Kohl 'took cash from France to win election
A German parliamentary inquiry into secret party funds broadened its scope this week to investigate a report that France's late former president Francois Mitterrand used ...
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Credit card firms face $24.3bn suit
Some of America's biggest retailers are claiming damages that could amount to as much as $24.3bn from Visa and Mastercard after accusing the credit card companies of forc...
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Banks fail to give credit to fake smart card 'genius
Serge Humpich believed he held a secret that could do more damage to the banking system than a dozen Nick Leesons. A self-styled electronic genius, Mr Humpich claimed to ...
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Plunge into red is blow to leader's health pledge
Britain's public finances sank deeply into the red last month, causing City analysts yesterday to scale back estimates of the size of Gordon Brown's war chest going into ...
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Jarvis seeks refinancing
Debt-laden support services group Jarvis warned today it faces a bleak future unless it completes a financial restructuring over the next month.
The group said emergency...
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Invensys takes open route to refinancing
Engineering conglomerate Invensys is expected to announce its long-awaited rescue refinancing this week, which will include a £500m cash call on investors and a rest...
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Telewest refinancing 'near' as subscribers keep quitting
Telewest managing director Charles Burdick insisted yesterday that the cable operator was "close" to finalising its financial restructuring, after overcoming a last-minut...
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Meridien refinancing stalls
Millionaire financier Guy Hands, fresh from revelations of a personal loss of up to £50m in his investment in the Rockingham motor racing track, yesterday saw lender...
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NTL and Telewest near refinancing deals
Ailing cable TV companies NTL and Telewest yesterday both took steps towards completing complex financial restructurings.
Telewest is understood to be close to a deal w...
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Thus results offer refinancing cheer
Thus, the Glasgow-based telecoms company, said it needed less money than forecast to stay in business as it reported better than expected second-quarter results yesterday...
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