German airline Lufthansa has returned to profit in 2004 after posting huge losses in 2003. In a preliminary report, the…
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S Korean credit card firm rescued
South Korea’s largest credit card firm has averted liquidation following a one trillion won ($960m; £499m) bail-out. LG Card had…
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J&J agrees $25bn Guidant deal
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has agreed to buy medical technology firm Guidant for $25.4bn (£13bn). Guidant is a key…
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S Korean lender faces liquidation
Creditors of South Korea’s top credit card firm have said they will put the company into liquidation if its ex-parent…
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$1m payoff for former Shell boss
Shell is to pay $1m (£522,000) to the ex-finance chief who stepped down from her post in April 2004 after…
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Air Jamaica back in state control
The Jamaican government is regaining control of Air Jamaica in an bid to help the ailing company out of its…
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Deutsche Telekom sees mobile gain
German telecoms firm Deutsche Telekom saw strong fourth quarter profits on the back of upbeat US mobile earnings and better-than-expected…
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UK firm faces Venezuelan land row
Venezuelan authorities have said they will seize land owned by a British company as part of President Chavez’s agrarian reform…
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Yukos heading back to US courts
Russian oil and gas company Yukos is due in a US court on Thursday as it continues to fight for…
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Yukos bankruptcy ‘not US matter’
Russian authorities do not have to abide by any US court decisions taken with regard to troubled oil giant Yukos,…
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