Swiss get five offers to replace aging jet fighter fleet
Switzerland on Friday received five bids to replace its aging fighter fleet, from European aerospace group Airbus, France’s Dassault and Sweden’s Saab, as well as Boeing and Lockheed Martin from the United States.
Irish data watchdog investigates Twitter over privacy rules breach
Twitter’s lead regulator in the European Union, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), said on Friday it was investigating the company for a breach notification received from the social networking site.
U.S. government shutdown gives banks rare public relations opportunity
The U.S. government shutdown has handed banks a rare opportunity to tout their nicer side as they prepare for rough treatment under a Democrat-controlled House of Representatives.
Wall Street gains on U.S. government shutdown compromise
Wall Street gained ground on Friday in a broad-based rally as investors were heartened by news that Washington would move to end the longest U.S. government shutdown in history.
Emerging markets brought the bears, now they have the bulls
This weekend marks a year since the start of one of most comprehensive global bear markets on record, but just as the developing world’s equity indexes were first to fold last year, now they are leading the charge back up.
Siemens, Alstom sweeten EU antitrust concessions, maybe too late
Siemens and Alstom on Friday beefed up concessions aimed at allaying EU antitrust concerns about their rail merger deal, a person familiar with the matter said, in a belated and possibly futile move to stave off an EU veto against the deal.
Irish data protection body says it is investigating Twitter GDPR breach
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission is investigating Twitter’s compliance with GDPR obligations to implement measures to ensure the safety and safeguarding of the personal data it processes, the commission said on Friday.
Visa’s European arm pays 13.2 million euros to settle Italy tax dispute
The European arm of U.S. credit card group VISA has paid 13.2 million euros ($15 million) to settle a dispute in Italy over alleged tax evasion, a judicial document filed by Milan prosecutors showed.
Delta postpones Airbus A220 launch due to U.S. government shutdown
Delta Air Lines said on Friday it had decided to postpone the debut of its Airbus A220 due to delays in the Federal Aviation Administration certification process, which has stalled during the partial U.S. government shutdown.
Oil climbs on Venezuelan crisis despite surging U.S. supply
Oil prices edged higher on Friday as political turmoil in Venezuela threatened to tighten crude supply, but concerns over surging U.S. fuel stocks and global economic woes weighed on sentiment.
