Archive for December 6th, 2012
Starbucks agrees to pay more UK tax
The UK arm of US coffee chain Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq:SBUX) announced today that it would pay more tax and change its current practice of claiming tax deductions for payments made to sister companies overseas. Responding to criticism of its tax …
HMRC non-executive board members have strong links with big business
All four non-executive board members of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have extensive links with big business, leading to wide-ranging calls for HMRC to make its key strategic
Etihad Airways takes over UK frequent flyer programme TopBonus
Etihad Airways PJSC, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, plans to pursue an acquisition of UK's TopBonus Ltd, the frequent flyer programme of Germany-based air carrier
Germany’s Daimler disposes of shares in defence group EADS worth €1.7bn
German carmaker Daimler AG (FRA:DAI) said on Thursday it had completed the sale of 7.5% in European aerospace and defence group
Renault and Nissan to close a deal to acquire majority stake in Russia’s AvtoVAZ shortly — report
Automotive groups Renault (EPA:RNO) and Nissan (TYO:7201) are expected to ink the agreement next week for its planned USD750m (EUR574.5m) purchase of a majority stake in Russian carmaker
Barclays agrees disposes of African operations to Absa Group
UK banking group Barclays Plc (LON:BARC) said on Thursday its South African subsidiary Absa Group Limited (PINK:AGRPY)
US Department of Defense Energy uses Telkonet’s EcoSmart technology
Telkonet, Inc. (OTCBB: TKOI) reported an increase in demand of its federally-funded EcoSmart installations at US Department of Defense facilities, including US military bases.
Within the past year, Telkonet
Towerstream COO steps down due to family health matters
Small cell rooftop and 4G tower company Towerstream Corp. (NASDAQ: TWER) said that Mel Yarbrough had resigned his position as chief operating officer effective November 30, 2012. Yarbrough
Qualcomm Labs collaborates to license context awareness solution in Japan
Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) subsidiary Qualcomm Labs, Inc. and Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd., Dentsu Inc., and their joint venture, Blogwatcher, are collaborating to license the Gimbal context awareness
Qualcomm Atheros brings ultra-low power near field communication chip for mobile devices
Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) subsidiary Qualcomm Atheros, Inc., introduced a new ultra-low power near field communication solution that will enable mobile devices with contactless communications and data exchange,



















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