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By Jodie Ginsberg DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish crystal and china maker Waterford Wedgwood asked for more cash to help fund a restructure on Monday despite cutting losses in 2005/6 and said it was expecting a "considerably improved" performance this year. The company, struggling to cope with a prolonged slump in demand for its tableware products, said operating losses after exceptional items narrowed ...

Both domestic and export-focused sectors in Japan made modest gains on Monday, with export sectors such as cars and electrical machinery shrugging off the adverse effect of Friday’s weak US stock market. // The Topix – the index preferred by most fund managers - was up 0.8 per cent to 1,510.89. The Nikkei 225 rose 0.6 per cent to 14,833.01. The Mothers market of small and mid-cap stocks, an ers ...

Nick Goodway, Evening Standard12 June 2006 POWERFUL corporate governance watchdog the Association of British Insurers meets today amid reports that one of its members plans a rebellion at Vodafone's forthcoming annual meeting. WANT TO KNOW MORE? SWITCH & SAVE: Cut your phone bills DATA: Vodafone's shares OTHER STORIES Standard flotation price to suffer Bidders circle homes build ...

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish-based crystal and china maker Waterford Wedgwood cut losses in 2005/6 but said on Monday it planned to raise 60 million euros (41 million pounds) through its fourth rights issue in three years to raise more working capital. The company (WTF_u.I: Quote, Profile, Research) , struggling to cope with a prolonged slump in demand for its tableware products, said operating losse ...

LONDON (Reuters) - London Merchant Securities posted an annual after-tax profit up 171 percent on Monday, the same day its investment arm is to be separately listed, and said it was well placed for a future focused entirely on property. The property and venture capital firm said profit after tax rose to 126.6 million pounds for the year to March 31 from 46.7 million pounds the year before. Opera ...

LONDON (Reuters) - London Merchant Securities posted an annual after-tax profit up 171 percent on Monday, the same day its investment arm is to be separately listed, and said it was well placed for a future focussed entirely on property. The property and venture capital firm said profit after tax rose to 126.6 million pounds for the year to March 31 from 46.7 million pounds the year before. Operating profit for the year, including the impact of the property revaluation, rose by 70 percent, LMS ...

HONG KONG (Dow Jones) -- Asian markets traded mixed Monday, with Japan's Nikkei Average up slightly led by gains in key technology shares after the release of revised gross domestic product data showing the economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter. The world's second-largest economy expanded 0.8% in the three months ending in March from the prior quarter, or 3.1% in annualized ter ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- It isn't easy to decide whether to accept an employer's offer of a job-buyout package. Forfeiting your livelihood often means downsizing your own lifestyle, and if you need to keep working, you may face a tight job market. Moreover, accepting an early-retirement or severance package sometimes calls for a crucial but baffling choice: whether to collect one big payout ...

Jeff Prestridge, Mail on Sunday11 June 2006 STANDARD Life has made more job cuts ahead of its £5.5bn summer float. OTHER STORIES Jobless total approaches 1m £2.3bn secret talks for reborn Ratners Market report: Friday close Linpac poised for £1bn sale £1bn World Cup of gold THE EDITOR'S PICKS TOP STORY: Bank ditches complaining customers TOP TOOL: Travel ...