PARIS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Wavecom (WAVC.PA: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ), the French wireless technology group, on Friday mounted its defence against a hostile bid by larger peer Gemalto (GTO.PA: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ...
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RIGA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The head of Latvia's central bank said on Friday that aid from the International Monetary Fund would boost the stability of the country's currency, the lat, rather than undermine it. The government on Thursday decided to seek ...
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BERLIN, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Germany's budget revenues are suffering from the impact of the financial crisis, meaning it is still unclear how much net new borrowing the government will need this year, the Finance Ministry said on Friday. The financial ...
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AMSTERDAM, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The banking merger between the Dutch operations of Fortis (FOR.BR: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) and ABN AMRO will no longer take place, the Dutch Finance Ministry has decided, a Dutch newspaper reported on ...
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Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The cost of protecting high-risk, high-yield corporate bonds from default rose to a record in Europe, according to traders of credit-default swaps. Contracts on the Markit iTraxx Crossover Index of 50 companies with mostly sub ...
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Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The cost of protecting European corporate bonds from default fell, according to traders of credit-default swaps. Contracts on the Markit iTraxx Crossover Index of 50 companies with mostly high-risk, high-yield credit ratings ...
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Vienna, Nov 21 : Austrian steelmaker voestalpine AG announced Thursday it would throttle production by three to five percent and was considering layoffs, in an effort to cut costs in the current global financial and economic crises. The news came on ...
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