Topic: London (England)
LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of commuters across the British capital struggled to get to work on Tuesday as a 24-hour strike by workers on London's underground rail system crippled much of the network, hurting the city's convalescent economy. Passengers took to bikes, ...
Millions of Londoners faced travel chaos Tuesday as workers on the city's Underground train network staged a 24-hour strike over planned job cuts. Commuters were forced to join long queues for crowded bus and boat services, walk or cycle to get to ...
Millions of commuters faced severe disruption on London Underground services on Tuesday as Tube workers continued a 24-hour strike over staffing cuts. Thousands of maintenance workers walked out during the evening rush hour at 5:00 pm (1600 GMT) on Monday, while drivers, ...
Europe's main stock markets dived at the start of trading on Tuesday, following heavy overnight losses in New York and then in Asia as investors worried about weak US data and the strength of the yen. In opening deals, London's benchmark FTSE ...
Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, said Thursday that annual net profits rose slightly on a strong second half driven by growth in emerging markets which offset weakness in the West. The maker of Guinness stout, Baileys liqueur and Smirnoff ...
Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, said Thursday that annual net profits rose slightly on a strong second half driven by growth in emerging markets which offset weakness in the West. The maker of Guinness stout, Baileys liqueur and Smirnoff ...
Leading London shares fell again on Wednesday after a slump in Tokyo and on Wall Street largely caused by a weak economic recovery which has offset strong earnings news, traders said. The benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.50 percent to 5,129.43 points ...
The yen hit fresh 15-year highs against the dollar on Tuesday after much weaker-than-expected US home sales data sparked a rush into the safehaven Japanese currency, dealers said. The yen advanced steadily against the euro too, to nine-year highs, as the authorities ...
World oil prices slumped to seven-week lows close to 72 dollars Tuesday on rising concerns about a weak economic recovery which was roiling financial markets, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for October delivery, slid 87 cents to 72.23 ...
The euro dipped against its main rivals on Monday as data showed the rate of economic recovery easing across the eurozone. Elsewhere, the yen rose as Japanese leaders avoided measures to tame the currency's ascent. The Australian dollar meanwhile recovered after falling ...
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