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| FT.com - European Equties
FT.com - European Equties
London Stock Exchange was among the top performers as the London market moved higher for a third straight session
European stocks climbed into positive territory this week as strong economic data from the US gave succour to ailing financial stocks
Europe's largest media group suggested it could sell 15 per cent of RTL, the TV group, to finance a large acquisition, possibly the UK's ITV
Investment bankers reeling from the impact of the credit crisis face fresh job cuts as part of Allianz's imminent deal to sell Germany's Dresdner Kleinwort
Areva, France's nuclear engineering group, confirmed that the initial cost of building nuclear reactors is soaring, just as demand is rising for a more cost-effective source of power than oil and coal
Shares in Carrefour jumped 7 per cent on the glimmer of a turnround as Europe's largest retailer registered its best first-half performance in three years and stuck to its 2008 targets
Eurozone inflation eased more than expected in August - to 3.8% from 4% in July - but a new survey on economic sentiment slumped to its lowest level in more than five years
Aer Lingus slipped into the red in the first half as fuel costs more than wiped out the effects of cost savings and better passenger revenues
Germany's Lufthansa took the next steps to become one of Europe's dominant scheduled carriers by pitching to take over Brussels Airlines and putting its low-cost carrier Germanwings up for a three-way merger
A deal to reshape the German banking industry with the sale of Dresdner Bank to Commerzbank
for about
$13bn appeared imminent when the target's parent, Allianz, and the likely buyer both said they would hold extraordinary meetings to try to seal a deal
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