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Browne to stay on til end-2008

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Browne stay til end-2008 - Chief executive Lord Browne today declared he will quit BP at end of 2008, ending frenzied speculation about his retirement date 'Wild west' taking over travel industry - The confusion surrounding financial safeguarding of foreign holidays is 'profoundly worrying', report warns today



Browne to stay on til end-2008  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Chief executive Lord Browne today declared he will quit BP at the end of 2008, ending frenzied speculation about his retirement date
'Wild west' taking over travel industry  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
The confusion surrounding the financial safeguarding of foreign holidays is 'profoundly worrying', a report warns today
Market report: Tuesday 12.30  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
The sun is shining on budget airline easyJet these days, and the shares today climbed after strong forecasts from Morgan Stanley
Vodafone boss fends off critics  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin today rode out the storm of investor disapproval that came to a head at the company's annual meeting
Pensions lifeboat for MG workers  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
The Pension Protection Fund is set to ride to the rescue of former MG Rover staff made redundant when the car company went bust last year
Shares fall as 888 loses a few hands  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Shares in online casino 888 plunged 6% today after the business reported a drop in active members and revenues short of expectations
Yell in the pink as online revenue rockets  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Directories group Yell today said online revenues in the UK jumped 71% during an 'outstanding' quarter for its Yell.com business
Jailed BetonSports chief fired  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
David Carruthers has been fired as chief executive of online gambling site BetonSports amid allegations of fraud and sleaze
Domino's serves up 25% profit surge  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Pizza delivery chain Domino's Pizza today served up a 25% increase in profits thanks to the launch of its Simpsons branded pizza and the World Cup effect
Enodis opens books to US bidder  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Kitchen equipment group Enodis said today it had agreed to open its books to a US bidder - as long as it sticks by a pledge to pay at least £892m
£940,000 package for Stagecoach boss  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Souter pockets a fat bonus as rising passenger numbers boost profits for bus and train operator
Copper soars on strike threat at BHP  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Copper futures surged today after workers at the world's largest copper mine said they would strike next month
Rates prediction cheers borrowers  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
A forecasting group has said there is enough slack in the UK economy to allow the Bank of England to keep interest rates at 4.5%
Billions lost in CSA shambles  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Moves to replace the Child Support Agency will mean that billions of pounds owed by absent fathers will go uncollected
High gas prices give BG lift  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
BG Group grabbed another 100,000 square kilometres - in Alaska, Madagascar, Nigeria and China- to explore for gas in the second quarter
EDF hikes energy prices  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
EDF Energy is increasing its gas price for domestic customers by 19%, and its electricity price 8%, it announced today
Huge rise in passport fee  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
A passport will cost £66 from October - an increase of more than 50% in 10 months
Shops facing World Cup hangover  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
British retailers who made hay during the World Cup with record sales of flat-screen TVs and lager are fearing a major hangover
Loose talk costs us all dearly  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
The impact of the failure of the world trade talks will be felt the moment stockmarkets start to stutter
Pension funds bet on fools gold  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Tracker funds have to buy into the companies of the indicies they track. It's a risky strategy says the Financial Mail on Sunday editor
Dogs open lead over FTSE  [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
The Mail on Sunday Midas updates readers on its Dogs fund and how it is starting to outperform the market

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