Rolls-Royce wins $1.3bn contract
146816
Rolls-Royce secures a $1.3bn (Â£646m) engine deal for Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner long-haul aircraft.
360605
The company behind the Madame Tussauds and London Eye tourist attractions is bought in a Â£1bn deal.
463452
Automaking giant DaimlerChrysler AG said Thursday it earned 951 million euros ($1.18 billion) in the third quarter on good performances from its financial services division and its US Chrysler arm, rebounding from a 1.7 billion euro loss a year ago when
631191
LONDON - The Chinese have come to the aid of ailing British carmaker MG Rover with Â£1 billion ($2.63 billion) in cash. MG Rover said the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) would provide the cash under
484156
BOEING was given a significant lift in its battle for orders against Airbus, its European rival, yesterday when Japan Airlines (JAL) signed a deal for a fleet of its new 7E7 aircraft worth up to $6 billion (Â£3.1 billion).
389945
NTL, Britainâs largest cable firm, has struck an agreement with a consortium led by one of Australiaâs top banks to sell its network of masts for Â£1.27 billion.
533844
China signed a $1.3 billion deal to buy Airbus SAS jetliners on Monday as German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder began a visit that was expected to include talks on Beijing&#39;s desire for Europe to end a ban on arms sales to China.
361656
IBM Corp. said Monday it has won a $1.4 billion outsourcing contract from AstraZeneca PLC, a seven-year deal aimed at helping the British pharmaceutical company manage its internal technology operations.
560398
British and Chinese companies have signed key business agreements, including a multi-millon-dollar engine deal between Rolls-Royce and Air China, witnessed by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
724834
Rolls-Royce, the maker of plane engines, said Tuesday that it has won an engine order from Oman Air worth 460 million dollars (311 million euros) at list prices.
13583
A controversial steel magnate today awarded himself a Â£1.1 billion bonus after unveiling a takeover that will create the worldâs biggest steel company.
358190
A consortium led by Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group agreed Thursday to pay 1.27 billion British pounds (US$2.5 billion; euro1.8 billion) for NTL Inc.
39016
DaimlerChrysler AG said Thursday it earned euro1.0 billion (&#36;1.27 billion) in the third quarter on good performances from its commercial vehicles division and its U.S. Chrysler arm, rebounding from a large loss a year ago.
201771
Viridian Group , Northern  Ireland's main electricity supplier, said on Friday it had  agreed a 1.62 billion pound ($3.1 billion) takeover offer from  Bahrain-based private equity firm Arcapita.
449787
NTL, Britain&#39;s largest cable operator, yesterday sold its television transmission business to an Australian-led consortium in a Â£1.3bn deal.
512791
The British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce has said it had struck a deal worth 450 million dollars (339 million euros) to help supply China Southern Airlines with V2500 engines for 50 Airbus A320s.
367222
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce Group plc is to cut up to 2,300 jobs in Britain, Europe and the United States in a bid to trim costs, the company said Friday.