The sailings between Guernsey, Jersey and the UK by ferry operator Condor Express had already been rescheduled for "technical reasons".

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National Express, the train operator, will lose its franchise next year, having failed to meet government targets, and has little incentive to keep investing.

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They express confidence in the ability of the PE owner-operator model to generate superior returns.

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National Express Coventry said the Number 4 Service was the bus operator's only affected route.

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Ameriprise, which was spun out of American Express in 2005 is a wealth management and mutual fund operator, but it has a significant home and life insurance business as well as an annuities business.

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There are big names backing iZettle including the mobile operator EE, and the payments firms Mastercard and American Express.

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At TNT, a Dutch postal operator, shareholders won a battle to get the firm to separate its express business from its mail division, but the company added unpopular anti-takeover mechanisms to the express part.

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Express trains to Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports in London were all running as normal Tuesday, airport operator BAA said.

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