Standard Life voted against Barclays staff bonus pool
Standard Life voted against Barclays in its proposal to increase its staff bonus pool by 10% to £2.38 billion, despite announcing a 30% drop...
Valeant Allergan takeover bid
A Valeant Allergan takeover bid is the largest step so far in the Canadian company’s quest to be among the five largest pharmaceutical companies...
Amazon HBO video streaming deal
An Amazon HBO video streaming deal has been announced by the two companies. Amazon Premium customers will be able to watch HBO licensed content...
March new home sales plunged 14.5%, US
March new home sales plunged 14.5% in the United States compared to February, according to figures published by the US Census Bureau and the...
Boeing revenue increased first quarter 2014
Boeing revenue increased by 8% to $20.5 billion in the first quarter of 2014, the company reported. Core earnings per share rose 14% to...
American economic inequality a major problem
Fifty-four percent of US citizens believe that American economic inequality today is a major problem, and 79% believe it is a problem, according to...
Netflix added 2.25 million new members in Q1 2014
In the first quarter of 2014, Netflix added 2.25 million new members in the US, reaching a total of 35.7 million American members.
Worldwide, membership...
Boeing Shandong Airlines deal worth $4.6 billion
A Boeing Shandong Airlines deal involving fifty 737 airplanes worth $4.6 billion at list prices has been agreed. The Chinese carrier placed the order...
Novartis GSK deal on vaccines, cancer drugs and consumer healthcare
A Novartis GSK deal has been struck in which they swap assets and combine their consumer health units, the two pharmaceutical giants announced today....
Ultra-fast fiber networks in 100 cities across USA, AT&T
AT&T says it plans to install ultra-fast fiber networks in 100 cities across America, with connection speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second...