Takeover deals fall to a two-year low
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Business & money: Â· Credit crunch creates Â£210bn backlog of buyouts Â· US sub-prime crisis claims more jobs and firms
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Leading shares closed weaker, albeit off session lows, as Wall Street remained weak amid continued investor concerns over fresh highs in crude oil prices, with construction materials firm RMC shining out from the gloom after agreeing to a 2 billion pound takeover, dealers said.
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The companyâs shares plunged 15.9 percent to a nearly four-year low of $10.36 in morning trading after its net profit fell 84 percent in the fourth quarter.
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in yesterday's auction to the lowest levels since early October.
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MAN UNITED&#39;S share price has fallen by just over 2.5%, less than expected after the resignation of Malcolm Glazer&#39;s bankers JP Morgan.
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Shares in train and plane-making giant Bombardier have fallen to a 10-year low following the departure of its chief executive and two members of the board.
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The company was forced to drop the sale price of its commercial supply business by nearly $2 billion, one of the first big buyouts to be renegotiated as a result of the recent credit squeeze.
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in yesterday's auction to the lowest levels in three weeks.
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The company has signalled profits of between Â£285 million and Â£295 million, down on Â£311 million a year ago, following a poor run of sales.
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Shares in train and plane-making giant Bombardier fall to a 10 year low following the departure of its chief executive.
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Thai stocks fall to their lowest in two years after Bank of Thailand moves designed to halt currency speculation.
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The price of a seat on the New York  Stock Exchange fell to its lowest level since 1996, the latest  sign that a shift toward electronic trading and possible  regulatory change is undermining investors' confidence in the  exchange's open-auction system of trade.
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Shareholders get the short end of the drill stem in this buyout.
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Borussia Dortmund investors drove its stock down five percent to an all-time low on Thursday after the loss-making club asked shareholders for more money.
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WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in yesterday's auction to the lowest levels since June.
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The company talks down a recent inexplicable stock run-up.
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Berkshire Hathaway, the investment group run by Warren Buffett, the legendary investor, has reported its lowest quarterly profits for more than two years after it was