Press round-up from ShareCast
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Monday newspaper round-up: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, ITV
08 Sep, 2008 06:24
Asian shares surged today and stock markets in Europe are poised to follow after the US government nationalised troubled mortgage houses Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the biggest financial… -
Sunday newspaper round-up: Fannie and Freddie, house builders, Lonmin
07 Sep, 2008 12:28
The US Treasury will announce a rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two giant American mortgage banks, in what is likely to be the biggest financial bail-out of recent… -
Friday newspaper round-up: British Energy, Marks & Spencer, Informa
05 Sep, 2008 06:01
Electricité de France is moving closer to a deal to buy British Energy, the nuclear generator, after talks with some of the UK company's biggest investors have begun to bear… -
Thursday's newspaper round-up: BP, Friends Provident, Norwich Union
04 Sep, 2008 05:04
BP is on Thursday expected to sign an agreement aimed at preserving its 50 per cent stake in TNK-BP - Russia's third-largest oil company - after a power struggle with… -
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Lonmin, Qinetiq, Informa
03 Sep, 2008 05:58
Gordon Brown's economic rescue package was overshadowed by a warning yesterday that Britain is plunging into recession. -
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Ryanair, Drax, Woolworths
02 Sep, 2008 05:54
Business leaders accused Alistair Darling of talking Britain into a recession as the pound fell to a record low yesterday.
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