Thomson Financial UK at a glance share guide - May Bank Holiday (Sharewatch)
Tokyo: Nikkei closes at 17,669.83, up 274.91 Hang Seng closes at 20,896.64, up 55.56 (record high) TODAY'S PRESS * Sarkozy sweeps to power in France; scale of victory likely to embolden reforms; sporadic violence greets rightwing win - FT * ABN Amro last night locked in an impasse with a consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland over the group's 24.5 bln usd (12.3 bln stg) offer for the Dutch ......more...Give yourself a break if insurance costs more than the holiday (Guardian Unlimited)
Finding reasonably priced travel insurance if you are 70 or older, or have a pre-existing medical condition, is now such a struggle that you almost need a holiday to get over it....more... PR Newswire Summary of Technology Copy, May 8, 2007 (SYS-CON Media)
Following is a summary of high technology news releases transmitted today by PR Newswire. The full text of these releases is available at the PR Newswire for Journalists, http://media.prnewswire.com/....more... NetSol Technologies Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2007 Financial Results (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NetSol Technologies, Inc., a multinational provider of enterprise software and IT services to the financial services industry, today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2007, ending March 31, 2007....more... EU merger reviews at a glance outlook (Sharewatch)
RECENT NOTIFICATIONS June 13 -Proposed joint venture between Hyundai Heavy Industries Co and Wartsila Oyj Sep 19 -Proposed acquisition by Travelport Ltd of travel reservations systems operator Worldspan LP (In-depth inquiry) EXTENSION July 4 -Proposed acquisition by Ryanair Holdings of Aer Lingus Group PLC WITHDRAWAL April 26 -Proposed joint venture between Owens Corning and Saint Gobain ......more... EU merger reviews at a glance outlook UPDATE (Sharewatch)
BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The following mergers and joint venture agreements have been notified to the European Commission for regulatory clearance: RECENT NOTIFICATIONS June 13 -Proposed joint venture between Hyundai Heavy Industries Co and Wartsila Oyj Sep 19 -Proposed acquisition by Travelport Ltd of travel reservations systems operator Worldspan LP (In-depth inquiry) EXTENSION July 4 ......more... EU merger reviews at a glance outlook (Sharewatch)
WITHDRAWAL April 26 -Proposed joint venture between Owens Corning and Saint Gobain (Candidate for simplified procedure) SUSPENSION (Pending further information) July 2 -Proposed merger of Sony Corp and Bertelsmann AG's recorded music divisions PHASE ONE INVESTIGATIONS May 3 -Proposed acquisition by Travelport Ltd of travel reservations systems operator Worldspan LP May 4 -Proposed merger between ......more... Gas prices soar in Twin Cities (The Pantagraph)
BLOOMINGTON -- For years, Chelsea Childs bought season passes to Six Flags St. Louis to spend time with friends and family, but the tradition ends this year....more... City of London and Vietnam hope for financial cooperation (Nhan Dan)
Lord Mayor John Stuttard said he hoped the City of London and Vietnam?s financial sector will soon build cooperative ties, thus helping Vietnam achieve successes as a World Trade Organisation (WTO) member....more... |