TELECOMS 12:59pm

Telenor in Bangladeshi takeover tussle

A pedestrian checks his mobile handset while passing a Telenor A pedestrian checks his mobile handset while passing a Telenor ASA mobile phone store in Budapest, ©Bloomberg

Norwegian telecoms company caught up in fallout over Grameen Bank

INDUSTRIALS 4:48pm

EADS flags lingering challenges for A350

One-off charges related to wide-body jet weigh on aerospace group

ENERGY 11:53am

Mongolia revokes key Oyu Tolgoi licences

Rio Tinto under pressure to reach agreement with government

Ryanair bid for Aer Lingus ©PA TRANSPORT 2:52pm

EU blocks Ryanair-Aer Lingus merger

Brussels vetoes deal for second time over ‘monopoly’ concerns

TECHNOLOGY 12:49pm

Arvato seeks to break new digital ground

German media services group a key source of growth for Bertelsmann

Bottles of Anheuser-Busch's Budweiser beer RETAIL & CONSUMER 11:16am

AB InBev warns on US and Brazil beer sales

Belgian brewer expects ‘year of challenge and uncertainty’

FINANCIALS 8:20am

Esure presses ahead with flotation plans

Insurer hopes results will justify valuation of about £1bn

A gas burner of a stove is pictured in London, on July 31, 2008. British energy firm Centrica said Thursday that net profit surged 79 percent to 1.802 billion pounds (2.286 billion euros, 3.569 billion dollars) in the first half as it charged more for its gas and electricity to fight soaring wholesale costs."Centrica once again delivered a good financial performance during six months when wholesale natural gas prices in the UK were on average more than double those in the same period of 2007. ©Getty ENERGY 9:52am

Centrica profits boosted by cold weather

British Gas owner defends price rises

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