6 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Futures drop on worries over Ukraine, deal failures
Futures drop on worries over Ukraine, deal failures
U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday, with S&P e-minis at a more than two-month low, on worries of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine and as key merger and acquisition deals fell through. NATO said Wednesday Russia has amassed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine’s eastern border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian or peace-keeping mission to invade. Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox pulled its $80 billion offer to buy Time Warner Inc that would have created one of the world’s largest media conglomerates.
6 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on AOL revenue beats Street as advertising sales jump
AOL revenue beats Street as advertising sales jump
Digital media and entertainment company AOL Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue, helped by a 60 percent jump in advertising revenue in its third-party platform. AOL, whose shares were up …
6 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Is Hewlett-Packard Launching a Luxury Smart Watch?
Why Is Hewlett-Packard Launching a Luxury Smart Watch?
6 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Chrysler, Nissan eye claims cars are ‘most hackable’
Chrysler, Nissan eye claims cars are ‘most hackable’
Chrysler and Nissan said they are reviewing a report that rates their vehicles among the three “most hackable” cars on the market.
6 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fellas, you never have to go clothes shopping again
Fellas, you never have to go clothes shopping again
Are men’s personal shopping sites worth the cost?
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6 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Will T-Mobile Get Stolen From Sprint?
Will T-Mobile Get Stolen From Sprint?
6 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Walgreen won’t shift tax domicile abroad as buys Alliance Boots
Walgreen won’t shift tax domicile abroad as buys Alliance Boots
Walgreen said on Wednesday it would exercise an option to buy the 55 percent it does not already own of Alliance Boots for 3.13 billion pounds ($5.27 billion) in cash and 144.3 million Walgreen shares, after first taking a 45 percent stake in 2012. It added the combined company, with more than 11,000 stores in 10 countries, would keep its tax domicile in the United States, with headquarters in the Chicago area. Walgreen’s retreat is the third major possible tax “inversion” deal to collapse in recent months amid heightened political sensitivity in the United States to such transactions.