A brief report providing a comprehensive look at major trading activity in the European markets.
VW board approves final details of stake in sports car makers Porsche while French telecoms group moves towards profit.
...MOREAir France-KLM plans further job cuts after posting H1 loss. UK retail sales hit 17-month high. Official figures see Britain sinking deeper into the red. British talent show star, Susan Boyle's debut album becomes the most pre-ordered CD through Amazon.
...MORECadbury courted by possible joint bid as UK sets out to halve budget deficit in 4 years and clamp down on "risky" bankers.
...MOREWorkers at Opel and Vauxhall wait to hear their fate as General Motors' European chief meets in Brussels to discuss the future of its European operations.
...MOREIt was a mixed picture for European car sales - Western Europe saw a rise of 11.2 percent in October while sales in Eastern Europe fell by 36.9 percent.
...MOREBritish Airways and Spain's Iberia airlines announce 7 billion dollar merger and the deal is set to finalise by the end of 2010.
...MORERussian president, Dmitry Medvedev's annual state of the nation address highlights the need for Russia to modernise as the country's GDP looks to grow by 3 to 4 percent by December.
...MOREThe unemplyment rate in Britain remains steady but high at 7.8 percent despite a 5 billion pound investment by the UK government to tackle the growing problem.
...MOREThe International Energy Agency's 2009 outlook forecasts oil prices to soar to 100 dollars a barrel by 2020, while delay in tackling global warming could cost 500 billion dollars a year.
...MOREThe bid for British confectioner Cadbury continues after Kraft makes a formal offer but fails to increase its original valuation.
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