BA strikes deal to offload pension risk

British Airways has offloaded £1.3bn of pension risk in a deal with Rothesay Life as the airline cuts its exposure to the Airways Pension Scheme ahead of its merger with Iberia Read the full story on the Financial Times

Google in $700m travel search deal

Google threatened to ruffle feathers in the online travel world while opening a new front in its battle with Microsoft as it announced a $700m acquisition of travel technology group ITA Software Read the full story on the Financial Times

Apple targets on-demand film market

The group’s iTunes store, which sells movies to buy or rent electronically, has grown faster than video-on-demand services operated by Comcast and Time Warner Cable Read the full story on the Financial Times

Fannie and Freddie are top Wall St customers

The mortgage financiers seized by the US government during the financial crisis have paid $635m in fees to banks this year, making them Wall Street’s biggest capital markets customers in the first half of 2010 Read the full story on the Financial Times

Toyota to recall 270,000 Lexus cars

The carmaker is to recall the luxury cars after it discovered that a key component in their engines was susceptible to cracking, a problem the company says could cause the vehicles to stall Read the full story on the Financial Times

US collects $10.3bn from Citi bail-out

The US government has collected more than $10bn in cash, dividends and securities from its bail-outs of Citigroup – a sign that the financial sector’s quick rebound from the crisis is helping the authorities to make money on its rescue programmes Read the full story on the Financial Times

UBS China dealmaker quits

Investment banker Henry Cai resigns in move that will test Swiss bank’s resilience in the region Read the full story on the Financial Times

BP sounds out buyers in $10bn asset sale

The UK energy group has begun looking for potential buyers in its asset sale to pay for its liabilities from the oil spill, with the Argentine venture Pan American seen as a prime candidate Read the full story on the Financial Times

Chalco drops $2.4bn Australia bauxite plan

The world’s second-largest aluminium producer has pulled out of a US$2.4bn deal to develop a bauxite refinery in Australia, blaming a drop in aluminium prices and difficult global conditions Read the full story on the Financial Times

KNOC makes bid approach for Dana

South Korea’s national oil company is exploring a £1.5bn takeover offer for the UK-listed oil explorer Read the full story on the Financial Times

Bargain-hunters emerge ahead of US jobs data

Global Markets Overview: Timid ‘bargain hunting’ of riskier assets is under way as traders await important US jobs data and assess a slew of recent data that suggest recovery is faltering Read the full story on the Financial Times

Asian shares rise ahead of US jobs data

Stocks snap out of a three-day losing streak and the euro holds near five-week highs against the dollar, but investors remain nervous amid concerns over the global outlook Read the full story on the Financial Times

Duet of star traders to head new fund

Duet Asset Management, the London-based alternative asset manager, is raising money for a new hedge fund to be headed by two of the world’s most senior commodities traders Read the full story on the Financial Times

BA strikes deal to offload pension risk

British Airways has offloaded £1.3bn of pension risk in a deal with Rothesay Life as the airline cuts its exposure to the Airways Pension Scheme ahead of its merger with Iberia Read the full story on the Financial Times

Google in $700m travel search deal

Google threatened to ruffle feathers in the online travel world while opening a new front in its battle with Microsoft as it announced a $700m acquisition of travel technology group ITA Software Read the full story on the Financial Times

Apple targets on-demand film market

The group’s iTunes store, which sells movies to buy or rent electronically, has grown faster than video-on-demand services operated by Comcast and Time Warner Cable Read the full story on the Financial Times

Fannie and Freddie are top Wall St customers

The mortgage financiers seized by the US government during the financial crisis have paid $635m in fees to banks this year, making them Wall Street’s biggest capital markets customers in the first half of 2010 Read the full story on the Financial Times

Toyota to recall 270,000 Lexus cars

The carmaker is to recall the luxury cars after it discovered that a key component in their engines was susceptible to cracking, a problem the company says could cause the vehicles to stall Read the full story on the Financial Times

US collects $10.3bn from Citi bail-out

The US government has collected more than $10bn in cash, dividends and securities from its bail-outs of Citigroup – a sign that the financial sector’s quick rebound from the crisis is helping the authorities to make money on its rescue programmes Read the full story on the Financial Times

BP sounds out buyers in $10bn asset sale

The UK energy group has begun looking for potential buyers in its asset sale to pay for its liabilities from the oil spill, with the Argentine venture Pan American seen as a prime candidate Read the full story on the Financial Times

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