Fresh bid rumours lift Alitalia
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Shares in ailing Italian national  carrier Alitalia surge on speculation that Air France is preparing to bid for the airline.
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PARIS/ROME  - Alitalia's suitors Air France-KLM and Air One each detailed plans which could nearly double its capital and promised it new planes on Monday, a day before the indebted airline's board meets to pick a partner.
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Air France-KLM on Monday detailed its offer to buy all of Alitalia , confirming details given on Sunday by its chairman to Italian newspapers.
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Racing against the clock to stave off bankruptcy, Alitalia has clinched a deal with its ground staff, rolling back their benefits and opening the way for some 2,500 job cuts.
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Alitalia's board of directors said Friday it had advised the Italian government to pursue an offer by Air France-KLM to rescue the near-bankrupt airline with a long-term investment of 6.5 billion euros.
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European equities rose on Monday, helped by bid speculation in the reinsurance sector and strength among carmakers. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 gained 0.4 per cent at 1,549.925.
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Shares in consumer goods giant Unilever rise 4% amid rumours of a possible bid from Colgate-Palmolive.
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Alitalia's board of directors said Friday it had advised the Italian government to pursue an offer by Air France-KLM to rescue the near-bankrupt airline with a long-term investment of 6.5 billion euros (9.3 billion dollars).
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Alitalia may have to slash up to 7,000 jobs, it emerged yesterday, as executives scrambled to rescue Italy&#39;s national carrier from possible bankruptcy later this month.
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Europe's year-end rally gathered momentum this week with bid speculation in the banking and retail sectors helping equities reach a fresh 5&frac12;-year high on Friday.
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Shares in Italian carrier Alitalia surge as it finalises a deal with unions which will keep it in the air.
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Alitalia picks Air France-KLM as its top bidder, clearing the way for takeover talks to move ahead.
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European stock markets have climbed, lifted by takeover speculation surrounding the utilities and transport sectors, and following solid gains in Tokyo and by Wall Street overnight, dealers said.
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Premiership football club Manchester United was today facing the possibility of a fresh bid from US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer. The Old Trafford-based club said the owner
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Stock futures rose on Monday, boosted by a flurry of deal news including a report that BHP Billiton has revived plans for a $40 billion takeover of aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. .
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Sport: Sampdoria striker claims Man Utd have made an increased offer to sign him.
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Loss-making Italian airline Alitalia outlined a new rescue strategy on Thursday that included plans to launch another capital increase and cut an unspecified number of jobs.