NEW YORK (AFP) - A charitable trust controlling US chocolate maker Hershey is backing a bid of 17 billion dollars for Britain's Cadbury, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways faces a strike ballot among cabin crew over proposed changes to working practices, just days after it announced a merger deal with Spanish carrier Iberia . More »
DUBAI (AFP) - European aircraft manufacturer Airbus launched on Sunday its fuel-saving "Sharklet" large wingtip devices for its A320 family. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling fell sharply on Friday, falling more than 1 percent to a two-week low against the dollar on concerns over the fiscal health and waning investor appetite for perceived risky currencies. More »
A picturesque bridge over the River Thames that has the added perk of being a tax haven has gone on public viewing ahead of going up for auction. More »
LONDON (AFP) - The price of gold leapt above 1,150 dollars per ounce here on Wednesday for the first time, buoyed by the weak US currency and recent central bank purchases of the precious metal, analysts said. More »
BERLIN (AFP) - Over 100,000 credit cards have been recalled in Germany because of fears that criminals obtained holders' personal data from purchases made in Spain in recent months, a press report said on Wednesday. More »
Jenson Button's British-based Formula One championship team Brawn GP is being taken over by Mercedes-Benz. More »
NEW YORK (AFP) - The world's largest airliner, an Air France A380, touched down in New York on Friday after completing the superjumbo jet's first Atlantic crossing from Europe to the United States. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - Losses at part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland more than halved in the third quarter with a sharp reduction in bad debt writeoffs, despite a slump in profits at its beleaguered investment bank. More »
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