Ryanair braces for biggest ever one-day strike
Ryanair is bracing for its biggest-ever one-day strike on Friday with pilots based in five European countries set to walk out, forcing the cancellation of about one in six of its daily flights at the height of the holiday season.
News Corp tops estimates as Foxtel, books unit drive gains
News Corp topped Wall Street profit targets on Thursday, as it benefited from gains at its newly acquired TV network and recorded double-digit growth in its real-estate listings and book publishing businesses.
Dropbox results top estimates on higher subscriber additions
Dropbox Inc’s forecast for the current-quarter and results for the second quarter beat Wall Street estimates on Thursday, with the online storage firm earning more from a higher number of paying subscribers.
American Tower feud ‘not positive’ for Mexico’s TV Azteca, Fitch says
Credit ratings agency Fitch voiced concerns on Thursday that TV Azteca’s legal battle with American Tower Corp was “not positive or favorable” for the Mexican broadcaster’s credit profile, two days after Reuters reported the lawsuit.
Loeb’s Third Point calls for Campbell Soup sale: filing
Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb and fellow Campbell Soup Co shareholder George Strawbridge on Thursday called for a sale of the iconic U.S. food company best known for its canned soups, according to a regulatory filing.
Exclusive: Tesla’s board seeking more information on Musk’s financing plan – sources
Tesla Inc’s board has not yet received a detailed financing plan from CEO Elon Musk, and is seeking more information about how he will take the U.S. electric car maker private in a proposed deal worth $72 billion, people familiar with the matter said …
S&P 500, Dow end lower with energy, financials; Tesla falls
The S&P 500 and Dow ended down slightly on Thursday as gains in Apple and Amazon were offset by losses in energy and financial shares.
Tesla shares fall 5 percent on Wall Street skepticism, SEC probe reports
Tesla Inc’s shares slipped nearly 5 percent on Thursday, wiping out the gains fueled by Chief Executive Elon Musk’s announcement of a plan to take the company private, after reports of concern by regulators and on doubt the deal could be done.
Loeb’s Third Point calls for Campbell Soup sale
Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb’s hedge fund Third Point LLC disclosed on Thursday it has partnered with fellow Campbell Soup Co shareholder George Strawbridge to call for a sale of the iconic U.S. food company best known for its canned soups.
Dropbox signs up more paying users than expected
Online file storage firm Dropbox Inc signed up more paying subscribers in its second quarter as a public company than Wall Street was expecting.
