| BA merger closer after Iberia backs pension plan A merger between Iberia and British Airways moved a step closer after the Spanish carrier said it had decided not to exercise its right to cancel the deal over BA's pension deficit. telegraph.co.uk |
Bookies want to see how fair is Betfair "I'm looking forward to seeing them lift the kimono." That was Ralph Topping, the William Hill chief executive, earlier this week. And, no, he wasn't referring to the two-legged fillies at Ascot on Saturday - the race meeting where Frankie Dettori went through the card 14 years ago with his seven-timer. telegraph.co.uk |
Spending Review 2010: Markets unruffled by deepest cuts in decades Markets stayed calm as the Comprehensive Spending Review failed to offer up any unpleasant shocks. telegraph.co.uk |
Guy Hands: 'The last thing I wanted was to poke Citi dragon' "Poking a dragon" was the last thing that Guy Hands wanted to do, the financier told a New York court, but the failure to reach agreement with Citigroup over how to restructure EMI's debt left legal action as his only option. telegraph.co.uk |
MarketWatch First Take: Take away the mortgage deduction at your own risk The only way the mortgage-interest deduction will ever seriously be in play would be as a part of a complete overhaul of the U.S. tax code. feeds.marketwatch.com |