UK retail sales falls to a six year low
The warm weather across the UK last month reduced the number of shoppers buying winter clothing, which pushed retail sales to its lowest level in...
A Canadian Pacific and CSX Corp. merger would face heavy regulatory hurdles
The potential merger between Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and CSX Corp., two of North America’s leading railroad companies, has almost no prospect of going through...
Abigail Johnson appointed as new CEO of Fidelity Invesments
Abigail Johnson is the new chief executive officer of Fidelity Investments, a company that her grandfather created in 1946.
She spent over two decades working...
Oil prices plummet to lowest level since December 2010
Oil prices sank on Monday, with Benchmark Brent futures prices at under $90 a barrel - a level that hasn’t been so low since...
Monaco joins fight against tax dodgers
The Principality of Monaco, a known tax haven, delighted its larger European neighbors when it announced its commitment to fight tax dodgers after becoming...
Salesforce unveils Wave, its cloud-based information analytics system
Salesforce.com Inc. will be entering the data analytics and business intelligence business, with the announcement of Wave, its new cloud-based information analytics system.
Business intelligence...
Steris wants to acquire UK firm Synergy Health to reduce tax burden
The American medical technology company, Steris Corp, has made an offer to acquire the British sterilization services firm, Synergy Health Plc, for $1.9...
UK income tax revenue will fail to meet government targets
The Office for Budget Responsibility has warned that the amount of income tax that the UK government will collect is not going to meet...
The UK’s top 100 directors’ earnings up 21%
The directors of the UK’s top 100 publicly listed companies earn 120 times the average that their employees earn, according to a recent report...
Protestors march against oil pipeline project in Cacouna
TransCanada will be building a port in Cacouna to export and sell crude internationally. However, the project has been subject to criticism, with environmental...