Business Articles November 2002



Vivendi sale under investigation

OFT fines Hasbro £5m for uncompetitive practices

WorldCom case nears settlement

Stelios Steps Aside As Easyjet Chairman

C&W chief announces surprise resignation

EasyJet Magnate Leaves on a High

Former Soviet states fail to reform

Fayed's Christmas comes early

The great deflate debate

Brussels fights back on CAP

Monaco 'on trial' in Safra arson case

Movie mogul bids for Vivendi's big screen break-up

Not so big, Mac

Vivendi rejects oilman's $15bn bid

Oil giants still hire cheaper, older ships

Garnier Bill Revalued at £27m

US Bank in Hot Water After Telling Clients to Pull Out of Unionised Firms

Whopper price stalls Burger King deal

EMI sells HMV stake

Giuliani Tipped for Worldcom Hot Seat

Coors' £35m goes for Burton

Euro offensive loses its charm

Giuliani Tipped for Worldcom Top Job

Profits down, shares sinking. But boss on £7m says it's not enough

Calls for C&W chief to quit

Capellas Wades Into Worldcom Rescue

20.6bn euro loss for Deutsche Telekom

HSBC's £9bn swoop on predatory lender

Grubman claims he lied about pressure to boost stock

HSBC takes slice of American pie

Corus strategy 'in tatters'

Mobile entrepreneur sets the tone

Scandal forces out SEC's Webster SEC

Airbus pays up to head off US row

Pay for Greatness: Murdoch

Vivendi's £2bn Water Bid Blocked

Britain and Europe defy Fed lead

UK trade gap narrows

SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt Resigns

US investigates Vivendi

M&S profits swell

The Space Industry in Central and Eastern Europe

Eco-barons move in to buy up Patagonia

US may outlaw Diageo cocktails

Bertelsmann buys out Britney guru

Partner profits fall by 16% at Ernst & Young

Wall Street faces $1bn dotcom fine

007 stirs the marketing mix

Morgan Stanley axes 2,000

Japanese Authorities Raid Vodafone Division

Interpublic faces US inquiry

Losses Force Swiss Airline to Cut Back

Japan's Zombie Economy - Not Buying But Browsing

Grubman row moves into the nursery

BA ditches excess baggage for US tie-up

Electricity Markets in Eastern Europe

US buy brings Napster burning back

Analysts go in Merrill 'cull'

Gambling bug props Hilton

Advertising stock feasts on Buffett

Argentina gambles with the big banks

Disney's theme park strays from script

Recovery has hit soft patch, says Greenspan

US Drug Makers Accused of Bullying

Cable & Wireless confirms 3,500 job cuts

Corus abandons its £3bn merger plan

Sullivan Back in Worldcom Plea Bargain Talks

Virgin Blue destined for flotation

Vivendi gathers strength from sales

Sales fall could mean Burger King deal is off, says Diageo

Once Sonic, Now Sega Slows Down

Soros faces insider dealing charge in France

Size of cut shocks Wall Street

Fed cuts US interest rates

Japan haunts the Big Three

It's Not Over Yet, Ec Tells Gates

Ebbers 'dominated' Failed Worldcom

Germany Mirrors Japan's Problems

Russia's Vodka Wars

Fed to cut rate as US revival stalls

Russia as a Creditor

Wall St expects rate cut after rise in jobless

Asbestos claim disrupts RSA plan for £1bn cash call

Microsoft Meets Judge Dread

Dow climbs 11% as weak GDP keeps door open for rate cut

RSA sued over asbestos claims

Pressed Talisman Quits Sudan

Deutsche Bank Disappoints With a Slide Into the Red

Brussels Sues Us Tobacco Giant for Money Laundering