Business Articles May 2003



SEC seeks ban on Ernst & Young

Commerzbank Chief Faces Investor Fury Despite Pay Cut

Sony reveals its new game plan

AOL won't be spun off, says parent

Case backs AOL spin-off

Facing facts

US Declares War on the Euro

Euro-dollar Rate at Four-year High

Burberry profits up 29% but it warns of tough times

Bronfmans seek to buy back Vivendi's Universal assets

Millions needed to hit digital date

WorldCom pays record $500m to settle fraud

Deflation

Jet-set allowance fuels HSBC pay row

US greenback becomes rainbowback to foil forgers

US plans radical revamp of media ownership rules

Euro affair is put on ice

Stand up and be counted

Ahold admits profits in US overstated by $880m

Hilton faces wrath of big investors

Laura Ashley becomes fashion victim

Unilever boss calls pay deals 'a cancer'

US loses out to Europe in £2.4bn defence contract

Swiss join oil bribery inquiry

Fed Warns of Economic Weakness

Oil Scandal Billionaire Tells French Court of Bribes

Sage of Omaha stages his annual love-in

Mouse Fights Back in Case of Bear of Little Brain But Billions of Dollars

Dollar continues to slide

Shell doubles its earnings

Beware fat cats and dreamers

Shell joins rivals in posting record profits

War propels Exxon profits to record $7bn

Export boost lifts Dow

Advertising campaign against Murdoch as US media ownership laws face relaxation

Microsoft Settles With Aol for $750m

Microsoft loses £1.5bn on Telewest stake

Trade centre developer sues Cantor for rent

'Anti mogul' campaign targets Murdoch

US Economic Growth Accelerates

Economic Dispatch: Mark Tran on World Coffee Prices

Banks sued over healthcare 'fraud'

Exxon mauled by green tiger protest

Microsoft Chief Calms Investors After Selling Shares

We're all in the same boat, Alan

Pledge to share out bulk of Iraq 'pie'

US Building Giant Warns of Iraq Chaos

Ireland to Overtake Finland on Prices

Eurocopter gives up its US hopes

Coca-Cola investigates fraud claims

Soros bets against the dollar

Markets hit by dollar's fall

Dollar sell-off to continue

Do not let the rich cry poor

Shell joins $10bn Russian gas rush

War and Sars take toll on Hilton

Growth tops agenda as finance ministers meet

German crisis heralds wider decline

German Slump Points to Sluggish Eurozone

Dome man stumps up $4.4m

Is this the end of the bear market?

EMI off key in big players' merger talks

Bank breaches Wall Street accord

American Idol lifts News Corp profits

Oil prices rise after Riyadh bombings

Cheney company 'running Iraqi oil industry'

Strong Euro Causes Volkswagen Profits to Crash

Lycos revenues tumble by a third

Imperial Tobacco reports 40% profit surge

Arise, Investors, Says Buffett

Couple on new Enron charges

Brothel Scores With Investors