Archive for December 11th, 2012
Coffee chain Costa boosts Q3 sales at Whitbread
UK hotel and restaurant group Whitbread plc (LSE:WTB) announced today an increase of 3.3% in like-for-like sales for the third quarter of 2012, boosted by strong performance at its coffee chain Costa, which is expanding its operations. Sales at Costa …
London-listed drinks giant Diageo walks away from Jose Cuervo deal
UK branded premium alcoholic beverages group Diageo Plc (LON:DGE; NYSE:DEO) on Tuesday said it had
Multinational companies to feel increased pressure from local tax authorities
Is it inevitable that multinational companies pay pitifully small sums in tax relative to huge profits? Not necessarily because amid growing political and public outrage at how multinationals organise
UK’s Pace in early talks to acquire Google’s Motorola Home unit
UK set-top boxes manufacturer Pace Plc (LON:PIC) confirmed it had made an indicative, non-binding proposal and was currently in preliminary talks over a potential deal to buy Google
Regulatory hurdles in China and South Africa delay Glencore and Xstrata merger
Swiss commodities trader Glencore International Plc (LON:GLEN) said that it and UK miner
HSBC sells stake in Asian JV with Global Payments for $242m
US payment processing services provider Global Payments Inc (NYSE:GPN) has executed an agreement that will give it full ownership of the Asian-Pacific joint venture established in partnership with
Vonage CFO Barry Rowan departs company
Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG) reported that Barry Rowan, executive vice president, chief financial officer and Chief Administrative officer, has decided to leave the company to pursue another
Cbeyond launches TotalCloud Phone System in US
Cbeyond Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY) has announced its TotalCloud Phone System in the US
Designed specifically for single or multi-location businesses with office, remote and mobile workers, TotalCloud Phone System
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Private equity major KKR mulls merger of Saks and Neiman Marcus
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LexisNexis acquires two publishing businesses from Thompson Media
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Lloyds to sell wealth manager St James’ Place to meet capital requirements
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UK retail sales in April down due to rising prices and poor weather
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Telecom Italia considers divesting mobile phone unit — report
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