Vivendi, Europe's largest entertainment group by sales, recorded a 10.3 per cent increase in underlying profits in the first

It is Washington's new hobby: keeping track of acronyms denoting US government programmes and totting up the associated

A week ago, the wild-eyed masses were calling for Tim Geithner's head. The newish US Treasury secretary was being blamed for

Microsoft has had discussions with News Corp over a plan that would involve the media company's being paid to "de-index" its

...punishment. Why else would Delta and American Airlines be jostling to throw money at...life difficult for weaker competitor American Airlines, which has little Asian exposure...at Tokyo's Narita airport, less than American Airlines and British Airways would control...

...brought in as financial investor by American Airlines, could inject as much as $1bn...new capital, to woo JAL away from the American Airlines-led OneWorld alliance. Delta...switching costs, estimated at $20m.Delta and American hope to benefit from a liberalising...

American Airlines' top executive has delivered his most pointed...in convincing US regulators to approve the partnership.American, the world's second-largest carrier, is seeking a venture...comments obtained by the Financial Times, Gerard Arpey, American's chief, told managers that Delta's extensive presence...

American Express on Wednesday said it would purchase Revolution Money, an online payments business set up by former AOL chief Steve Case. The $300m deal puts American Express, known as the premium credit card provider with the highest fees, in control of an upstart company whose focus...

...with other airlines around the world.Mr Williams has mentioned American Airlines, though current foreign ownership rules make that...Washington, which is weighing antitrust approval for BA, Iberia and American Airlines to deepen their alliance. A decision was originally...

American Express, the largest US credit card issuer by purchases...cent from $815m a year ago, the company said. Shares in American Express rose 3.82 per cent in after-market trading to...an end," Mr Chenault said. For credit card loans that American Express holds on its balance sheet, losses fell to 9.8...