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Showing posts with label European economies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label European economies. Show all posts

October 31, 2012

Fiat slashes targets for next two years due to languishing Europe sales

MILAN: Fiat sharply cut its group targets for the next two years on Tuesday, saying languishing sales in austerity-hit Europe may mean its trading profit in 2014 is a third lower than it targeted two years ago.

September 11, 2012

Europe crisis: Spanish companies scramble to issue debt

MADRID: Spanish firms are dashing into the bond market, taking advantage of a fall in interest rates after the European Central Bank pledged action to reduce the country's financing costs, and eager to move quickly in case the situation deteriorates again.

April 21, 2012

Sony-led group wins EU approval to buy EMI publishing

USSELS (Reuters) - A Sony-led consortium won EU approval on Thursday to buy EMI's music publishing business for $2.2 billion, on the condition that it sell the worldwide publishing rights of artists including Robbie Williams and Lenny Krativz.

December 01, 2011

The best way to play emerging markets


FORTUNE -- Ever since the great crash of 2008, when emerging markets plummeted more than 50%, one strategy has jumped in popularity: buying multinationals to play the fast-growing markets.

November 19, 2011

The best way to play emerging markets


FORTUNE -- Ever since the great crash of 2008, when emerging markets plummeted more than 50%, one strategy has jumped in popularity: buying multinationals to play the fast-growing markets.Giants like Coca-Cola rarely collapse like their developing markets-based competitors.