Bidder says RBS branch sale could be delayed
(Reuters) – W&G Investments Plc , one of the three bidders vying for Royal Bank of Scotland’s 315 branches, said the sale could be delayed beyond the two-year schedule.
Vodafone in multi-million tax settlement: report
(Reuters) – Vodafone Group paid millions to Britain’s tax authority as part of a settlement linked to its Irish unit, the Guardian reported on Sunday.
Dogfight over Tokyo: Japan’s big airlines vie for landing rights
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo’s busy Haneda airport is the latest battleground for Japan’s two big carriers, Japan Airlines Co Ltd and ANA Holdings , in a politically-charged fight over $400 million worth of landing rights.
BP may send workers to Gulf of Mexico after storm dissipates
NEW YORK (Reuters) – BP Plc said it could start returning offshore workers to its deepwater Gulf of Mexico oil and gas facilities later on Sunday after a tropical storm had dissipated.
Insight: Some U.S. feedlots rue loss of ‘Vitamin Z’ Zilmax
(Reuters) – After nearly a decade of relying on weight-gain feed additives as a lifeline to survival, some of the 75,000 U.S. cattle feedyards that dot rural America in places such as Texas and the Great Plains, suddenly must do without the leading pro…
Fed minutes, euro zone surveys to point the way
LONDON (Reuters) – A blend of past and present holds the key this week to gauging global economic prospects.
GM, BASF reopen in Egypt, Electrolux plans partial resumption
STOCKHOLM/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – General Motors and German chemicals firm BASF reopened facilities in Egypt on Sunday while Electrolux said it would partly resume operations on Monday.
Analysis: U.S. firms’ blaming dollar for weak profits may be premature
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. companies’ warnings that a stronger dollar could drag on profits in the second half of the year could prove overstated.
Glencore to take up to $7 billion hit on Xstrata assets
LONDON (Reuters) – Glencore Xstrata is expected to write down the value of assets inherited from Xstrata by as much as $7 billion when it reports first-half earnings on Tuesday – the first full set of results since the takeover that created the mining …
Lloyd’s to sell German insurer: report
LONDON (Reuters) – British banking group Lloyds is set to sell its German insurance business to Frankfurt-listed insurer Hannover Re for 400 million euros as it continues to streamline its business, according to a report on Sunday.
