Business
-
Boeing whistleblower dies following a brief illness, weeks after the suicide of another
An aviation worker — who went public with safety concerns and alleged retaliation by his employer — has died following a brief illness, weeks after...
-
Sony and Apollo send letter expressing interest in $26 billion Paramount buyout as company mulls Skydance bid
Sony Pictures and private equity firm Apollo Global Management have sent a letter to the Paramount Global board expressing interest in acquiring...
-
Young voters are mad about Gaza. But many don't see it driving their 2024 votes.
Young people are critical of Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war, but focus group participants also noted they're unlikely to change their...
-
Apple reports 4% fall in quarterly sales as it suffers downturn in China
The iPhone maker's revenues for the three months to the end of March fell to £72.4bn but were better than analysts had feared.
-
Extending the windfall tax could drive Shell across the Atlantic, warns ALEX BRUMMER
Shell chief Wael Sawan is having trouble pleasing all investors all of the time. In spite of reporting better than expected profits, many are...
-
BHP boss in South Africa to drum up support for takeover of rival Anglo American
BHP chief exec Mike Henry (pictured) raced to hold urgent discussions with officials amid fears a megadeal could be derailed.
-
Russian energy giant Gazprom sees gas sales more than halve in fallout from war in Ukraine
Gazprom lost £5.5bn last year as sales to Europe more than halved. Shares in fell 3.3%, with losses far higher than the £3.9bn predicted by analysts.
-
UK investors pour cash into US equities, data shows
The 'worst-selling' sector in March was UK All Companies, which experienced outflows of £887m, according to the Investment Association.
-
Standard Chartered beats profit estimates as higher interest rates boost income
Bank saw a 6% increase in reported pre-tax profit of $1.9billion in the first quarter, compared with $1.81billion the previous year and beating...
-
Royal bank Coutts risks backlash as it plans to move £2billion of clients' cash out of the London stock market and into foreign investments
Elite private bank Coutts, which is almost 30 per cent owned by taxpayers, said its 'home bias' towards UK shares was an 'anachronism' requiring...
-
Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy to step down, company to lay off 15% of staff as it looks to refinance debt
Peloton announced Thursday that CEO Barry McCarthy will be stepping down and the company will lay off 15% of its staff because it “simply had no...
-
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady: What it means for you
The Federal Reserve has decided to hold interest rates at a two-decade high, noting inflation is cooling more slowly than expected. NBC’s Christine...