Corporate Topics

Luggage blast could have holed Quantas jet

guardian.co.uk     1 hr ago   444 related          

An explosion in the luggage hold or a broken panel could have caused the near-tragedy on the Qantas jumbo jet which was forced to make an emergency landing on Friday. The plane, en route from London to Melbourne, landed in...                

Four Seasons' re-financing failure will hit those in the autumn of their life

telegraph.co.uk     35 mins ago   2 related          

When debt was aplenty, private equity piled into care homes. Helen Power and Ben Bland report Twelve days ago, the senior management of Britain's second biggest care home operator, Four Seasons Healthcare UK, received the news...                

China and India are crucial for General Motors

telegraph.co.uk     35 mins ago   1 related          

The car giant must crack China to succeed in the long term, its Far East boss tells James Quinn in New York Nick Reilly does not need to check the history books to work out that the American car industry is in perhaps the...                

China furniture makers feel global slowdown pain

reuters.co.uk     22 mins ago   1 related          

WENZHOU, China (Reuters) - The furniture factories outside this manufacturing hub are eerily quiet, victims of a housing crisis half a world away in the United States that is sapping demand for everything from beds to bookcases.                

US approves housing market rescue bill

itn.co.uk     3 hrs ago   10 related          

The US Congress has approved a multi-billion pound housing market rescue bill amid fears over mortgage titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The bill establishes offers emergency financing to the beleaguered lenders as well as a...                

Tory leader becomes theft victim

timesonline.co.uk     2 hrs ago   68 related          

When his bike was stolen last week, David Cameron became just the latest victim in a crime spree that is sweeping Britain Jonathan Leake and Dipesh Gadher The man in the blue shirt and khaki shorts has a look of bemusement on...                

Global scale fuels profits at Reckitt Benckiser

timesonline.co.uk     2 hrs ago   1 related          

Chief executive Bart Becht — the best paid boss in the FTSE 100 with a package of £22m — keeps a low profile while his 17 power brands do the talking John Waples, Business Editor Bart Becht, chief executive of Reckitt...                

Network Rail braced for governance inquiry

timesonline.co.uk     2 hrs ago          

Network Rail’s corporate governance will come under scrutiny again this week with the publication of a report by the consultancy KPMG. The rail regulator commissioned KPMG to examine Network Rail’s management structure as part...                

BVT chairman John Parker says shipbuilder can be a world-beater

timesonline.co.uk     2 hrs ago          

The joint venture uniting naval yards owned by BAE Systems and VT Group hopes to expand beyond its £4 billion aircraft carrier contract IN 1977 the Callaghan government nationalised the country’s shipyards, creating British...                

Big Pharma self-medicates in a bid to lift ailing returns

guardian.co.uk     1 hr ago          

Tough times are forcing firms to diversify, says Richard Wachman Big pharmaceutical companies are looking for new sources of profit. Angell quotes Dr Sharon Levine of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, who says: 'If I am a...                

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