Search This Blog

April 13, 2015

Extra Easyjet flights to tackle France strike backlog

Easyjet will run "rescue" flights and may put bigger planes on busy routes to deal with the after-effects of strikes by French air traffic controllers.

April 10, 2015

Apple Watch Debut Tests Cook’s No-Lines Gadget-Shopping Revamp

Before getting an Apple Watch, you’ll need to figure out how to buy it. Apple Inc.’s first new gadget since the iPad was unveiled five years ago -- and the first test of whether Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook can inspire the same sort of product magic as co-founder Steve Jobs -- arrives in stores Friday for previewing.

April 08, 2015

Wells Fargo: 'We like the new Microsoft,' so DON'T sell the stock

Is Microsoft's stock a good buy right now, hovering at about $41? Or is it overpriced, with another drop looming when management fails to meet consensus revenue and profit targets?

April 06, 2015

Europe takes on Apple, Facebook, Google and Amazon


Europe is in the midst of a massive tussle with American tech giants. The European Union is getting increasingly worried about the dominance of Big Tech and has launched a program to boost the European tech sector.

April 05, 2015

Goldman Sachs gives away £17m to UK charities

Goldman Sachs’s charitable foundation gave away £17.4m in the UK last year, up from £14.5m the year before. Schools and universities received the largest proportion of funding from Goldman Sachs Gives, which gave away more than £4m for UK scholarships and education investments over the year, according to accounts recently filed to Companies House.

April 04, 2015

Apple, Spotify Streaming Music Deals Said to Be Probed by EU

The world’s largest record labels are being questioned by European Union regulators as part of a probe into their deals with music-streaming services from Apple Inc. and Spotify Ltd., according to three people familiar with the case.

April 03, 2015

McDonald's to raise wages for 90,000 US employees


Fast-food giant McDonald's says it will raise the pay of more than 90,000 US employees to at least $1 above the legal minimum wage.