Exclusive: U.N. set to defer report on companies with Israeli settlement ties
GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations report on establishing a database of companies with business interests in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is set to be delayed until later this year, diplomats and activists said on Friday.
Lufthansa, pilots union to decide on mediator proposal on Feb. 15
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lufthansa and pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) will decide next week whether to accept a deal proposed by a mediator to settle a long-running labor dispute over issues including pay.
Facebook to provide ad data for independent audit
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc said it would provide information about ads displayed on its platform for an audit, months after the social network admitted to overstating key ad metrics.
Oil rises on signs of widespread OPEC deal compliance
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose about $1 on Friday after reports that OPEC members delivered more than 90 percent of the output cuts they pledged in a landmark deal that came into force in January.
Saab pitches modern combat jet plant in India in two-horse race with Lockheed
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Sweden’s SAAB has offered to build the world’s most modern fighter aircraft factory in India, it said on Friday, as it goes head-to-head with U.S. rival Lockheed Martin to supply hundreds of locally produced planes to India’s mi…
Walt Disney seeks control of troubled offspring Euro Disney
DOHA/PARIS (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co is to seek full control of Euro Disney after raising its stake in the underperforming operator of Disneyland Paris through a deal with Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.
Aon to sell benefits outsourcing to Blackstone for up to $4.8 billion
(Reuters) – Insurance broker Aon Plc said on Friday it agreed to sell its employee benefits outsourcing business to private equity firm Blackstone Group LP for up to $4.8 billion.
Aldi still thriving in UK, despite rivals’ claims, says CEO
ATHERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Aldi is widening a price gap with rivals in Britain and is still delivering underlying sales growth there, the head of its UK business told Reuters, denying the discount supermarket was suffering the effects of a fightba…
Former Rolls-Royce CEO Rose questioned in bribery investigation: source
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) questioned former Rolls-Royce chief executive John Rose in a bribery investigation the company settled last month, a person familiar with the matter said, confirming a Financial Times report.
Oil overhang points to need for extended OPEC output cuts
LONDON (Reuters) – An OPEC-led production cut may well be accelerating a drawdown in global oil stocks that began last year, but implementing the reduction for just six months means the producer group will fall short of achieving its objective of rebal…
