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Microsoft Is Said to Evaluate Possible Bid for Salesforce
May 6th, 2015
Microsoft Corp. is evaluating a bid for Salesforce.com Inc., after the cloud software provider was approached by another would-be buyer, people with knowledge of the matter said. Salesforce, which has a market value of almost $50 billion, is working ...
Greek government takes aim at creditors over stalled bailout talks
May 6th, 2015
Senior official lays blame on disagreements between EU and IMF as economic growth rate forecasts are slashed Greece’s government has blasted its creditors for holding back progress on bailout talks, laying the blame squarely on differences between the European Union and ...
U.S. Trade Gap Widens on Surging Imports
May 6th, 2015
Stronger dollar, influx of foreign goods augur lower numbers on economic growth A stronger dollar and an influx of pent-up imports into West Coast ports are pointing the U.S. economy toward its third quarterly contraction in its six-year-long expansion, ...
Tax rulings: “We need a common corporate tax base”, says Commissioner Vestager
May 6th, 2015
Why did the EU Commission take so long to launch investigations into member states’ tax rulings? Is its strategy to go only after small countries, such as Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Ireland? Will the instruments available to it ...
SpiderLogic and PKF Cooper Parry form Joint Venture
May 5th, 2015
Ground-breaking JV with leading American custom software provider Business advisory firm PKF Cooper Parry has formed a ground-breaking joint venture with leading American custom software provider SpiderLogic – enabling both firms to boost expertise and increase international reach. The move is ...
GAIN Capital Reports First Quarter 2015 Results
May 5th, 2015
Net revenue of $92.9 million, up 14% Earnings per diluted share of $0.18, up 100% Cash earnings per diluted share of $0.27, up 69% Net income of $8.3 million, up 118% Adjusted EBITDA of $19.7 million, up 63% GAIN ...
Freshfields further strengthens its Japan dispute resolution and employment practice with two new partner appointments
May 5th, 2015
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is pleased to announce the promotion of Akiko Yamakawa and Nicholas Lingard to partners of the firm, effective 1 May 2015. Akiko has been a member of Freshfields’ Tokyo office since 2000 and is well-known in ...
PwC scraps UCAS points as entry criteria for graduate jobs
May 5th, 2015
PwC, one of the UK’s largest graduate employers, is to scrap the UCAS tariff as an entry criteria for its graduate scheme. It’s a move that could drive radical changes in the social mobility and diversity of the professional ...
China Stocks Drop While Aussie Gains After RBA; Commodities Fall
May 5th, 2015
Chinese stocks fell on concern recent gains were excessive, while Indonesia’s rupiah weakened after the economy contracted. Australia’s currency rose amid speculation the central bank will refrain from further interest-rate cuts. The Shanghai Composite Index retreated 2.3 percent by ...
Deal or no deal, Greece still faces bankruptcy
May 4th, 2015
Despite hopes that Greece and its lenders will come to some agreement in May, not everyone is convinced that a deal – which could unleash a last tranche of much-needed bailout aid — can resolve the country’s looming debt ...
