London regulators to lift ban on stock market short selling
London - A temporary ban on the practice of short-selling imposed at the height of the banking crisis last September will be lifted by mid-January as planned, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in London said Tuesday. The regulatory body said tha...

[ Published on : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:53 ]

Qantas, British Airways abandon merger talks - Summary
Sydney/London - British Airways (BA) and Australias Qantas Airways Thursday announced the failure of ambitious merger talks that would have created one of the worlds biggest airlines worth a potential 4.1 billion pounds (6.4 billion dollars). Desp...

[ Published on : Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:36 ]

Qantas, British Airways abandon merger talks - Summary
Sydney/London - British Airways (BA) and Australias Qantas Airways Thursday announced the failure of ambitious merger talks that would have created one of the worlds biggest airlines worth a potential 4.1 billion pounds (6.4 billion dollars). Desp...

[ Published on : Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:50 ]

Shareholders approve giant British banking merger - Summary
London - Shareholders of Britains Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) Friday overwhelmingly approved a mammoth merger with Lloyds TSB bank amid further stockmarket turmoil. The merger, agreed at the height of banking crisis in September, was backed by 8...

[ Published on : Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:33 ]