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/295497,london-stock-exchange-quotations-19-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 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:46:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295497,london-stock-exchange-quotations-19-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295313,london-stock-exchange-quotations-18-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 Index   5,342.13  (-  3.80)(- 0.07%)... UK,Business Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:58:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295313,london-stock-exchange-quotations-18-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295143,t-mobile-customers-details-sold-to-rivals-company-admits.html London - The private details of thousands of T-mobile customers in Britain were sold to rival firms, a spokesman for the company confirmed Tuesday. The British subsidiary of the German mobile company alerted Britain's data protection watchdog after i... UK,Business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:04:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295143,t-mobile-customers-details-sold-to-rivals-company-admits.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295099,easyjet-upbeat-despite-drop-in-profits-for-20082009--summary.html London- British budget airline Easyjet Tuesday attributed a sharp drop in 2008/2009 annual pre-tax profits to high fuel costs, but said the situation would improve markedly in 2010. The airline, now a major rival for traditional carriers, said underl... UK,Business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:22:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295099,easyjet-upbeat-despite-drop-in-profits-for-20082009--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295038,easyjet-reports-sharp-drop-in-profits-for-20082009.html London - Leading British budget airline Easyjet Tuesday reported a sharp drop in pre-tax profits for the last financial year to 43.7 million pounds (73.6 million dollars), the airline said. Profits up to the end of the September - including the key s... UK,Business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:04:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295038,easyjet-reports-sharp-drop-in-profits-for-20082009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294981,london-stock-exchange-quotations-16-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, 16 Nov 2009 18:13:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294981,london-stock-exchange-quotations-16-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294845,gold-price-surges-to-new-high-on-markets.html London - The price of gold surged to a new high Monday, reaching 1130.25 dollars an ounce in London, investors said. The price exceeded last Thursday's record by almost 8 dollars. Gold was fixed at 1104.00 dollars an ounce in London Friday. ... UK,Business Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:46:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294845,gold-price-surges-to-new-high-on-markets.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294800,british-financial-authority-to-limit-banker-bonuses.html London - A new law would allow Britain's financial authority to negate bankers' contracts if it finds they contribute to financial instability, according to a report in the Sunday Telegraph. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) would be given the p... UK,Business Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:52:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294800,british-financial-authority-to-limit-banker-bonuses.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294627,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-13-november-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 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:34:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294627,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-13-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294624,london-stock-exchange-quotations-13-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 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:10:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294624,london-stock-exchange-quotations-13-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294563,british-airways-and-iberia-hail-fantastic-merger-deal--summary.html London - British Airways (BA) and Spanish national carrier Iberia Friday hailed their long-awaited merger deal as a giant step forward in taking on global competition but critics said the marriage of the two loss-making airlines smacked of desperatio... UK,Business Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:58:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294563,british-airways-and-iberia-hail-fantastic-merger-deal--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294528,british-airways-chief-hails-fantastic-iberia-merger.html London - British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh Friday hailed his company's proposed merger with Spanish carrier Iberia as an important step of consolidation in the battered industry. It is fantastic. BA was being left behind as others were co... UK,Business Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:10:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294528,british-airways-chief-hails-fantastic-iberia-merger.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294480,british-airways-iberia-officially-agree-on-merger--update.html London - Spain's largest airline Iberia and British Airways have officially agreed on a merger, both companies announced late Thursday. The merger, which was agreed after 16 months of negotiations, is to be completed by the end of 2010, keeping both ... UK,Business Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:58:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294480,british-airways-iberia-officially-agree-on-merger--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294476,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-12-november-2009.html London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward - on Thursday. Also given are the previous trading day's quotations.... UK,Business Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:28:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294476,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-12-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294457,ba-and-iberia-in-final-stages-of-merger-talks--summary.html London/Madrid- Spain's biggest airline Iberia has agreed a merger with British Airways (BA), the Spanish newspaper El Pais and the financial website finanzas.com reported Thursday. BA will hold 55 per cent and Iberia 45 per cent of the merged company... UK,Business Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:52:30 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294457,ba-and-iberia-in-final-stages-of-merger-talks--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294425,ba-and-iberia-in-advanced-merger-talks-but-no-guarantee.html London/Madrid - British Airways (BA) and Spanish national carrier Iberia said Thursday they were holding separate board meetings to discuss long-standing merger plans which could result in a potential transaction. But in statements released in Londo... UK,Business Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:22:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294425,ba-and-iberia-in-advanced-merger-talks-but-no-guarantee.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294375,british-telecom-reports-45-per-cent-drop-in-half-yearly-profits.html London - British Telecom (BT) Thursday reported a 45-per cent drop in half-yearly pre-tax profits to 547 million pounds (914 million dollars). In a statement, the company said the decline was due mainly to costs linked with a major redundancy program... UK,Business Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:40:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294375,british-telecom-reports-45-per-cent-drop-in-half-yearly-profits.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294288,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-11-november-2009.html London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward. Also given are the previous trading day's quotations.... UK,Business Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:46:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294288,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-11-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294284,london-stock-exchange-quotations-11-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 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:28:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294284,london-stock-exchange-quotations-11-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294260,bank-of-england-warns-of-long-road-to-recovery--summary.html London - The Bank of England offered a cautiously optimistic outlook on the economy Wednesday, saying the process of recovery had begun while an emergence from the recession was still some time off. The past year had been extremely painful for most... UK,Business Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:16:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294260,bank-of-england-warns-of-long-road-to-recovery--summary.html