TUI travel Q3 profit jumped 21 percent
TUI Travel Q3 profit increased by 21% to ₤92 million ($154 million) on a like-for-like basis. The largest tour operator in Europe by revenue...
Facebook data privacy lawsuit reaches 25,000 backers
A Facebook data privacy lawsuit has reached the limit of 25,000 sign ups. The class action-type lawsuit alleges that the way Facebook tracks members’...
Commerzbank Q2 net profit soared
Commerzbank Q2 net profit more than doubled to €100 million compared to €40 million in Q2 2013, as the German bank continued to divest...
Adidas Q2 net profit slide
Adidas Q2 net profit slid 16% due to currency pressures, a volatile business environment in Russia, lackluster golf sales, and higher World Cup marketing...
Bank of America settlement worth $17bn
A Bank of America settlement worth $17 billion is likely to be agreed soon with the US government to resolve allegations of selling toxic...
Putin curbs agricultural imports
In a bizarre retaliatory move that will exacerbate his country’s food supply and fuel inflation, Putin curbs agricultural imports from selected countries, specifically those...
List of the tallest buildings in the world
This article provides a list of the ten tallest buildings in the world.
The list ranks buildings according to structural height and also provides information...
Italian GDP shrank again in Q2 – now officially in recession
The Italian GDP shrank again in the second quarter, after contracting in the first. Economists had forecast marginal growth. A country is said to be...
German factory orders slumped in June
German factory orders fell by -3.2% in June compared to May (which had declined by -1.6%), according to figures published by Statistisches Bundesamt, the country’s...
Walgreens Alliance Boots acquisition worth $9 billion announced
The Walgreens Alliance Boots acquisition is set to go through, if shareholders approve the deal. The Walgreens Board of Directors said they will exercise...