Altria seized control of the biggest chewing tobacco company in the United States yesterday for $10.4 billion ($£6 billion) in cash, raising hopes that while Wall Street may be in the middle of a credit crisis, corporate America is bearing up.
Tags: business news, Latest News, news, tech newsGoogle’s ambition to expand into the TV advertising market has been boosted by a deal with US media giant NBC Universal. By Mark Sweney
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Tags: business news, Latest News, news, tech newsObituary: A stage star, she became a familiar face in television dramas
Tags: business news, Latest News, news, tech newsBG Group has given up on its hostile bid for Origin Energy, one of Australia’s biggest energy companies, after refusing to raise its offer price beyond $11 billion ($£6.2 billion).
Tags: business news, Latest News, news, tech newsThe number of homes changing hands has plunged to a record low — with some estate agents selling only one home per week — according to new figures that will place more pressure on the Chancellor to kick-start Britain’s faltering property market.
Tags: business news, Latest News, news, tech newsLondon’s leading shares ground to a screeching halt today as fears over the global economy resurfaced and overshadowed the US Government’s £110 billion bailout of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the mortgage debt giants.
Tags: business news, Latest News, news, tech newsSteve Penk, the new owner of local radio station The Revolution, is unrepentant about switching the Oldham service’s music format overnight. By Oliver Luft
Tags: business news, Latest News, news, tech newsNike has launched a series of animated online ads that portray the challenges faced by athletes as part of a campaign to inspire young women. By Mark Sweney
Tags: business news, Latest News, news, tech newsAnimated Nike ‘Here I Am’ ad charting Maria Sharapova’s journey from childhood in Russia to becoming a tennis star
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