http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with business news that matters en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293558,british-airways-remains-in-the-red-during-holiday-season--summary.html London - British Airways (BA) remained deeply in the red over the main summer holiday season when it incurred a record half- yearly pre-tax loss of 292 million pounds (485 million dollars), figures published Friday showed. The deficit followed a reco... UK,Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:22:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293558,british-airways-remains-in-the-red-during-holiday-season--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293516,rbs-reports-third-quarter-loss-as-restructuring-continues.html London - Britain's ailing Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Friday reported third quarter losses of 1.53 billion pounds (2.54 billion dollars), figures released by the bank showed. The operating loss was below second quarter losses of 3.53 billion pounds,... UK,Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:04:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293516,rbs-reports-third-quarter-loss-as-restructuring-continues.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293515,british-airways-remains-in-the-red-as-recession-bites.html London - British Airways (BA) Friday reported a record half- yearly pre-tax loss of 292 million pounds (485 million dollars), indicating that the airline remains vulnerable to the recession, BA figures showed. For the whole of last year, BA made a re... UK,Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:52:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293515,british-airways-remains-in-the-red-as-recession-bites.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293370,bank-of-england-boosts-money-supply-keeps-interest-rates-low.html London - The Bank of England (BoE) Thursday left interest rates unchanged at 0.5 per cent while deciding to pump an extra 25 billion pounds (41 billion dollars) into the economy to boost liquidity on the market. The extra amount takes to 200 billion ... UK,Business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:22:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293370,bank-of-england-boosts-money-supply-keeps-interest-rates-low.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293273,london-stock-exchange-quotations-4-november-2009.html London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets movement and percentage change against the previous quotation.FT-100 Index5,107.89(+ 70.68) BAT Industries      1,917.00(+3.50) BP Amoco              581.40(+1.10) Diageo     ... UK,Business Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:10:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293273,london-stock-exchange-quotations-4-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293182,british-unions-hail-gm-decision-but-government-cautious.html London - British trade unions Wednesday welcomed the decision by carmaker General Motors (GM) not to sell off its European brands - but the government said it was seeking urgent talks with GM about the future of Vauxhall plants. The decision, which... UK,Business Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:04:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293182,british-unions-hail-gm-decision-but-government-cautious.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293105,london-stock-exchange-quotations-3-november-2009.html London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets movement and percentage change against the previous quotation. FT 100        5,037.21(- 67.29) BAT Industries      1,913.50(- 23.00) BP Amoco              580.30(-4.40) Diageo... UK,Business Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:46:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293105,london-stock-exchange-quotations-3-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293060,british-government-announces-major-bank-restructuring--summary.html London - The British government Tuesday announced a major shake-up of the banking industry aimed at increasing competition and regulation in the sector, a year after it was rescued from collapse in a massive government bail-out. Under the scheme, the... UK,Business Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:28:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293060,british-government-announces-major-bank-restructuring--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292973,british-government-announces-major-bank-restructuring.html London - The British government Tuesday announced plans to restructure two part-nationalized banks bailed out by the taxpayer at the height of last year's crisis. The treasury said the scheme, under which the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds B... UK,Business Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:28:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292973,british-government-announces-major-bank-restructuring.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292925,london-stock-exchange-quotations-2-november-2009.html London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets movement and percentage change against the previous quotation.... UK,Business Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:40:33 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292925,london-stock-exchange-quotations-2-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292852,ryanair-reports-profits-warns-boeing-to-cut-plane-prices--summary.html London - Irish budget airline Ryanair Monday reported half-year pre-tax profits of 419.4 million euros (618.4 million dollars) but warned that continued cut-price fares would result in losses for the rest of the year. The airline said falling fuel co... UK,Business Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:04:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292852,ryanair-reports-profits-warns-boeing-to-cut-plane-prices--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292806,ryanair-reports-half-year-profits-but-warns-of-full-year-loss.html London - Irish budget airline Ryanair Monday reported half-year pre-tax profits of 419.4 million euros (618.4 million dollars) but warned that continued cut-price fares would result in losses for the rest of the year. The airline said falling fuel co... UK,Business Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:22:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292806,ryanair-reports-half-year-profits-but-warns-of-full-year-loss.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292724,british-government-poised-to-sell-off-nationalized-banks.html London - The British government is poised to sell off some of the country's struggling banks bailed out and nationalized in the wake of the global financial meltdown, it was reported Sunday. Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Bank... UK,Business Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:46:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292724,british-government-poised-to-sell-off-nationalized-banks.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292618,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-30-october-2009.html London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward. Also given are the previous trading day's quotations.cash                     forward Copper     6,460.50( 6,570.00)      6,485.50( 6,595.00) Lead       2,284.50( 2,327.50)      2,307.50( 2... UK,Business Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:28:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292618,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-30-october-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292616,london-stock-exchange-quotations-30-october-2009.html FT-100 Index        5,044.55  (- 93.17) BAT Industries      1,943.00(+4.00) BP Amoco              572.30(- 14.20) Diageo                996.00(+ 10.00) HSBC Holdings         673.70(-7.40) Prudential            556.50(- 21.00) R.Dutch Shell 'A'   1,8... UK,Business Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:46:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292616,london-stock-exchange-quotations-30-october-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292448,london-stock-exchange-quotations-29-october-2009.html London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets movement and percentage change against the previous quotation.... UK,Business Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:34:33 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292448,london-stock-exchange-quotations-29-october-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292337,british-post-hit-by-general-strike-120000-workers-protest.html London - A general strike paralyzed Royal Mail on Thursday, with unions launching a phased walkout involving up to 120,000 workers in a protest against job cuts. The CWU union said the walkoff would last until Saturday. On Thursday, workers in distri... UK,Business Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:34:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292337,british-post-hit-by-general-strike-120000-workers-protest.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292255,london-stock-exchange-quotations-28-october-2009.html London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets movement and percentage change against the previous quotation.... UK,Business Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:46:33 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292255,london-stock-exchange-quotations-28-october-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292244,flu-vaccine-demand-boosts-third-quarter-profits-at-glaxosmithkline.html London - High demand for its flu vaccine, Pandemrix, gave British pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline a strong boost in the third quarter, with sales of 1.1 billion pounds (1.8 billion dollars), the company reported Wednesday. About 25 million do... UK,Business Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:52:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292244,flu-vaccine-demand-boosts-third-quarter-profits-at-glaxosmithkline.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292056,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-27-october-2009.html London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward. Also given are the previous trading day's quotations.cash                     forward... UK,Business Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:04:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292056,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-27-october-2009.html