Once a place to escape to, the suburbs became a byword for conservatism. Owen Hatherley on a surprising exhibition at the London Transport Museum A couple of years ago, I temporarily moved out of south-east London, where I have...
A research note from Morgan Stanley said: "Demand is still weak, cost pressures re main and capacity getting harder to cut." That was enough, in an otherwise subdued session, to push shares in Thomas Cook and TUI Travel down by...
DISCOUNT clothing retailer Matalan has drawn interest from at least five major buy-out firms in the opening stages of a £1.5 billion auction, it was reported today. Private equity buyers TPG, Blackstone, Warburg Pincus, BC...
Nov 21 2009 by Sion Barry, Western Mail BUSINESS in the Community has announced it will launch a South and West Wales ProHelp network. Established in 1989, ProHelp is a UK network of over 600 professionals, from large...
The Queen of cookery Delia Smith is due to collect her CBE from Buckingham Palace. Smith, 68, is one of Britain's best-loved TV cooks and has been hailed for teaching the nation kitchen basics. Her easy-to-follow recipes earned...
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By Pav Jordan TORONTO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Cossette Inc, Canada's largest homegrown ad firm, urged shareholders late on Friday to accept an buyout offer from Mill Road Capital, saying a higher proposal from another firm did not...
Fitch Ratings was notified of the intention to change the interest rate swap and basis swap counterparty (Novation) of Commodore CDO III Ltd./Inc (Commodore III) to Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays, rated 'AA-/F1+' with a Stable...
Romania will hold a closely-fought presidential election on Sunday that could put an end to a government crisis delaying aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and revive momentum for political and economic reforms.
Oil-refinery workers on the Delaware River yesterday received their second big blow in six weeks, when Valero Energy Corp. said it would close its operation in Delaware City, Del., casting 550 out of work.