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©Reuters/Aly Song China Eastern to buy 80 Boeing 737s US aerospace giant Boeing said Friday that China Eastern Airlines has agreed to buy 80 737 aircraft, its biggest single-aisle purchase to date by a Chinese airline.
14 June 2014
The Kumtor gold mine. ©Reuters/Vladimir Pirogov Kyrgyzstan grants gold mine operating permits to Centerra Kyrgyzstan has granted a gold mine operating permit to Canada's Centerra Gold, barely making the deadline for a threatened shutdown of operations.
14 June 2014
Canadian singer Celine Dion and her husband Rene Angelil. ©Reuters/Mathieu Belanger Celine Dion's husband steps down as manager after 30 years For the first time in her career, Canadian songstress Celine Dion has appointed a new manager, as her husband steps down from the position he has held for more than 30 years.
12 June 2014
©Reuters/Issei Kato Japan's Dai-ichi Life to buy US firm for $5.7 bn Dai-ichi Life Insurance said Wednesday it would buy US-based Protective Life for $5.7 billion in a record deal, the latest overseas takeover by a Japanese firm to counter a declining market at home.
04 June 2014
France says proposed US fine on BNP Paribas 'unreasonable' France's foreign minister on Tuesday labelled as "unreasonable" a $10-billion-dollar fine the US is reportedly seeking from BNP Paribas bank on charges of violating sanctions on Iran, Sudan and Cuba.
03 June 2014
El Salvador joins cut-rate oil grouping El Salvador on Monday announced it has joined Petrocaribe, the Venezuelan energy subsidy program that gives access to cut-rate oil.
03 June 2014
New Apple software brings Macs and iPhones closer Apple on Monday unveiled new operating software it hopes will create a seamless experience for users flitting between its coveted mobile devices and popular Macintosh computers.
03 June 2014
©Reuters/Samsul Said Saudi tests Cadbury chocolate for pork traces Saudi Arabia has withdrawn Cadbury chocolate bars from the market for tests to ensure the products do not contain traces of pig DNA, after the banned substance was detected in Malaysia.
03 June 2014
Musicians from band U2 The Edge (L) and Bono. ©Reuters/Andrew Kelly You two: Bono, Edge join Fender board U2 stars Bono and The Edge have joined the Fender board of directors, adding some rock and roll glamor to a company whose guitars they have been using for decades, it said.
31 May 2014
©Reuters/Robert Galbraith Apple buys music star Beats for $3 bn Apple, seeking to bolster its position in the hotly contested online music sector, said Wednesday it was buying Beats Music and Beats Electronics in a much-hyped deal worth $3 billion.
29 May 2014
©Reuters//Leonhard Foeger Amazon.com 'not optimistic' about Hachette book deal Online commerce titan Amazon.com on Tuesday said it doubted that it would soon bury the hatchet with book publisher Hachette.
29 May 2014
Starbucks comes under 7-Eleven control in Australia The owners of the 7-Eleven chain in Australia have taken control of coffee giant Starbucks' struggling local operations in a bid to turn around its fortunes, the company said.
29 May 2014
Accor buys 97 hotels in Europe for 900 mn euros Hotel group Accor on Tuesday announced the purchase of 97 hotels in Europe through its HotelInvest business for a total of 900 million euros ($1 billion).
28 May 2014
©Reuters/David Gray Mining giants slam Australia's 'high' taxes, costs and currency Three of the world's biggest miners have warned that government taxes, high costs and a strong currency are putting pressure on their Australian operations, reports said Monday, as they battle falling commodity prices owing to a supply glut.
26 May 2014
Nest smoke/carbon monoxide detector. ©Reuters/George Frey Hundreds of thousands of Google's Nest smoke alarms recalled The US Product Safety Commission on Wednesday issued a recall notice for 440,000 smoke and carbon monoxide alarms by Nest, a tech-driven start-up acquired by Google earlier this year.
22 May 2014
Nathan Tinkler. ©Reuters/Steve Christo Australian tycoon sells racing empire to Mideast group Australian coal tycoon Nathan Tinkler on Wednesday said his thoroughbred breeding and racing empire had been bought by a consortium of local and Middle Eastern parties for an undisclosed sum.
21 May 2014
Google overtakes Apple as world's top brand US search engine Google has overtaken rival technology titan Apple as the world's top brand in terms of value, global market research agency Millward Brown said.
21 May 2014
©Reuters/Emmanuel Foudrot Personal sports camera GoPro to hit stock market The company behind GoPro cameras used to capture sports action from players' perspectives filed on Monday to raise $100 million in a public stock offering.
21 May 2014
Photo courtesy of decanter.com Australia's Treasury Wines rejects $2.85 bn takeover offer Australia's Treasury Wine Estates on Tuesday revealed it received a Aus$3.05 billion (US$2.85 billion) takeover bid from US private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and rejected it as too low.
21 May 2014
©Reuters/Lee Jae-Won South Korea's Kumho to upgrade Philippine airport A South Korean firm has won an $82.9-million contract to upgrade an airport at one of the Philippines' hottest tourist destinations, authorities said.
20 May 2014
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