Starbucks to hire 150 people for its first Italian store
MILAN (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp said on Friday it was starting to recruit 150 people for its first outlet in Italy, the home of the espresso and a market the world’s biggest coffee seller has yet to tap.
Boeing proposes Embraer tie-up excluding defense unit: source
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Boeing Co has sought the Brazilian government’s approval of a partnership with planemaker Embraer SA that would create a new company focused on commercial aviation, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Vodafone in talks to buy Liberty Global assets
LONDON (Reuters) – Vodafone said on Friday it was in talks with John Malone’s Liberty Global about buying some of the cable company’s assets in Europe.
Boeing, Embraer consider creating third firm to win Brazil nod: source
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Boeing Co and Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA are looking to create a third company for their partnership, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday, as the companies sought Brasilia’s nod for the tie-up.
Deutsche Bank gambles German goodwill with bonus bonanza
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank’s British chief executive may have done much to rebuild bridges between Germany’s biggest bank and its politicians, business leaders and general public, but John Cryan has gambled this goodwill in an effort to keep t…
Bitcoin tumbles as cryptocurrency sell-off intensifies
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cryptocurrencies plunged on Friday, with bitcoin at one point sliding below $8,000 and headed for its biggest weekly loss since December 2013, as worries about a regulatory clampdown globally sent investors scrambling to sel…
Refining weakness drags down Exxon, Chevron results; shares plunge
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp posted rare quarterly earnings misses on Friday as cost cuts and rising oil prices failed to offset weakness in international refining operations, sending shares of both companies plunging.
Dell explores IPO or potential merger with VMware
(Reuters) – Computer maker Dell Technologies Inc said on Friday it was considering a public offering of its common stock or a combination with business software maker VMware Inc , its publicly held subsidiary, as it seeks new avenues for growth.
Wall Street drops after robust U.S. jobs report, weak earnings
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell at the open on Friday due to disappointing earnings reports from blue-chip companies and as a robust U.S. jobs report boosted bond yields and bolstered expectations that the pace of interest rates hikes could pick up.
Brazil’s Embraer accepts Boeing offer to form commercial jet joint venture: Globo
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Boeing Co and Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA will create a third company to oversee a joint venture for commercial jets, Globo TV’s top economic correspondent reported on Friday, without citing her sources.
