| Southwest Airlines to buy AirTran for $1.4B By SAMANTHA BOMKAMP 2010-09-27T16:13:37ZNEW YORK (AP) -- Southwest Airlines has agreed to buy AirTran in a $1.42 billion deal that will combine two of the nation's biggest discount carriers.... hosted.ap.org |
Brazil warns of world currency war Guido Mantega, the Brazilian Finance Minister, says governments are manipulating their currencies to improve export competitiveness. telegraph.co.uk |
Bankers 'caused credit crisis for kicks' Forget the thorny problems of risk, regulation and even reward: bankers blew up the financial system for the thrill of it, says a British academic. telegraph.co.uk |
Labour's cuts would have been 'unfair' too Labour are being seen as more "progressive" on cuts only because they refused to say where the axe would fall in their £44bn cuts plan. telegraph.co.uk |
Dutch TNT to Split in Two Dutch postal and express company TNT will split its mail and express operations into separate companies, as it reported a sharp drop in net profit. online.wsj.com |