Business Articles February 2003
Nestlé thrives on diet of crisis and insecurity
Brussels finalises $4bn riposte to illegal US tax breaks
Former Kmart executives charged with fraud
SEC investigates €500m Ahold scandal
KKR drops out of Safeway race
Egg aims to crack the US market
Ahold Misstates Earnings
Egg hatches plans for US as losses shrink
Baffling balloting
US firm drops Safeway bid
Britain backs US in G7 row over kickstarting global economy
US rivals size up Six Continents' estate
Diageo results raise the spirits
DaimlerChrysler maintains profits course despite US bumps
The whole cell block... want Bertelsmann in the dock
Infighting threatens AOL Time Warner chief
Six Continents shares soar amid takeover talk
Kellner joins AOL Time Warner exodus
Deutsche takes another Kirch knock
Markets should beware of war
Six Continents split-up to cost £100m
Yahoo chief attacks Silicon Valley's share option culture
Crisis grows at Bertelsmann
The poor folk can play hardball too
WestLB Prepares War Chest
CNN-ABC news link-up abandoned
Cadbury profits hit
Philips sees tough year ahead after record loss
Please tax us, say (some) of America's richest
BP Looks to Volatile Nations
This cut could be just an appetiser
Beer brand is revived
Cegetel boosts Vivendi's revenues to £40bn
Vivendi rescue hits wall
Former US rail executive chosen to run tube
Vivendi pledges support for Canal Plus
Price gush gives Shell record profit
Americans abandon ships
Elan's headaches continue as cheap rivals take sales
Markets Welcome War
Dollar slumps as markets wait for war
Dotcom star suspended
Mind the gap
US oil tycoon renews offer for Universal studios
TV Corp warns on profits after US Robot Wars scrapped
The goose is getting thin
Outcry Over Thales Contract Rings Hollow
Falling Sales Hit Ericsson Profits
Japanese Power Giant Tells Users to Switch Off
Oil Prices Shoot Up to Gulf War Levels
Murdoch and Malone ditch joint Hughes bid
Wall Street settlement threatens to unfold
Credit Suisse cuts 1,250 jobs
Rolls-Royce to shed 1,100 jobs
Bidders line up for AOL's book division
Oil rises on war fears and cold
EMI and AOL Time Warner merger back on the table
EMI in talks to buy Warner Music
Sotheby's off the block as scandal deters bids
First big name pays for Enron liaison
Bush's strong dollar produces record deficit
The firm
American chip maker cuts 10% of workforce
Judge Adds to Wall Street Banks' Woe
Asda's £360m plan will create 3,900 jobs
8m caught in US credit card fraud
Samsung buys into Symbian for £17m
Google buys Blogger web service
Top Executives Face Charges
Six Continents shows how to split pubs from hotels
Markets suffer from the Blix blues
Gloom over Iraq and White House rift
Murdoch's rising son
Murdoch's son takes seat on BSkyB board
Life with the Lay people
Wheels within wheels
Powering up the shredders
Not just a few bad guys
Scandal of crashed company's tax evasion
BP's Russian Partners Accused of $30m Tax Dodge
Osbournes help Viacom weather downturn in advertising
British drugs giant in Italian bribery investigation
Storm Brews Over Bp's Russian Deal
News Corp unveils bumper profits
UK Oil Giant Makes Major Russian Investment
BP Buys Into Big Oil in Russia
German industrial slump sparks recession fears
Hong Kong Telecoms Firm Scraps Cable & Wireless Takeover
Coca-Cola looks to WPP for US campaign
Bank cuts rates by quarter point
How I Lost $8bn, By Ted Turner
German shoppers rein in spending
Inheritance taxing for Murdoch watchers
Murdoch: Will I be fit to run my empire in 10 years'?
Major Job Cuts in Store for Buzz
German Owner of Powergen in 10bn Euro Takeover