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Crunch time as BA mulls cuts

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Crunch time as BA mulls cuts - New BA boss Willie Walsh is facing tough two months as he tries push through job cuts solve airline's £1.4bn pension black hole Kremlin sets sights British Gas - Fears that British Gas could fall under Russian control have grown after was disclosed that state-owned energy giant Gazprom is considering bid



Crunch time as BA mulls cuts  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
New BA boss Willie Walsh is facing a tough two months as he tries to push through job cuts and solve the airline's £1.4bn pension black hole
Kremlin sets sights on British Gas  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
Fears that British Gas could fall under Russian control have grown after it was disclosed that state-owned energy giant Gazprom is considering a bid
Market report: Friday close  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
A possible international auction for British Gas left Centrica shares off the boil today
Enron duo 'cooked the books'  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
A former Enron executive has told a court how founder Kenneth Lay and ex-chief Jeffrey Skilling tampered with quarterly earnings reports to please Wall Street
EasyPizza delivered to your door  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
The pioneer of budget air travel in Europe, launched his latest venture, easyPizza, promising quality, no-frills food at the right price
Repossessions up 22%  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
A sharp rise in home repossessions has been announced in the wake of concern over soaring personal bankruptcy
Sanctuary agrees to £110m fundraiser  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
The embattled music group has agreed a heavily discounted share fundraiser to clear nearly 60% of its £165m debt
Bankruptcy numbers rocket  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
Personal insolvencies hit a record high in the final quarter of the year as thousands of people choose to go bust rather than face debts
Emap closes Smash Hits after sales flop  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
Emap has ditched its iconic Smash Hits title after sales plummeted from a high of one million in 1988 to just 120,000
Corus and IBM squeeze pensions  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
The latest changes to company schemes will see many workers paying more as their retirement benefits are reduced
Upbeat Smiths predicts rising profit  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
Engineering group Smiths today forecast an uplift in sales and profits after all of its divisions contributed to a stronger performance
Amazon sticks to shipping deal despite slip  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
Online retailer Amazon's controversial shipping policy bit into its bottom line in the crucial holiday sales quarter
Bellway sees confidence pick up  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
Housebuilder Bellway signalled an upturn in house market confidence today following a 1% rise in sales for the past six months
Investor fury at Compass chief's pay deal  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
Catering giant Compass is set to spark more anger among shareholders with a proposed £5m pay package for its new chief
'One in three' now liable for IHT  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
Soaring property prices mean that one in three households are now liable for inheritance tax on their estate when they die, research claims
Arcelor steels itself to lose takeover fight  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
France is reconciling itself to the likelihood that Mittal Steel will prevail with its £13bn hostile bid for Arcelor
Shell reveals record £13bn profit  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
Rocketing global oil prices have helped Royal Dutch Shell to record the biggest ever profit for a UK company
Standard Life slashes payouts again  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
More than two million savers with Britain's biggest mutual insurer have seen their pension and endowment payouts slashed again
AstraZeneca delivers despite drugs dearth  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
Improved sales of a schizophrenia drug and cost-cutting boosted profits at Britain's second-largest drug maker
BT 'overcharging' for broadband calls  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
BT is charging customers 'over the odds' to use its broadband phone service, according to a Which? report.
ID fraud rockets to £1.7bn  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
In a bid to back up its controversial push for ID cards, the Home Office has claimed ID fraud has risen by a third to £1.7bn per year
Britain fears the bear's hug  [02/04/2006 03:43 AM]
An energy bid from Russia for Centrica would endanger national security, says the Daily Mail City Editor
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