From FINANCIALS 4:56pm

M&A expected to be buoyant in Ireland

Confidence in country’s prospects improving, says report

INDUSTRIAL GOODS 4:56pm

Bunzl to pass on cost of falling pound

Supermarkets, hospitals and hotels set to be hit by price rises

From FINANCIALS 4:43pm

UK funding scheme boosts housebuilders

Persimmon and Bovis signal strong start to selling season

INDUSTRIAL GOODS 4:32pm

Vestas seeks to double chairman’s pay

Shareholder rights group criticises proposed retroactive rise

SUPPORT SERVICES 3:10pm

TNT Express appoints new chief

Dutch delivery group seeks fresh direction

From TECHNOLOGY 1:47pm

AT&T to provide 4G services in GM cars

US carmaker unveils tech tie-up for service in new models

People walk around as they visit the opening of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in the Emirati capital on February 17, 2013. A top French defence industry official said that talks to sell Rafale jet fighters to the UAE were "progressing well", expressing confidence that a deal could be reached with the Gulf state. ©AFP From WORLD 1:28pm

Abu Dhabi pushes for homegrown defence

Move to create domestic jobs and diversify away from oil

From TECHNOLOGY 12:19pm

Ford in deal to integrate Spotify

Access to music subscription service in new models

Small Talk from CONSTRUCTION 10:59pm

Severfield haunted by towering ambitions

Best hope of investors is economic recovery is around the corner

Boeing 737 MAX 8 ©Bloomberg From TRANSPORT 7:19pm

Sales of used commercial jets buoyant

Order backlog for Boeing and Airbus

INDUSTRIAL GOODS 6:33pm

Turkey scraps $5.7bn privatisation

Veto thwarts country’s biggest conglomerate

INDUSTRIAL GOODS 5:54pm

European companies hit by euro’s strength

Currency’s strength does not help competitiveness

INDUSTRIAL GOODS 5:44pm

Business’ nervous watch on Italy’s poll

Fears unstable government will lead to more pain for companies

From COMPANIES BY REGION Feb 23, 2013

Pentagon Protection up on £1.9m contract

Deal to supply X-ray equipment lifts shares 70%

From MANAGEMENT Feb 22, 2013

Digital disruption

Big companies need to start disrupting now, so they can learn to do it right, says James McQuivey

Week in Review from ENERGY Feb 22, 2013

Week in Review, February 23

Sir Julian Horn-Smith survives showdown at Bumi

AEROSPACE & DEFENCE Feb 22, 2013

Boeing tells FAA of plans to fix battery

Group hopes for regulator’s sign-off to get 787 flying commercially

AUTOMOBILES Feb 22, 2013

Better Place toils in electric car market

Venture quits US and Australia to focus on Israel and Denmark

AUTOMOBILES Feb 22, 2013

VW puts limits on executive bonuses

Move to avoid debate on pay even though full-year net profit hits €22bn

SUPPORT SERVICES Feb 22, 2013

Big Four’s rivals welcome audit shake-up

UK regulator applauded for seeking more competition

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