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Rolls-Royce's nuclear link is good news for UK jobs

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Rolls-Royce gloomy despite record high

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Rolls-Royce, the aircraft engines maker, warned it has seen no sign of an economic recovery despite posting a 9% rise in half-year profits before tax to £445 million ... more

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Rolls-Royce to build four new factories for £300m

28.07.09
Rolls-Royce boosted British manufacturing when it unveiled plans to build four new factories in the UK ... more

Tories lacking in ideas on the crisis challenge

08.07.09
One of the most frustrating things about the current level of political debate is that though the Labour Government has presented the Conservatives with a wide-open goal, there seems to be no one on that side capable of kicking the ball... more

Rolls takes a £66m punt on Norway oil

29.06.09
Rolls-Royce, best-known for producing aero-engines, is moving further into the oil and gas business... more

£300m superjumbo fit for a prince

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It is the ultimate billionaire's play-thing, a £300 million extravagance to give even the biggest mega-yacht an inferiority complex... more

Let’s clear way for new wave of banks

02.06.09
It is a basic rule of capitalism that when a company stumbles, nimble new competitors come into the market to kick it when it is down and to try to grab its business. It is a rule that holds true for most sectors, provided the barriers to entry are not too daunting. ... more

Germany warns of Chinese and Russian ‘hi-tech spies’

20.05.09
Germany's domestic intelligence agencies say Russia and China are increasingly spying on British and German firms in a bid to gain the economic edge ... more

777 jets still fly despite warning of risk linked to crash at Heathrow

13.03.09
Air accident investigators have warned that there is a "high probability" that a fault which may have caused the crash landing of a British Airways jet at Heathrow will strike other Boeing 777s... more

Chinese in London for a buying spree

27.02.09
Trade: China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming is in London as part of a European shopping spree, and to talk up trade between the region and his country... more

Rolls-Royce ups helicopter delivery forecast

23.02.09
Transport: British aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce predicted 15,000 helicopters would be delivered by worldwide manufacturers over the 10 years to 2018, slightly ahead of a forecast made this time last year... more

Airline slump clips Rolls-Royce's wings

12.02.09
Engineering: The biggest airline industry slump in history is set to hit profits at Rolls-Royce... more

Rolls-Royce a role model for Rio

12.02.09
Today's tale is of two companies and the importance in an economic downturn of a strong balance sheet. In one corner is Rolls-Royce, which has spent the better part of £10 billion since 2001 on research and development, capital expenditure and so on, but is still sitting on £1.5 billion of net cash. ... more

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08.01.09
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Ice in fuel system 'caused Heathrow crash'

04.09.08
Urgent measures to stop ice forming in the fuel tanks of passenger jets were recommended today by investigators into January's near disaster at Heathrow... more

Market report: Rolls-Royce suffers as aircraft orders dry up

21.08.08
Rolls-Royce shares lost out today as broker sentiment soured against the aircraft engines maker.... more

Power and grace from samba's first family

20.08.08
Brazil's king and queen of jazz samba Airto Moreira and Flora Purim are back at last at Ronnie Scott's with a band that still combines power and grace like some Copacabanan Rolls-Royce.... more

Rolls-Royce and Goodrich in engine controls tie-up

14.08.08
Rolls-Royce and US aircraft components-maker Goodrich are planning a 50-50 joint venture which would develop and supply engine controls for Rolls' jet engines... more

Pentagon deal a boost to Rolls

29.07.08
The Iraqi government are set purchase 24 transport aircraft as Middle East sales continue to prop up Rolls-Royce Group ... more

It's a crying shame about Yell

24.07.08
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08.07.08
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'Fuel freeze' likely cause of Heathrow plane crash

13.05.08
The British Airways plane that crash landed at Heathrow may have suffered from "fuel freeze" caused by cold weather... more

Now Simon Cowell shows off in his $1million Bugatti Veyron sports car

10.03.08
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McQueen's fans bid a cool £650k

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