Business Publications

Topic: RSS Feed

TUI caught up in share probe

Travel Trade Gazette UK & Ireland, August, 2004

TUI AG, the German owner of Thomson Holidays and Lunn Poly, is at the centre of a share trading controversy on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

TUI AG shares have been among the best-performing shares on the German DAX index - the equivalent of the FTSE 100 - in the past month as speculation has increased about the sale of German bank WestLB's 31.3 per cent holding in the company.

Many analysts think the group could now be subject to a hostile takeover bid.

But the German financial regulator BaFin said this week it intended to examine the share tradings that have ramped up the TUI AG share price. It has not yet said it will launch a formal investigation, though.

The share price has slipped in recent days, but TUI AG still stands a good...

Want to read the whole article? You can purchase it here. It's quick and easy.
Premium Content Partnership

 

BNET TalkbackShare your ideas and expertise on this topic

Please add your comment:
  1. You are currently: a Guest |
  4.  

Basic HTML tags that work in comments are: bold (<b></b>), italic (<i></i>), underline (<u></u>), and hyperlink (<a href></a)

advertisement
advertisement
  • Click Here
  • Click Here
  • Click Here
advertisement
Click Here
  • Your Work How to Win at Office Politics

    How to Win at Office Politics

    Like it or not, every workplace is a political environment. But operating effectively within it doesn’t have to mean sucking up, lying, or slinging dirt. In its purest form, office politics is simply about getting from here to there: securing a promotion, seeing an idea come to fruition, or gaining support to make an organizational change. Playing the game well is about defending your position, earning respect, exchanging favors, and keeping your sanity amid the chaos. To get started, you need to know what you really want from work, then orient your political moves toward those goals. It all starts with strong relationships and helping others; those people in return make up the support system that helps you realize your goals. Here’s how it’s done.

  • Your Industry The Five Worst Drug Companies of 2009

    The Five Worst Drug Companies of 2009

    These five companies have performed even worse than their peers and competitors. Investigations? Insider trading? Dirty factories? Recalls? Management churn? Scandals? They've got it all. In order of incompetence, BNET presents the five worst drug companies of 2009. Drumroll, please ...

  • Your Money Dumbest Things You Do With Your Money

    Dumbest Things You Do With Your Money

    Even smart people make financial moves that are downright illogical. Emotions and superstitions have a sneaky way of keeping you from rational financial decisions. But dumb choices can have serious, real-world consequences. Here are some of the biggest blunders we all make, plus tips from the experts on how to keep cool.