Lex: JAL

Delta and American Airlines are jostling to throw money at the perennial problem that is Asia’s largest airline

• Delta woos JAL with $1bn aid package
• Troubled JAL seeks deferral of debt

Dubai air show deals starting to trickle in

The third day of the Dubai air show ends much as the first two did, with just a handful of extra order announcements from the main aircraft manufacturers, which organisers said brought the total value of air-show deals to $8.3bn

• EADS hit by weak dollar and airline downturn
• Bidders express interest in Aero Inventory

Vivendi criticised for high GVT price

Vivendi’s €2.8bn takeover of GVT, the Brazilian broadband operator, failed to impress investors

Lex: Vivendi / GVT

The knockout bid is all the more reason for Vivendi to get a full price for NBCU, a necessary move to win a bidding war with rival Telefónica

Lex: TPG scales back

By helping out their investors, TPG encourages them to stay on the hook for future funds

Battle for Asarco enters final phase

A Texas judge will be deciding whether or not to hand a large copper mining company back to the Mexican group accused of bankrupting it in the first place

Telefónica reports flat profits

Spain’s Telefónica reports flat nine-month profits with strength in Latin America helping to offset weakness in its domestic market

Weak oil prices hit Repsol results

Spanish oil group Repsol’s third-quarter operating profit more than halves from a year earlier on weak refining margins and market prices