Finance & Stock Market News
Threats made aboard diverted Pakistan plane - passenger
LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - A passenger aboard a Pakistan[Fri 14:37]
Severn Trent investors say would hold out for 23 stg/share bid
* Co said May 15 it had been approached on possible offer* Said consortium had offered only modest premium* Several top investors say would consider offer at 23 stg[Fri 14:32]
Passengers leaving Pakistani jet in Britain, no one injured
LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Passengers were disembarking from[Fri 14:28]
Vedanta's KCM says to cut 2,000 mining jobs in Zambia
LUSAKA, May 24 (Reuters) - Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines[Fri 14:24]
UPDATE 1-Russian rail freight operators in merger talks -sources
By Gleb StolyarovMOSCOW, May 24 (Reuters) - The owners of rail freight[Fri 14:14]
British police arrest two men on diverted Pakistan flight
LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - British police arrested two men[Fri 14:02]
Orascom shareholders tender 10 pct in Altimo offer-source
* Russian investor wants to delist Cairo telecoms group* Inching closer to ownership threshold - source* Delisting would cut overheads, regulatory and political[Fri 14:00]
INSIGHT-Luxury brands position for U.S. boom
* Affluent U.S. consumers feel it's safe to spend again* China second to U.S. in 2012 luxury retail growth* Influx of tourists will help as Obama reworks visa wait* Top brands expanding across the United StatesBy Astrid Wendlandt and Phil WahbaPARIS/NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - Most men might balk at[Fri 14:00]
Sterling outlook clouded by chances of more BoE easing
* Sterling edges lower against dollar and euro* Patchy economic data, BoE easing prospects weigh on[Fri 13:57]
UPDATE 1-Turkey bans alcohol advertising and curbs sales
* PM says ban is to protect youth from bad habits* Critics say ban is sign of creeping Islamic influence* Turkish brewers see shares fall* Diageo "very saddened" by new legislationBy Ozge OzbilginANKARA, May 24 (Reuters) - Turkey banned alcohol advertising[Fri 13:45]
