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Pearson to cut 3,000 jobs, as loss narrows
August 7th, 2017
Education company Pearson PLC (PSON.LN) on Friday said it plans to cut around 3,000 jobs as it reported a reduced first-half pretax loss. The job cuts are part of an ongoing restructuring program as the London-listed provider of textbooks, ...
Yen rose while Australian dollar fell; Key events coming this week
July 31st, 2017
Asian raw-material producers advanced after a surge in commodity prices bolstered optimism the global economy can gather momentum. Oil extended last week’s strongest rally this year. BHP Billiton Ltd., Rio Tinto Ltd. and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. ...
PayPal reports record revenues
July 27th, 2017
PayPal has issued today an announcement to publish Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results. According the results: PayPal drove record revenues, volume, and net new actives: In the second quarter, we added 6.5 million net new active accounts to our payments ...
Samsung Electronics reports record second-quarter operating profit, up 73%
July 27th, 2017
Samsung Electronic’s Q2 operating profit was 14.1 trillion won, topping Q1 as highest-ever The company is on track to book a record annual profit on chip boom Overall earnings in Q3 may decline slightly compared to Q2, Samsung said ...
Bitcoin is suddenly on pace to have its worst week since 2015
June 16th, 2017
After surging briefly to an all-time high of $3,000, bitcoin has been undergoing a dazzling reversal of late, with the digital currency on track to post its worst weekly decline in more than two years. Bitcoin BTCUSD, +1.77% has ...
Google faces big fine in first EU case against search practices
June 16th, 2017
Search giant is braced for a fine that could top €1bn with decision expected shortly Google is braced for a fine of potentially more than €1bn as Brussels prepares to announce the first of its trio of antitrust decisions ...
U.K. currency near lowest since April; Asia-Pacific stocks advanced
June 13th, 2017
Asia Stocks Climb as Tech Rout Eases; Pound Flat U.K. currency near lowest since April after election upheaval Investors looking to central bank policy meetings this week Asia-Pacific stocks advanced as the global selloff in technology shares showed signs ...
Uber fires over 20 employees after law firm probe
June 9th, 2017
Uber fires more than 20 employees after a law firm probe at the company into a number of complaints including sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination – both those in management and in lower level positions. Legal firm Perkins Coie was retained ...
Google now lets you pay for things on your phone with any of your saved cards
May 18th, 2017
Google wants to make it a little easier to pay for things through third-party apps and through Google Assistant. However, to date, you’ve only been able to use your pre-loaded Android Pay cards to do so. Not anymore. Google ...
Smirnoff owner Diageo to pay HMRC £107m in ‘Google tax’ crackdown
May 12th, 2017
Drinks company will challenge HMRC claim for tax and interest over ‘diverted profits’ Diageo, the drinks company behind Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, is to pay HMRC £107m under the “Google tax” crackdown aimed at multinationals. The FTSE 100 ...
