*BAE Systems (BA.L) set to emerge as the biggest winner from a new agreement between Britain and Saudi Arabia to replace the Kingdom's fleet of Tornado fighter aircraft with new Eurofighters.
*MVC, the music and DCVD chain spun out of Woolworths (WLW.L), files for bankruptcy.
*Speyhill Properties reveals ambitious plans to spend £507 million on German residential property.
*Daily Mail's (DMGO.L) Northcliffe attracts a dozen bidders.
*Deutsche Borse admits to merger talks with Euronext.
*Procter & Gamble (PGM.L) learns lessons as it integrates $57 billion Gillette.
*CMR Fuel Cells floats on AIM today at 176p.
*London Capital Holdings starts trading today at 82p.
*DM Private Equity understood to be one of the bidders for Unwins' assets, according to Daily Telegraph.
*UTV (UTV.L) and Channel 4 weigh up bids for Digital Radio Network.
*Raft International (RFT.L) in advanced talks on a bid for company at around market price.
*Brambles Industries (BI.L) sells Euro Trainer tank assets for €89 million.
*Maiden Group (MDN.L) confirms receiving a number of preliminary approaches.
*IBM (IBM.L) to acquire Micromuse for $885 million in cash.
*Celtic (CCP.L) raises £15 million in open offer.
*Titan Move (TNM.L) raises £50,000 via placing.
*Guinness Peat (GPG.L) reduces stake in Dawson International (DWSN.L) to under 14%.
*Carrefour (CFR.L) launches €39.22-a-share bid for Hyparlo.
*Sibneft buys 75% stake in TNK-BP unit.
*Enition (ENT.L) raises over £660,000 via placing.
*Stratex plans £1.87 million fundraising with AIM listing.
*Third Advance Value (TAR.L) buys 20.6% stake in MSB (MSB.L).
*Innobox (INO.L) plans placing.
*HR Owen (HRO.L) sells Volkswagen franchises as company warns on second half.
*Lookers (LOOK.L) to update on possible Reg Vardy (VDY.L) bid in the new year.
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*Last night in New York the Dow gained 28 points and the Nasdaq improved nine points.
*US third-quarter GDP revised down to 4.1% from 4.3%.
*UK house prices to fall by 5% over coming two years, according to Capital Economics.
*UK and Saudi Arabia sign agreement on closer defence ties.
*Monetary Policy Committee voted 8-1 to keep interest rates unchanged at 4.5% at its December meeting, fuelling hopes of a cut in the spring.
*Surprise increase in US oil stockpiles shrugged off.
*UK three months to November car output down 2.1% vs three months to October; down 3.3% year-on-year.
*Pork Pie Association wins High Court production dispute case; Northern Foods (NFDS.L) to appeal.
*A German Appeal Court orders the retrial of Josef Ackermann over a bonus scandal, intensifying pressure on him to stand down as chief executive of Deutsche Bank (DBK.L).
*Sir Tom Hunter emerges victorious from the legal action brought against him and his associates by minority shareholders of the Gadget Shop.
*Store cards should carry a 'wealth warning' to their customers exactly what rate of interest they charge, according to the Competition Commission.
*Capital Home Loans tightens its criteria on new flats in the latest sign of rising concerns about the buy-to-let market.
*Next year's FA Cup final may not be held at Wembley Stadium because the project may not be built in time.
*Vice-president Dick Cheney's vote seals $39.7 billion US spending cuts bill.
*Carphone Warehouse (CPW.L) founder Charles Dunstone has won the Daily Telegraph business person of the year 2005.
*Provident Financial (PFG.L) staff forced to double contributions to the pension scheme.
*Compass Group (CPG.L) in U-turn over plans to reduce pension benefits.
*British Airways (BAY.L) to shake up its pension fund to try to cut its huge deficit.
*Network Technology (NTY.L) slides into first-half loss, but sees profit for full-year
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