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COPENHAGEN -- Nordic Telephone Company is to push ahead with the delisting of TDC, the Danish telecoms company, in spite of a legal challenge by a minority shareholder. ATP, Denmark's [...]

COPENHAGEN -- TDC, Denmark's biggest telecoms operator, reported full-year results that beat expectations yesterday as it prepared to delist from Copenhagen stock exchange following its takeover by a consortium of [...]

COPENHAGEN -- Carlsberg, the Danish brewery group, reported operating profit of DKr3.52bn (Dollars 562m) last year, just above market expectations. The brewery's net sales climbed 5 per cent to DKr38bn, [...]

COPENHAGEN -- In Copenhagen, Denmark's capital, almost everyone has an opinion about the notorious cartoons of Prophet Mohammed published in September by Jyllands-Posten, the largest daily newspaper in Denmark, that [...]

STOCKHOLM, COPENHAGEN, LONDON and CAIRO -- Nordic countries last night feared that attacks on their foreign missions could spread across the Middle East after demonstrators burned down the Danish consulate [...]

COPENHAGEN -- Denmark, best known for its liberal welfare society, Lego, Carlsberg lager and voting No to EU treaties, has suddenly become the unlikely centre of an escalating conflict between [...]

COPENHAGEN -- Nordic Telephone Company, the private equity consortium, said yesterday ithad received valid acceptances covering about 85.5 per cent of shares inTDC, Denmark's biggesttelecoms operator, and extended the offer [...]

COPENHAGEN -- Nordic Telephone Company, the private equity consortium, said yesterday ithad received valid acceptances covering about 85.5 per cent of shares inTDC, Denmark's biggesttelecoms operator, and extended the offer [...]

COPENHAGEN -- Private equity consortium Nordic Telephone Company yesterday said it might buy shares in Danish telecom operator TDC on the open market, because the stock had traded at a [...]

COPENHAGEN -- Shares in TDC fell yesterday after the company's biggest shareholder said on Sunday night it would not accept an agreed Dollars 12bn cash offer for Denmark's largest telecoms [...]

For decades, British politics has been dominated by weighty issues such as the size of the state and relations with Europe. This week it was weight that took centre stage [...]

European telecommunications operators are back in fashion after enjoying a swift reversal of investor sentiment in recent months. The sector has been reassessed as a low-risk, non-cyclical business with operators [...]

SILVER LINING FOR DANISH COMPANY IN WARDROBE MALFUNCTION A tiny Danish fashion company looks set to emerge as the unlikely beneficiary of Janet Jackson's exposure at the Superbowl last week,writes [...]

The pharmaceuticals sector provided much of the interest for Europe's equity markets yesterday after Sanofi-Synthelabo launched a widely expected Euros 48bn hostile takeover bid for its larger rival Aventis. Shares [...]

Equity markets in Europe edged ahead yesterday in spite of weakness for technology stocks as their US counterparts ran into profit-taking following a recent strong run. Utilities were among Europe's [...]

European bourses fell yesterday as weakness on Wall Street and a profit warning in the pulp and paper sector weighed on sentiment. Finland's Stora Enso, the forestry company, shed 6.4 [...]

European companies are again looking at mergers and acquisitions after a long period of inactivity, with strategists suggesting the strong euro could spark a transatlantic buying spree. Conditions for a [...]

Nearly two-thirds of global fund managers find bonds overvalued but equities fairly priced, according to Merrill Lynch's fund manager survey yesterday. The finding is 'a major puzzle for asset allocation [...]

An early advance by European bourses largely fizzled out by the close yesterday as the absence of a lead from Wall Street deterred many investors from taking on new positions. [...]

European bourses rose yesterday as technology stocks were boosted by upbeat earnings, while takeover speculation continued to buoy the banks. The FTSE Eurotop 300 closed up 0.9 per cent at [...]

European stock markets were dragged lower yesterday by fears of another potential accounting scandal, while exporters suffered as the euro hit yet another high against the dollar. Switzerland's Adecco, the [...]

European bourses slipped back yesterday after weak US jobs data raised concerns about the pace of the economic recovery while a surprise downgrade of Royal Dutch Shell's proven oil and [...]

European bourses rose to their best levels since the summer of 2002 after upbeat comments from Nokia triggered a sharp rally in the technology sector. Finland's Nokia surged 12.3 per [...]

European bourses fell yesterday for a second consecutive session as the heavily weighted oil majors fell on the back of a broker downgrade. Italian banks also weighed on markets amid [...]

European bourses eased back yesterday as concerns about the strength of the euro hit exporters. The single currency hit yet another lifetime high against the dollar, increasing the pressure on [...]

European stocks rose to fresh 16-month highs yesterday as investors bought technology, telecoms and banking stocks in antici-pation of a continuing economic recovery. The software sector was boosted by upbeat [...]

Quoted toy companies are a rarity in Britain, as are genuinely British-made toys. But those that remain have enjoyed some stock market success. Hornby's model trains and Scalextric products have [...]

Investors on European stock markets were concerned yesterday by the worsening liquidity crisis at Italian food producer Parmalat. Most of the big Italian banks have exposures to Parmalat, and there [...]

European bourses rose yesterday with German financial stocks benefiting from a rejig of the Dax index and an upbeat business confidence survey while the oil sector rose in line with [...]

Swan Lake Barbie and Nevra from Bratz Formal Funk Runway Disco are scratching each other's eyes out. The world's biggest toymaker, Mattel, is mounting a rearguard action to defend 40-year-old [...]

European bourses ended higher yesterday as the euro eased back against the dollar, boosting export-oriented auto and technology stocks. Carmakers raced to the top of the gainers' list as the [...]

European bourses fell yesterday as investors sold out of the telecoms sector following a disappointing trading update from KPN. KPN, the Dutch telecoms operator, fell 9.3 per cent to Euros [...]

European bourses rose yesterday as investors cheered an upbeat survey of German business confidence. The oil sector pushed ahead as investors expected demand to rise and prices to remain firm [...]

European stock markets ended lower yesterday as the dollar continued to weaken in the wake of Friday's disappointing US jobs data. Export-oriented industries, such as carmaking, suffered from the euro's [...]

European bourses eased back yesterday as investors digested the effect of a record-high euro, in light of one-year highs for equity markets earlier in the week. Media stocks dragged the [...]

European stock markets edged higher yesterday in spite of the weak dollar. The euro hit yet another record high against the greenback, but banking, car and electronics stocks helped push [...]

European markets ended slightly lower yesterday as a weak opening on Wall Street and the strengthening of the euro affected sentiment. Monday's strong manufacturing data from the US boosted sectors [...]

European bourses raced higher yesterday as investors cheered further signs of economic improvement in the eurozone and the US. Shares in Eads, the Paris-listed aerospace company, rose to the top [...]

European exporters came under renewed pressure yesterday as the euro surged to a fresh high against the dollar, breaking through the Dollars 1.20 barrier around midday. The strength of the [...]

Equity markets in Europe edged slightly higher yesterday although activity was extremely light because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday in the US. The German banking sector, which has recently been [...]

European markets gave up early gains and ended slightly lower yesterday as investors booked profits after better-than-expected data provided further evidence that the economic recovery was taking place. The financial [...]

European markets ended fractionally higher yesterday following Monday's rally as economic data continued to point to an economic recovery, but disappointing earnings from Munich Re dragged the insurance sector lower. [...]

European bourses edged higher on Monday, led by rumours of German bank mergers and expectations of an upbeat forecast from Finland's Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, due late [...]

European bourses ended barely changed yesterday but the markets lost ground over the week as concerns about an increased terror threat hit travel and insurance stocks. The FTSE Eurotop 300 [...]

Stocks in the travel and tourism industry led European bourses lower yesterday after a number of bomb blasts in Istanbul raised concerns about the recovery in the industry. Lufthansa, the [...]

European bourses stepped back yesterday as the weaker dollar raised concerns about companies that rely on the US for much of their earnings. Among stocks affected by the weaker dollar [...]

European bourses stemmed the previous session's steep declines but failed to make fresh gains yesterday in spite of investors returning to the financial sector. A fresh burst of stakebuilding and [...]