RWE not bidding for British Energy

Germany's RWE, Europe's fourth-largest utility, is not bidding for British Energy, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported, citing unidentified people in the finance industry.

• Unilever underlying sales up 7.2%
• Signet sales hurt by poor US performance
• Provident Financial has good start to 2008
• Royal Mail profits fall 30%
• Inbev profits drop 11%
• Thames Water fight leaks to prevent water shortages
• easyJet revenue up 24%
• Study: Employers see drink as No. 1 threat to employee wellbeing
• Disney profits up 22%
• Lloyds TSB has good growth despite "difficult period"

Oil surges to record high as funds march in

Oil rose to a fresh record near $125 a barrel on Friday, as a strong performance over the last week and a surge in heati...

• FTSE up on Thursday
• FTSE stands still on Tuesday

• Hezbollah seizes large parts of Beirut
• Suspected al Qaeda leader in Iraq arrested
• U.S. judge orders CIA to turn over "torture" memo
• Kenya's nomads feel pain of food prices

• Hezbollah seizes large parts of Beirut
• Suspected al Qaeda leader in Iraq arrested
• U.S. judge orders CIA to turn over "torture" memo
• Kenya's nomads feel pain of food prices
• Very premature baby survival not improving
• Study suggests cool kids can help others avoid smoking
• Ant and Dec to return prize
• Liv Tyler and husband split
• RWE not bidding for British Energy

• UBS report blames lax controls for credit losses
• Vanco suspends trading and changes leadership
• TUI looking for buyers for Hapag-Lloyd
• Tributes paid to Ecuador crash victims
• M&S initiate joint venture to India

• Myanmar junta allows U.S. military relief flights May 08, 2008 1:35PM
• Arabs say racism on rise as Israel turns 60 May 08, 2008 1:35PM
• Emotions high as Olympic flame scales Everest May 08, 2008 1:35PM
• Austrian incest father says he is "not a monster" May 08, 2008 1:35PM

• Poor mortgage market hurts Bovis' expectations May 06, 2008 1:35PM
• Tesco open centre in S.Korea May 06, 2008 1:35PM
• Rentokil profits tumble May 02, 2008 1:30PM
• Home Retail full year profit up 15% Apr 30, 2008 1:30PM

• FTSE finishes up on Friday Apr 25, 2008 1:27PM
• FTSE down 0.5% on Thursday Apr 24, 2008 1:27PM
• FTSE drops early on Thursday Apr 24, 2008 1:27PM
• FTSE rises early on Wednesday Apr 23, 2008 1:27PM

• Aims to help borrowers facing repossession 3:52 AM GMT
• Bank urged to improve crisis response 3:52 AM GMT
• "Safe" investments can prove risky May 08, 2008 1:35PM
• Pension buyouts could hit 10 billion May 08, 2008 1:35PM

• Bank set to hold fire on rates for now May 07, 2008 1:35PM
• Gas price surge threatens bigger bills May 06, 2008 1:35PM
• House prices post biggest fall since 1993 May 02, 2008 1:30PM
• House prices down 1.3 percent in April May 02, 2008 1:30PM