LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. buyout fund Blackstone Group Inc is expected to announce the merger of its majority-owned financial data firm Refinitiv with the London Stock Exchange Group Plc within a week, but the deal is expected to face a long antitrust review before it can close, four sources told Reuters. Negotiations on the $27 […]
One of the first major commissions for Apple’s new streaming service is to begin filming at Troy Studios in Limerick in the coming months. The big budget sci-fi series Foundation, based on a book series of the same name by Isaac Asimov, is already in pre-production. It is a major coup for Troy Studios which […]
Accumulated profits at the management and promotions firm owned by rugby legend, Brian O’Driscoll last year topped the €6.5m mark. In another stellar year for O’Driscoll’s ODM & Promotions Ltd, it enjoyed profits of €596,006 in the 12 months to the end of August last. Please log in or register with Independent.ie for free access […]
WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it swung to a profit in the second quarter ahead of Onex Corp. taking the airline private in a $3.5-billion deal. The Calgary-based company says it had net earnings of $44.3 million in the quarter ending June 30, compared with a loss of $15.8 million in the same quarter last year. […]
Holidaymakers looking to bag a cheap deal this summer could be left out of pocket by airlines, train operators and car hire companies that use ‘teaser’ pricing to lure in customers. A new study commissioned by Shawbrook Bank found that flight costs can rise by up to 641% – or hundreds of pounds – above […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth in 2018 missed the Trump administration’s 3% target by any measure, which could renew criticism of the White House’s $1.5 trillion in tax cuts. The Commerce Department said on Friday that gross domestic product increased at a 2.9% rate last year, confirming an estimate which was published in March. […]
Hundreds of season ticket holders have been told they won't qualify for refunds after taking the network's advice to not travel on the hottest day of the year. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which operates trains in south-east England, said it will not reimburse passengers unless they attempted to travel during the hot weather – and […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s hotel room rates are expected to rise by 2 per cent in 2020, following “significant” investments into the travel market, according to data from American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) on Friday (July 26). Such investments, which includes the multibillion dollar expansions of Changi Airport and Resorts World Sentosa, are expected to […]
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s government has discovered clues that Fedex violated the law as part of its ongoing investigation into the mail carrier, state-media outlet Xinhua reported on Friday. As part of an ongoing investigation, authorities found that Fedex had detained more than 100 Huawei-related shipments, the outlet added. Source: Read Full Article
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks backed off record highs and bond yields rose following mixed earnings and rosier-than-expected economic sentiment from the European Central Bank’s governor. The ECB signaled its intention to explore monetary easing but did not cut interest rates, and bank President Mario Draghi sounded more upbeat on the economy than investors […]