ExxonMobil row masks true green dilemma 2008-05-01 05:25 - Members of the Rockefeller family are jousting with Rex Tillerson, the boss of
ExxonMobil, calling for an independent chairman and a corporate governance
upheaval at the oil company, which was once part of Standard Oil, founded by
John D. Rockefeller in the 19th century.
HBOS dividend cut highlights need for reform 2008-05-01 05:25 - Nine weeks ago a senior official at HBOS remarked that the world would have to
end for the bank to cut its dividend.
Argos owner warns of poor start at Homebase 2008-05-01 05:25 - Home Retail Group today sparked fresh fears about a worsening consumer
slowdown after warning that its Homebase DIY chain had made a weaker than
expected start to the year.
Standard Life gives in to mortgage squeeze 2008-05-01 05:25 - Standard Life admitted today that it was deliberately letting mortgage
customers walk away to pursue deals elsewhere because the dire state of the
banking market meant that it was often not profitable to lend.
BSkyB adds customers despite consumer slowdown 2008-05-01 05:25 - British Sky Broadcasting has shrugged off a difficult consumer climate to add
56,000 new customers in the first three months of the year, and said that it
remains on track to reach its target of 10 million by 2010.
Homeowners to suffer as global crunch hits UK hardest 2008-05-01 05:25 - Homeowners in the UK will bear the brunt of a City slowdown as Britain takes
the biggest hit of the global credit crisis, the chief economist at Goldman
Sachs predicted today.
Mars and Buffett bid $23bn for Wrigley$ 2008-04-30 06:01 - Mars, the world’s largest chocolate maker, and the investor Warren Buffett
confirmed today that they would pay $23 billion ($£11.5 billion) cash for
Wrigley in an agreed deal with America’s largest chewing-gum maker.
Kerkorian seeks to boost Ford stake to 5.6% 2008-04-30 06:01 - Kirk Kerkorian, the billionaire activist shareholder, sought to increase his
stake in Ford to 5.6 per cent from 4.7 per cent yesterday.
Opec chief warns of $200 a barrel oil price$ 2008-04-30 06:01 - The president of Opec, the cartel of oil-producing countries, has given
warning that the price of crude could hit $200 a barrel, sparking fears that
rising fuel costs will force more businesses into bankruptcy.$
