UPDATE 3-Whitbread sales boosted by Premier Inn, shares up - Forbes
LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Whitbread, Britain’s biggest hotel operator, reported strong 39-weeks sales growth on Monday, sending its shares higher, as its budget Premier Inn chain benefited from businesses looking to save money. The group, which also

Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Lafarge CDS upfront as default fears rise - FXStreet.com
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Thomson Financial News - Forbes
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STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Interior Services drops after trading update - Reuters UK
Shares in Interior Services (ISG.L: Quote , Profile , Research ) drop 5.4 percent as the construction management firm cautions that trading conditions in the UK would be more competitive for the last quarter and coming financial year as it saysfirst

Nikkei climbs over 5 pct on hopes for econ packages - Forbes
TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei average climbed 5.2 percent on Monday to its highest close in a week, with machinery shares such as Komatsu surging on hopes for economic stimulus packages being enacted around the world. Additional support

Oil bounces off 4-Year lows to above $43 a barrel - WJLA
SINGAPORE - Oil prices bounced off four-year lows to above $43 a barrel Monday in Asia after OPEC’s president suggested the group could surprise investors with a big production cut later this month. Light, sweet crude for January delivery was up $2

Global markets soar on stimulus hopes - CNN Money
LONDON (CNNMoney.com) — Global stock indexes surged Monday, as investors bet that governments worldwide will keep launching measures to jolt their economies in the face of the financial crisis. Signs that a deal to keep U.S. automakers out of

Sen. Chris Dodd Calls for GM CEO to Go - CNBC
General Motors should replace its chief executive if it receives emergency government loans to avert likely collapse, a U.S. senator drafting bailout legislation said on Sunday. Paul Sancya / AP General Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Rick

Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-German construction up, led by Hochtief - CNBC
STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Stocks on the move Real-time Equity News 09:48GMT 08Dec2008-German construction up, led by Hochtief —– Shares in German construction companies rise, led by

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE- Enel trails sector rise after downgrade - Reuters UK
Enel (ENEI.MI: Quote , Profile , Research ) is up 3.9 percent at 4.26 euros but trails European sector’s rise after Societe Generale cuts its rating on Italy’s biggest power company to “hold” from “buy”. Societe Generale states in a research report the

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