Europe Intelligence Wire articles from April 2007

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from April 2007

Slovnaft to pay Sk7. 5 billion in dividends.
April 29, 2007... (From The Slovak Spectator) Byline: From press reports Business Shorts THE SLOVAK refinery Slovnaft will pay out dividends of Sk7. 5 billion (217 million) to its shareholders, representing a sum of Sk363 per share. "Private persons...

Yate take fourth place in opener.
April 28, 2007... (From Bristol Evening Post) Yate & District AC finished fourth in the opening Midland Women's League match at Kettering. There were personal bests for Liz Seabrook, Esther Harrell (two), Ashleigh White (two), Hannah Jackson, Beth...

Fancy adding a bungalow?
April 28, 2007... (From Western Daily Press) There is much more on offer than a detached character home in the GBP525,000 guide price for Roche Bridge Cottage. The back garden is so large that outline planning permission has been given to build a...

CORRECTION - Nissan Motor delays medium-term goals after earnings fall.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) - (Correcting 9th para in yesterday's item to show Honda already released FY results) TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Nissan Motor Co said it will delay its medium-term business goals deadline by one year after suffering its...

Renault Q1 sales 10.256 bln eur; worldwide car sales down 3.8 pct.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Renault SA said first-quarter sales fell 2.7 pct to 10.256 bln eur from a restated 10.541 bln eur a year earlier, as a decline in European sales led to a 3.8 pct fall in the group's...

Renault Q1 sales 10.256 bln eur; worldwide car sales down 3.8 pct UPDATE.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) (Updates with sales breakdown) PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Renault SA said first-quarter sales fell 2.7 pct to 10.256 bln eur, from a restated 10.541 bln eur a year earlier, as a sharp decline in European sales...

Japan's Matsushita Electric yr to March net profit 217.19 bln yen vs 154.41 bln.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co's results for the year ended March 2007: Revenue - 9.108 trln yen vs 8.894 trln Opg profit - 459.54 bln yen vs 414.27 bln Pretax profit - 439.14...

Matsushita Electric FY opg profit up 11 pct on robust plasma TV sales.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co said its operating profit for the year ended March rose 11 pct to its highest level in sixteen years, owing to continuing strong sales of its digital home...

DSM sees FY opg sharply down on 2006, Q1 earnings at bottom end of estimates.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) AMSTERDAM (Thomson Financial) - Royal DSM NV said it expects its full year operating profit to be around 760 mln eur with a 5 pct margin of error, compared with a reported full year operating profit of 835 mln...

Lehman Bros.IntlEuro - Stabilisation Notice.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX CNF) RNS Number:6366V Lehman Brothers Intl (Europe) 27 April 2007 THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA. Cineworld Group plc - Initial Public...

InvestorInstantMessaging: Pacificnet Inc. Warned.
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Matsushita FY opg profit up 11 pct; sees record net profit current fiscal UPDATE.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX UK (Focus)) TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd its operating profit for the year ended March rose 11 pct to its highest level in sixteen years due to robust sales of flat-screen televisions, digital...

Euroshares open lower on weak mining, oil stocks; car makers in focus UPDATE.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) (Updating with full report) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading European exchanges fell in morning trades as a pullback in commodity prices sent oil and mining stocks lower, with a contrasting sales performance...

Greece is the word for Enel and Edison (Energia: Enel ed Edison muovono sulla Grecia).
April 27, 2007... (From La Stampa) Enel has won a contract to build a 430-MW gas-fuelled power station at Livadia in Greece. The Italian electricity giant has a 75 per cent stake in the successful consortium, which also contains Russia's Gazprom and local...

DSM sees FY opg sharply down on 2006, Q1 at bottom end of estimates UPDATE.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) (Updating on nutritional ops programme, share buy-back, CFO comments, divisional results) AMSTERDAM (Thomson Financial) - Royal DSM NV said it expects its full year operating profit to be around 760 mln eur...

CIR Q1 net more than doubles to 28.3 mln eur boosted by Sorgenia unit.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) MILAN (Thomson Financial) - Compagnie Industriali Riunite SpA said its first quarter net profit rose to 28.3 mln eur from 10.9 mln a year earlier, boosted by its utility unit Sorgenia. CIR's sales rose to...

Euroshares lower midday, Dow seen flat ahead of GDP data, resource stocks weak.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading European exchanges remained lower midday, ahead of US GDP data and after a pullback in commodity prices sent oil and mining stocks lower, with a contrasting sales performance from...

Generali ratings unaffected by planned venture with PPF Group - Moody's.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service said its ratings on Assicurazioni Generali SpA were unaffected after the company signed a deal with Dutch financial holding company PPF Group NV to combine...

Generali ratings unaffected by venture with PPF Group - Moody's, Fitch UPDATE.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) (updating with Fitch comments) MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings said their ratings on Assicurazioni Generali SpA were unaffected after the company signed a deal with...

Rexel's corporate family rating upgraded to 'Ba1' from 'B2' - Moody's.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service said it has upgraded the corporate family rating of Ray Acquisition SCA to 'Ba1' from 'B2' and re-assigned it to Rexel SA, following the company's initial...

Cameron opens door to race-row shadow minister.
April 27, 2007... (From Guardian Unlimited) David Cameron said today that there would be room in a future Conservative government for the Tory MP sacked over comments about racism in the army. Mr Cameron, who has vowed to modernise the Conservative party's...

TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Banking and insurance highlights to 15:45 BST.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) 2007-04-27 13:20:37 Generali ratings unaffected by venture with PPF Group - Moody's, Fitch MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings said their ratings on Assicurazioni...

BUYINS.NET: WIBC, WABC, RBPAA, DLPX, DEVC, EGBN Are Crossing Above Their SqueezeTrigger.com Prices Right Now.
April 27, 2007... (From M2 Presswire) BUYINS.NET, www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring Wilshire Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:WIBC), Westamerica Bancorporation - Common Stock (NASDAQ:WABC), Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania Inc. - Class A Common Stock...

TFN economic and business calendar to Friday May 11.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Key items expected in the two weeks to Friday May 11 (approx GMT times) SATURDAY APRIL 28 ASIA -ICICI Bank FY results -Jindal Saw Q2 results -Bank of Baroda FY...

Bank of Montreal 'Aa1' deposit ratings affirmed after trading loss - Moody's.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX UK (Focus)) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the ratings and outlook of the Bank of Montreal (BMO) ('Aa1' for deposits, 'B' bank financial strength, stable outlook) and its subsidiaries after...

Brown and Cameron on ITV politcs show the Sunday Edition.
April 27, 2007... (From Guardian Unlimited) ITV1 political flagship The Sunday Edition has scored a notable coup - winning interviews with chancellor Gordon Brown and Conservative leader David Cameron for this Sunday's show. Andrew Rawnsley interviewed Mr...

Merrill L.World Mng - Voting Rights and Capital.
April 27, 2007... (From AFX CNF) RNS Number:6859V Merrill Lynch World Mining Tst PLC 27 April 2007 Merrill Lynch World Mining Trust plc - Voting Rights and Capital In conformity with the Transparency Directive, we would like to notify the market of the...

BorsodChem shareholders put 2006 profit into reserves.
April 27, 2007... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, April 27, 2007 (MTI-ECONEWS) - Shareholders of Hungarian chemicals company BorsodChem decided to place all of the company's 2006 unconsolidated after-tax profit of HUF 17.1bn into profit...

Slovak govt starts talks with Slovnaft over costly petrol.
April 27, 2007... (From Czech News Agency) Bratislava, April 27 (CTK) - The Slovak government said it had started talks with the country's dominant refinery Slovnaft today over an increase in fuel prices in the past few months. "The Slovak cabinet thinks there...

Slovak govt starts talks with Slovnaft over costly petrol.
April 27, 2007... (From Czech News Agency) Adds last two paras, table. -------------------- Bratislava, April 27 (CTK) - The Slovak government said it had started talks with the country's dominant refinery Slovnaft today over an increase in fuel prices in the...

People in Wireless News: Smart SMS Corp. Appoints New COO.
April 27, 2007... (From Wireless News) Smart SMS Corp. has appointed Layne Bednar as COO. According to CEO, Steaphan Weir, "With over 30 years of business expertise and a history of exceptional sales with companies such as Bell Industries, Mr. Bednar...

Easy for Higgins after early struggle.
April 27, 2007... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Scot John Higgins wasted little time in booking his place in the second round of this year's world snooker championship. The 1998 Crucible king stormed to an impressive 10-4 win against Nottingham's...

ILS, Telesat Canada Ink Pact to Launch Nimiq 5 on Proton in 2009.
April 27, 2007... (From Wireless News) International Launch Services (ILS) will launch its sixth satellite for Telesat Canada on a Proton Breeze M vehicle, under a contract the companies announced. Financial terms were not disclosed. Telesat's Nimiq...

NASDAQNEWS: U.S. Energy Systems, Inc. Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Letter.
April 26, 2007... (From M2 Presswire) InvestorIM has been created as a tool for the average investor. The idea is simple, a website where the world can communicate. Do you have a stock related question, then why not ask 50,000 individual members? Are you...

Mamma.com enters into license contract with UOL.
April 26, 2007... (From Telecom World Wire) Mamma.com Inc (NasdaqCM:MAMA), a provider of search technology for the web and desktop space, announced on Wednesday (25 April) that the company has entered into a Desktop Search Licensing contract with...

Lehman Bros.IntlEuro - Stabilisation Notice.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX CNF) RNS Number:5596V Lehman Brothers Intl (Europe) 26 April 2007 Not for release or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States or any jurisdiction in which such release or distribution would be...

Exista operating results for the first quarter of 2007.
April 26, 2007... (From Hugin) Today the financial services group Exista hf. published its reviewed interim financial statements for the first three months of the year 2007. In accordance with the announcements made by the Group in its last report of...

Japan's Nissan Motor delays medium-term goals after earnings fall.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX UK (Focus)) TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Nissan Motor Co said it will delay its medium-term business goals deadline by one year after suffering its first profit fall since chief executive Carlos Ghosn took the helm in 1999. "2006 did not...

THOMSON FINANCIAL NEWS TOP STORIES Europe 1105 BST.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Here are the top stories on Thomson Financial News ABN Amro grants due diligence to RBS consortium AMSTERDAM (Thomson Financial) - ABN Amro Holding NV said it granted due diligence...

Renault begins output of Twingo in Slovenia; project's profitability goals met.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Renault said it has begun output of the Twingo automobile at its Novo Mesto plant in Slovenia, and that profitability goals for the project have been met by using equipment from the Clio...

MUCCA'S OUT ON A LIMB TO GET IN BB.
April 26, 2007... (From The Daily Star) Byline: NADINE LINGE and JAMES WICKHAM LADY Mucca is set to hoof it into the Big Brother house after her US dancing success. Show chiefs have offered to break the bank to get Heather Mills on to the show - to...

Enel consortium has submitted highest bid to build power plant in Greece.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) MILAN (Thomson Financial) - An Enel SpA consortium has placed the highest bid to build a 430 megawatt power plant in Greece and expects to be officially awarded the tender next week, Enel's country manager in...

Vedanta Resources ratings review to focus on power project foray - Moody's.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service said it is continuing its review for a possible downgrade of metals and mining company Vedanta Resources PLC's ratings after it announced a 1.9 bln usd...

THOMSON FINANCIAL NEWS TOP STORIES Europe 1605 BST.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Here are the top stories on Thomson Financial News DaimlerChrysler 2006 net under IFRS up by 0.6 bln eur vs GAAP figures STUTTGART (Thomson Financial) - DaimlerChrysler AG said its...

Biotech News: BWR Begins Tracking Affymetrix Inc.
April 26, 2007... (From M2 Presswire) Affymetrix detects the secrets of human genetics. Its GeneChip system and other products are used to identify, analyze, and manage genetic data in the development of new treatments for infectious diseases, cancer, and...

Merrill L.World Mng - Holding(s) in Company.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX CNF) RNS Number:6121V Merrill Lynch World Mining Tst PLC 26 April 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are...

Russian Q1 oil, gas, coal output rises slightly.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX UK (Focus)) MOSCOW (Thomson Financial) - The production of oil, gas and coal increased in the first quarter in Russia, whilst electricity production fell back, the ministry for energy and natural resources said. The...

Blue Chip News: Daily Market Alert for Autoliv Inc.
April 26, 2007... (From M2 Presswire) Autoliv, the world's #1 producer of car safety equipment, wants to help people in autos stay alive. The company hopes to save lives by increasing the survivability statistics for traffic accidents (500,000 people die...

Inverness Medical's ratings on review for possible downgrade - Moody's.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service placed the ratings of Inverness Medical Innovations Inc on review for possible downgrade after the company agreed to buy the remaining 95.3 pct of Biosite...

Inverness Medical's ratings on review for possible downgrade - Moody's.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX UK (Focus)) MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service placed the ratings of Inverness Medical Innovations Inc on review for possible downgrade after the company agreed to buy the remaining 95.3 pct of Biosite Inc...

Mamma.com enters into license contract with UOL.
April 26, 2007... (From Internet Business News) Mamma.com Inc (NasdaqCM:MAMA), a provider of search technology for the web and desktop space, announced on Wednesday (25 April) that the company has entered into a Desktop Search Licensing contract with...

Blair refuses extra money to help company pensioners.
April 26, 2007... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Prime Minister Tony Blair stepped into the pensions row last night with a flat refusal to make further resources available to help members of failed schemes like that of Richards of Aberdeen. Mr Blair...

Nissan's qashqais set to hit the road.
April 26, 2007... (From Bristol Evening Post) Production of the new Qashqai, with its state-of-the-art 2.0-litre dCi engine, started this week. This engine, made at Nissan's Sunderland factory, produces 110kW (150hp) at 4000rpm and 320Nm of torque at...

Cameron's base review concern.
April 26, 2007... (From Western Daily Press) A controversial review into the future of the UK's naval bases that threatens Plymouth must not hit facilities needed to support the navy, Tory leader David Cameron has warned. The fortunes of Devonport Dockyard...

Cameron hits out on roads.
April 26, 2007... (From Nottingham Evening Post) The people of Notts should decide whether road-charging schemes are introduced in the county, says Conservative leader David Cameron. Officials in Leicester, Derby and Nottingham are currently working on a...

Lake pollution 'a 'national scandal'.
April 26, 2007... (From Irish Independent) TELEVISION pictures of a polluted Lough Corrib were a "national scandal" while people in Galway were showering in crytosporidium, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny told the Dail. He said that, according to the...

Curidium Medica PLC - Directorate Change.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX CNF) RNS Number:5439V Curidium Medica PLC 26 April 2007 News 26 April 2007 Curidium Medica plc ('Curidium' or the 'Company') CURIDIUM ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Board Aligned to Company's Growth Strategy -...

Roche cuts Tamiflu production as supply exceeds new orders.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX UK (Focus)) ZURICH (Thomson Financial) - Roche Holding AG announced it will reduce production of its flu treatment Tamiflu as current supply significantly exceeds orders. Tamiflu is seen as the first-line treatment in case...

Nissan yr to March net profit 460.80 bln yen vs 518.05 bln.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX UK (Focus)) TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd's year to March 31 results: Revenue - 10.468 trln yen vs 9.428 trln Operating profit - 776.94 bln yen vs 871.84 bln Current profit - 761.05 bln yen vs 845.87 bln Net...

Fortis, RBS, Santander ratings unaffected by proposal to buy ABN Amro - Moody's.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX UK (Focus)) MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service said its ratings on Fortis Group, Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSCH) and Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) remain unaffected by their proposal to buy ABN...

India's overheating economy needs to boost output capacity - Moody's.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX UK (Focus)) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service said India shows the classic signs of an overheating economy and it needs far-reaching structural reforms to boost its productive capacity. The ratings...

Gazprom assessing which Eni, Enel assets it wants to buy - report.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) MILAN (Thomson Financial) - Gazprom is currently assessing which Eni SpA, and also Enel SpA, assets it wants to buy, Gazprom vice-president and head of export division Alexander Medvedev told Il Sole 24 Ore in...

Enel, Gazprom consortium in pole position to win Greece power plant bid - report.
April 26, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) MILAN (Thomson Financial) - An Enel SpA and Gazprom consortium is in pole position to win the bid to build a 430 megawatt power plant in Greece at Livadia, the daily La Repubblica reported, without citing...

Espace revamped.
April 25, 2007... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Renault has unveiled its new Espace range 20 years after it set the benchmark in the large MPV market. The car will have two new versions - Team and Dynamique S - with the line-up also including the...

Why i'm backing mail's campaign.
April 25, 2007... (From Hull Daily Mail) Conservative Party leader David Cameron today backed the Mail's Troops In Peril campaign. Having visited Iraq and Afghanistan in the past year, Mr Cameron said he had seen first-hand why the delivery of more...

Putin Nears Turkmen Gas Deal.
April 25, 2007... (From The Moscow Times) President Vladimir Putin took an important step Wednesday toward winning over a key ally in gas supplies but will have to visit Turkmenistan next month if he hopes to secure a written agreement. Turkmenistan's...

TV Slow To Report The Death.
April 25, 2007... (From The Moscow Times) The country's leading television stations, all of which are owned or controlled by the government, responded reluctantly to the death of former President Boris Yeltsin. Most chose not to interrupt their...

Bartimpex Hopes for Changes.
April 25, 2007... (From Polish News Bulletin) It is unlikely that Gas-Trading's extraordinary general shareholders' meeting, which is scheduled for tomorrow, will accept the changes in the shareholders' structure proposed by Aleksander Gudzowaty....

Roche junior gets the nod to race in Giro.
April 25, 2007... (From Irish Independent) NICOLAS ROCHE received a major boost to his career prospects with the announcement yesterday that his team Credit Agricole have included him in the team for the Giro d'Italia next month. This welcome news...

Renault suspends China expansion projects, to focus on India.
April 25, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Renault has suspended plans to expand in China and will focus on India, Asia-Pacific area chief Thierry Koskas told Agence France-Presse. He apparently was referring to a partnership...

Most Indian banks upgraded by a notch on change in Moody's BFSR methodologies.
April 25, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service has published the rating results for Indian banks as part of the application of its refined joint default analysis (JDA) and updated bank financial strength...

THOMSON FINANCIAL NEWS TOP STORIES Europe 0805 BST.
April 25, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Here are the top stories on Thomson Financial News Blackstone in talks to buy Kloeckner Pentaplast for 1.3-1.5 bln eur - report FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Private equity firm...

ANALYSIS: Stepped deals have a place, albeit a small one.
April 25, 2007... (From Mortgage Strategy) Although lenders are always looking for new products to flog, they are just as happy to revisit product designs in an effort to bring a different spin to them. Stepped rates are an old favourite and they work...

StockProfiler.US: Market Focus: Healthcare Companies To Watch.
April 25, 2007... (From M2 Presswire) New York, NY - Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: APDN); HealthSonix, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HSXI); MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQGM: MTOX); Roche Holding Ltd. (PINKSHEETS: RHHBY) Sign up Today for Your...

Spanish insurer Caser assigned 'A3' rating with stable outlook, says Moody's.
April 25, 2007... (From AFX UK (Focus)) MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service has assigned a first-time insurance financial strength rating of 'A3' to Spain's Caja de Seguros Reunidos, Compania de Seguros y Reaseguros SA (Caser). The...

Fiat catches Renault in capitalisation race (Il Lingotto in Borsa testa a testa con Renault).
April 25, 2007... (From La Stampa) The recovery of Fiat is such that the Italian automotive manufacturer now has a stock market capitalisation comparable with that of French rival Renault. There was a gap of more than 1bn euros just a week ago, but the...

Prime minister's questions.
April 25, 2007... (From Guardian Unlimited) Preamble With elections taking place across England, Wales and Scotland next week, political point-scoring could be high on the agenda at prime minister's question time today. Tony Blair is likely to face...

Stockwire.com: Speak with other shareholders about: (OTCBB: APDN), (PINKSHEETS: HSXI), (NASDAQ: MTOX), and (PINKSHEETS: RHHBY) .
April 25, 2007... (From M2 Presswire) AUSTIN, TX - A very interesting indicator to look for is where the money is flowing into. We have a filter that we watch every morning that shows us "Dollar Volume". Here are a few of these stocks: Applied DNA...

Kaupthing Bank - Live from the Nordic Exchange.
April 25, 2007... (From Hugin) Kaupthing Bank publishes its report for the first quarter 2007 on Thursday the 26th of April at 10.30 a m CET. A presentation of the report will be given at a meeting for the financial market at Kaupthing Bank, One Hanover...

GlaxoSmithKline Q1 profit dips, results slightly ahead of expectations - UPDATE.
April 25, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) (Updates with product area sales) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Europe's biggest drug-maker, reported a 1 pct drop in first-quarter pretax profits. Sales missed forecasts, hit by the...

Prime minister's questions.
April 25, 2007... (From Guardian Unlimited) Preamble With elections taking place across England, Wales and Scotland next week, political point-scoring could be high on the agenda at prime minister's question time today. Tony Blair is likely to face...

GlaxoSmithKline Q1 profit dips - UPDATE.
April 25, 2007... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) (Updates with CEO quotes and broker comment) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Europe's biggest drug maker, has reported a 1 pct drop in first-quarter pretax profits, hit by currency factors...

Italy's AirOne mulls exercising option on 50 Airbus A320 - report.
April 25, 2007... (From AFX UK (Focus)) MILAN (Thomson Financial) - Italy's AirOne airline, one of three contenders in the Alitalia SpA privatisation, is considering exercising its option on buying 50 Airbus A320 airplanes from the EADS unit, said Radiocor...

Early Watch: Mamma.com Announces Licensing Contract in Brazil.
April 25, 2007... (From M2 Presswire) Market Gainer is quickly emerging as the one stop shop for international small-cap investors looking to stay a step ahead of the markets. Activity on the NASDAQ market has brought this company to the attention of our...