Lloyds plans hostile £18.7bn bid for Abbey Lloyds TSB is planning a hostile £18.7bn bid for Abbey National. Abbey National is trying to agree…
12 BP stations face closure in UK BP Amoco's decision to sell 3,000 petrol stations worldwide will only affect about 12 UK sites. The …
100 car dealerships at risk of closure DaimlerChrysler is considering merging its Chrysler Jeep and Mitsubishi car sales networks. The move…
Dixon to hand over control at Regus Regus founder Mark Dixon is preparing to hand over operational control to two new chief executives. …
Local plan to be drawn up for Belfast area The Northern Ireland environment department has started work on a plan for Belfast which will decide…
Flood and storm costs exceed Royal & Sun estimates Royal & Sun Alliance's potential fourth-quarter flood and storm losses could be almost double its…
Arcadia to cut back formats Arcadia is to slash back its 13 different shop formats. Stuart Rose, chief executive, said there…
Property best asset class in 2000 UK property was the best performing asset class, last year. It offered total return of 10.5%. But…
Courtaulds closes Portadown lingerie plants Courtaulds Lingerie is closing its plant at Portadown, Northern Ireland. It is also closing the…
£4bn building programme for schools The government has pledged £4bn for a building programme for nearly 8,000 schools. Some 650 schools …
