Britains Barclays looks to Mideast to raise billions - Summary
London - Britains Barclays bank said in London Friday it plans to raise some 7.3 billion pounds (11.8 billion dollars) in fresh capital from investors, mostly from the Middle East, thereby avoiding a cash hand-out from the British government. The in...

[ Published on : Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:33 ]

Donald Trump gets go-ahead for luxury golf resort in Scotland
London - US tycoon Donald Trump Monday won a long and acrimonious battle over plans to build a luxury golf course, hotel complex and apartments in Scotland, leaving local residents and environmental groups the disappointed losers. John Swinney, finan...

[ Published on : Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:38 ]

Britains Barclays bank looks to Mideast to raise 7.3 billion pounds
London - Britains Barclays bank said in London Friday it plans to raise some 7.3 billion pounds (11.8 billion dollars) in fresh capital from investors, mostly from the Middle East. Barclays said the move fulfilled government regulations for raising ...

[ Published on : Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:33 ]

Bank of England warns of further risks in financial sector
London - The Bank of England (BoE) said in a report published Tuesday that losses suffered by global financial institutions since the credit crunch are estimated at 1.8 trillion pounds (2.8 trillion dollars). Governments around the world have spent m...

[ Published on : Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:32 ]

Music company EMI reports 757-million-pound loss
London - British music company EMI reported a loss of 757 million pounds (1.2 billion dollars) in its first year as part of the private equity group Terra Firma, news reports said Saturday. Revenues dropped by 19 per cent to 1.46 billion pounds in th...

[ Published on : Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:32 ]

BA half-year profits nosedive in turbulent environment
London - Pre-tax profits at British Airways (BA) slumped by nearly 92 per cent to just 52 million pounds (83 million dollars) over the summer period - one of the bleakest on record the airline said Friday. Half-yearly profits between April and Sept...

[ Published on : Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:40 ]