crowe |
Ivanhoe-Rio mining accord is withdrawn by Mongolia. | Business, international | |
Japan drug firms seek new growth outlets: companies shift plans in bid to tap product pipelines.(Industry overview) | Business, international | Kazuhiro Shimamura |
Japan spending growth fails to cheer analysts. | Business, international | Takashi Mochizuki |
J.P. Morgan buys Bear in fire sale, as Fed widens credit to avert crisis: ailing firm sold for just $2 a share in U.S.-backed deal.(Bear Stearns Cos.) | Business, international | Kate Kelly, Dennis K. Berman, Robin Sidel |
J.P. Morgan quintuples bid to seal Bear deal.(J.P. Morgan Chase's acquisition of investment bank Bear Stearns Cos.) | Business, international | Kate Kelly, Robin Sidel |
J-Power resists U.K. fund: Japan utility objects to activist TCI's style in pushing for change.(Electric Power Development Company Ltd.) | Business, international | Jamie Miyazaki, Mari Iwata |
KfW to sell stake in struggling IKB.(KfW Bankengruppe, IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG) | Business, international | |
Leveraged loans inflict more pain on banks globally: analysts predict about $15 billion in write-downs.(Financial report) | Business, international | Carrick Mollenkamp, Anousha Sakoui, David Enrich |
LG Electronics posts solid profit but tempers view.(Financial report) | Business, international | In-Soo Nam |
Little headway in Delta-Northwest talks.(possible merger between Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp.) | Business, international | Susan Carey, Paulo Prada |
LoveFilm to buy Amazon businesses.(LoveFilm International Ltd.) | Business, international | Daniel Thomas, Scott Morrison |
Lufthansa expects growth in 2008.(Financial report) | Business, international | Jan Hromadko |
Luxury labels hit in the pocketbook: high-end sales are slowing down as "even the rich understand that there's some anxiety in the world". | Business, international | Christina Passariello, Rachel Dodes |
Macronix strengthens ties with Qimonda.(Macronix International Co., Qimonda AG) | Business, international | Joy C. Shaw |
Marks & Spencer keeps Rose: CEO will become chairman as Dyson takes wider role.(executives Stuart Rose and Ian Dyson) | Business, international | Lilly Vitorovich, Simon Kennedy |
Media scions unite for a privatization: Lachlan Murdoch, James Packer push Australian pact.(Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd.) | Business, international | Lyndal McFarland |
Merck's net jumps on sale of generics unit: operating profit misses expectations; outlook is positive.(Merck KGAA)(Financial report) | Business, international | April Boehm |
Merger, Indian style: buy a brand, leave it alone.(Tata Motors Ltd.'s possible acquisition of brands Jaguar, Land Rover) | Business, international | Eric Bellman, Jackie Range |
Merrill sells units at reduced price.(Merrill Lynch and Company Inc.) | Business, international | Mike Barris |
Micron, Nanya plan to cooperate on design of chips.(Micron Technology Inc., Nanya Technology Corp.) | Business, international | Don Clark, Yun-Hee Kim, Jessie Ho |
Microsoft to buy Norwegian software maker.(Fast Search and Transfer ASA) | Business, international | Robert A. Guth |
Monsanto lifts profit view again.(Financial report) | Business, international | Doug Cameron |
Monsanto reaps strong second-quarter profit: seeds business drives growth amid demand for food world-wide.(Financial report) | Business, international | Doug Cameron |
More challenges for ECB: price increases make cutting rates harder; banks hoarding cash.(European Central Bank) | Business, international | Nina Koeppen, Emma Charlton |
More queries, few answers in SocGen case: another staffer probed to see if Kerviel had aid; subprime lawsuit filed.(Societe Generale S.A.) | Business, international | David Gauthier-Villars, Stacy Meichtry, Max Colchester |
Neptune, TUI weigh options for a shipping merger.(Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., TUI AG) | Business, international | Costas Paris, John Jannarone |
New infrastructure fund by Macquarie targets Europe.(Macquarie Capital Funds) | Business, international | Keenan Skelly |
New models boost Fiat as debt gets paid down.(Financial report) | Business, international | |
New safety setback grounds Southwest planes.(Southwest Airlines Co.) | Business, international | Andy Pasztor, Melanie Trottman |
Nokia earnings jump on emerging markets.(Financial report) | Business, international | Aude LaGorce, Adam Ewing |
Norilsk takes steps to thwart takeover by Rusal.(Norilsk Nickel, United Co. Rusal) | Business, international | Andrew Osborn |
Norsk Hydro net tumbles: drops in demand, aluminum prices point to weak growth.(Financial report) | Business, international | Elizabeth Cowley |
Novartis's net drops 45%, hit by generics.(Financial report) | Business, international | Jeanne Whalen, Anita Greil |
Oracle profit rise fails to calm investors: new software sales hit lower end of forecast; tech-spending jitters.(Financial report) | Business, international | Vauhini Vara |
Pepsi uncaps Russian juice deal: buying Lebedyansky stake offers piece of hot market; stepping up Coke rivalry. | Business, international | Betsy McKay |
PetroChina steps toward LNG deal with Qatargas.(liquefied natural gas, Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Ltd.) | Business, international | David Winning |
Prices tumble for memory products.(Industry overview) | Business, international | Donna Kardos, John Flowers, In-Soo Nam |
Qatar buys stake in Credit Suisse amid bank push. | Business, international | Katharina Bart, Mirna Sleiman |
Race to land aircraft work: Dubai, India vie for maintenance work; some warn of bubble.(Industry overview) | Business, international | Stefania Bianchi |
Reed buys ChoicePoint, opts to sell magazines.(Reed Elsevier PLC) | Business, international | Aaron O. Patrick, Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, Robert MacMillan |
Renault buys stake in Avtovaz in $1 billion deal.(Regie Nationale des Usines Renault, P/O AvtoVaz) | Business, international | |
Retail auto sales are sliding toward a decade low.(Industry overview) | Business, international | John D. Stoll |
Roche posts 24% rise in net, sets optimistic sales forecast.(Roche Holding Ltd.)(Financial report) | Business, international | Anita Greil |
Russia sets gas deal with Ukraine: pact eliminates middleman and may lead to end of long-running dispute. | Business, international | Marc Champion, Guy Chazan |
Ryanair expects profit drop on fuel costs.(Ryanair Holdings PLC)(Financial report) | Business, international | Rod Stone, Quentin Fottrell |
Sales of key drugs lift net at Astellas, Eisai.(Astellas Pharma Inc., Eisai Company Ltd.)(Financial report) | Business, international | Kazuhiro Shimamura |
SAP, Business Objects say first joint product is ready. | Business, international | |
Scottish and Newcastle is drawn into deal talks. | Business, international | Michael Carolan, Victoria Howley |
Scottish Widows curbs payouts. | Business, international | |
Service-sector slowing hurts euro.(Statistical data) | Business, international | |
Severstal is to buy Maryland steel plant. | Business, international | Timothy Aeppel, Andrew Langley, Lidia Kelly |
SGX's profit rose 44% in 2nd quarter.(Singapore Exchange Ltd.)(Financial report) | Business, international | P.R. Venkat, Se Young Lee |
Shell pension plan mulls a move with hedge funds.(Royal Dutch Shell PLC) | Business, international | Mark Cobley |
Shell plans cost cutting as profit is threatened.(Royal Dutch-Shell PLC) | Business, international | Benoit Faucon |
Standard Chartered's SIV plan collapses.(structured investment vehicle) | Business, international | |
Staples makes unsolicited bid of $3.66 billion for Dutch rival.(Corporate Express N.V.) | Business, international | William M. Bulkeley |
Statoil buys stakes in Anadarko fields: Norwegian oil firm is paying $1.8 billion to tap more reserves. | Business, international | Elizabeth Cowley, Steve Goldstein |
Swiss chocolate makers enjoy strong sales as their costs rise.(Barry Callebaut S.A., Chocoladefabriken Lindt und Sprungli AG)(Financial report) | Business, international | |
Talks founder on merger of Neptune Orient and TUI.(Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., TUI AG) | Business, international | Costas Paris, P.R. Venkat |
Telecom Italia net slides: competition weighs on domestic units; investors await plans.(Financial report) | Business, international | Giada Zampano |
Telefonica adds to stake in China Netcom Group. | Business, international | Jonathan House |
Telefonica shows 1.1% profit gain.(Financial report) | Business, international | Jason Sinclair |
Teva Agrees to buy CoGenesys, gaining foothold in biologics.(Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., CoGenesys Inc. of Human Genome Sciences Inc.) | Business, international | Matthew Karnitschnig, Heather Won Tesoriero |
Toyota feels pinch along with big 3 as sales dive.(Industry overview) | Business, international | Norihiko Shirouzu, Mike Spector, Josee Valcourt |
Toyota's emerging-market push pays off: net profit rises 7.5% as China, Russia offset North America decline.(Financial report) | Business, international | John Murphy |
UBS starts new guessing game with latest profit warning.(Financial report) | Business, international | William Echikson, Pierre Briancon, Mike Verdin |
U.K. fines HFC Bank over insurance sales. | Business, international | |
U.K. mutual funds face another off year in 2008.(Industry overview)(Statistical data) | Business, international | Phil Craig |
U.K. regulators outline banking-system changes. | Business, international | Vivek Ahuja |
U.K.'s big companies narrow pension deficits.(Statistical data) | Business, international | Phil Craig |
U.K.'s Imperial Tobacco gains majority stake in rival Altadis. | Business, international | Jason Sinclair |
U.K. utility enters wind-power arena.(Scottish and Southern Energy PLC) | Business, international | Alex MacDonald |
Unions wage new strikes in Germany. | Business, international | Marcus Walker, Roman Kessler |
U.S. puts faith in Fannie, Freddie: firms, once hemmed in, are freed for bigger role in aiding mortgage market. | Business, international | James R. Hagerty, Damian Paletta |
U.S. stocks are doing better than most: Europe, Japan, China and others fare worse; weak dollar, Fed help. | Business, international | Joanna Slater |
Virgin puts biofuels on maiden voyage.(Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.) | Business, international | Scott McCartney |
Volkswagen aims to triple U.S. sales. | Business, international | Neal E. Boudette, Christoph Rauwald |
VW buys Scania stake in $4.37 billion deal.(Volkswagen AG) | Business, international | Edward Taylor, Jenny Clevstrom |
VW holds lead in China, Toyota comes in second.(Volkswagen AG) | Business, international | Patricia Jiayi Ho |
WestLB may shed risk: German bank wants to take $29.3 billion off its balance sheet. | Business, international | Madeleine Winkler, Ruediger Schoss |
Xstrata's profit increases, helped by takeovers.(Financial report) | Business, international | Jeffrey Sparshott |
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