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Miners boost market after thumbs up from ‘vampire squid’

17.03.10
“Never mind SocGen — follow the vampire squid.” That was the cryptic view of one seasoned trader talking about the strong gains made in mining stocks... more

National Express profits slump for year of East Coast debacle

25.02.10
National Express ends a bad year, in which it lost the East Coast main line rail franchise, by reporting a 43 per cent slump in profits... more

NatEx declares it is back on track

21.12.09
National Express said it was back on track to being a "sound" business, as the train, coach and bus operator prepares to hand over the driving seat to the man who used to help run the Tube... more

National Express gets £360 million rights issue away

15.12.09
National Express completed its £360 million rights issue after its biggest shareholder, Spain's Cosmen family, finally agreed to support the deal... more

National Express plan supported by shareholders

27.11.09
An armada of dissident National Express shareholders was notable by its absence as the rights issue rebellion orchestrated by the train and coach group’s Spanish deputy chairman and major shareholder failed to materialise... more

New blow for National Express as it loses second rail franchise

26.11.09
National Express has received a second massive body blow, with the loss of its lucrative train franchise out of Liverpool Street to Essex and East Anglia... more

Improvements pledge as Government takes over train line

13.11.09
Government promises improved services on a key London to Scotland rail route which it will take back into public ownership from midnight tonight... more

New train blow for National Express

12.11.09
National Express is set to be hit by a second massive body blow, the loss of its lucrative train franchise out of Liverpool Street to Essex and East Anglia... more

National Express rights issue cold-shouldered by Cosmen

11.11.09
National Express launched a hugely discounted rescue rights issue today without the support of its major shareholder and deputy chairman ... more

NatX’s management blamed as rights issue looks shaky

30.10.09
Civil war breaks out at National Express with its major-shareholding deputy chairman saying the stricken train and coach group’s management do not know what they are doing ... more

National Express shares plunge

29.10.09
National Express is to go for a last roll of the dice and a rights issue of up to £500 million, after its latest merger deal fell apart ... more

Profit warning deepens the crisis at National Express

22.10.09
Without a merger partner or a rescue rights issue, National Express compounded its woes by today issuing a profit warning ... more

NatEx accelerates on Stagecoach approach

21.10.09
Shares in National Express rose for a third session in a row today after its largest shareholder backed a proposed merger with arch-rival Stagecoach ... more

National Express bid war revs up

19.10.09
Shares in train and coach company National Express rebounded today as the row over a bid approach from arch-rival Stagecoach escalated ... more

Break-up fear for National Express as takeover dies

16.10.09
The future of stricken National Express was in doubt as a £1.7 billion rescue takeover offer fell apart and speculation mounted that the biggest brand in British transport is set to be broken up... more

Crisis grows for National Express as takeover dies

16.10.09
Stricken train and coach company National Express was plunged deeper into crisis today as the 500p-a-share, £1.7 billion rescue takeover offer for the company evaporated ... more

Last lap looms in takeover battle for National Express

03.09.09
The three-month long bid battle for National Express has entered its final mile... more

National Express rebuffs £1.7bn bid

28.08.09
National Express today formally rejected a £1.7 billion takeover from its largest shareholder, the Cosmen Spanish bus family, in league with the private-equity firm CVC ... more

£680 million bid cranks up battle for National Express

27.08.09
The battle for National Express got into gear today as its biggest shareholder said it has made a private-equity backed offer of 450p for the struggling trains and coach group ... more

Rail strikes: both sides are to blame this time

06.08.09
National Express has shown itself to be inept in its relations with its employees as well as its customers... more

National Express bid group appeals over rail networks

31.07.09
The Spanish-led consortium bidding for transport group National Express has appealed to Transport Secretary Lord Adonis not to remove the company’s remaining two railway franchises ... more

Divi ditched as losses hit National Express

30.07.09
National Express veered further off track as it crashed into the red with a £36.6 million half-year loss, and dumped its interim dividend to cut debt ... more

Stagecoach muscles in on National Express bid

27.07.09
The battle for National Express heated up today as arch-rival Stagecoach revealed that it is in exclusive talks to buy parts of the business from the consortium which has made an indicative takeover bid for the ailing bus and trains firm ... more

NatEx bidder is named

24.07.09
The deputy chairman of National Express, Jorge Cosmen, was outed today as the mystery bidder for the stricken train and coach group ... more

Citi’s upbeat earnings view keeps the Footsie buoyant

23.07.09
The end of the global earnings recession is in sight, according to heavy-hitting broker Citigroup ... more

Railways are neither private nor public

01.07.09
Once, we had British Rail. Now we have something that is neither a nationalised rail system nor one that is privately run... more

National Express fight pledge after East Coast line sacking

01.07.09
National Express it will go to war with the Government after the Department for Transport sacked it from the East Coast Main Line out of King's Cross and threatened to strip it of its Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street franschises.... more

More failures and this fragile industry could derail

01.07.09
The long-expected collapse of the National Express East Coast franchise shows the fragility of the privatised railway system in the face of an economic downturn - and raises serious doubt about whether the system can ever function truly in the private sector.... more

National Express may face hostile bid from FirstGroup

29.06.09
National Express could fall to a hostile bidder or a defensive merger with a rival after the opening shot in what could be a series of takeover battles in the train and bus industry... more

Banks turn down the debt heat on National Express

17.06.09
Embattled National Express, which is struggling with the downturn on its inter-city services, said it has won a six-month breather from its banks on its £1.2 billion debt mountain... more

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