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The European aerospace giant said the test flight would go ahead "weather permitting". The A400M was designed to replace ageing military cargo carriers in several European air forces. However, a series of technical problems have dogged the project and led...

Britain's main safety regulator threw the government's energy plans into chaos tonight by damning the nuclear industry's leading designs for new plants. The Health and Safety Executive said it could not recommend plans for new reactors because of wide-ranging concerns...

Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index retreated 3.2 per cent in London as a gauge of volatility posted its steepest surge in a year. The Shanghai Composite Index slumped 3.6 per cent, the largest drop since August, and Brazil's Bovespa...

In the latest sign that a deal could be imminent, General Electric ( GE ) CEO Jeff Immelt is in Paris Wednesday to accelerate talks to buy out French conglomerate Vivendi's 20% stake in NBC Universal , The Wall Street...

The French international fashion group PPR is set to sell its consumer goods chains Fnac and Conforama to focus on its luxury brands, chief executive Francois-Henri Pinault said on Tuesday. Pinault said of his intention to sell, in an interview...

Industrial metals are also benefitting from bets that an improvement in the world economy will lead to an upturn in demand. Gold reached a record of $1,173 an ounce in New York , boosted by weaker US currency. "Gold appears...

Recovery in developed economies will accelerate next year due to "substantial improvements" in financial markets and fast-growing Asian countries, but is likely to remain fragile, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday as it doubled its 2010 growth...

The North American Securities Administrators Association says a brokerage unit of Wells Fargo & Co ( WFC.N ) agreed to a $1.3 billion settlement involving auction rate securities (ARS). The settlement requires Wells Fargo to offer to rebuy ARS from...