AT&T signs on Fox for DirectTV Now
(Reuters) – AT&T has signed a deal with Fox Networks Group to continue showing its networks across its offerings including its online video service, DirectTV Now, the two companies announced on Monday.
Tyson Foods shares dive on CEO departure, dim 2017 forecast
(Reuters) – Tyson Foods Inc shares tumbled more than 14 percent on Monday after the nation’s biggest meat processor forecast lower-than-expected 2017 profit and said well-regarded Chief Executive Officer Donnie Smith would step down at the end of the y…
Mylan declines Senate committee request to testify about EpiPen
(Reuters) – Mylan NV has declined a U.S. Senate committee request to testify about a $465 million pending settlement to resolve charges the company underpaid government healthcare programs by misclassifying its the EpiPen emergency allergy treatment.
Citi and JPMorgan top list of globally systemic banks
LONDON (Reuters) – Citi has joined JPMorgan at the top of global regulators’ list of systemically important banks, replacing HSBC and meaning the U.S. bank will have to hold extra capital from 2019 to help preserve financial stability.
Scots push case for special Brexit deal in Brussels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Scottish government is pushing for Britain and the European Union to give Scotland special terms in any Brexit deal to keep it closer than England to EU markets, its lead negotiator said in Brussels on Monday.
Irish data Commissioner steps up investigation into Yahoo email scanning
LONDON (Reuters) – Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) said on Monday it was trying to ascertain if Yahoo! Inc’s decision to scan clients’ email accounts at the behest of the U.S. authorities last year broke European law.
UK Brexit minister starts tour to lay ground for ‘constructive’ EU talks
LONDON (Reuters) – British Brexit minister David Davis met the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday, the first meeting of several that Britain hopes will “lay the ground for a constructive dialogue”.
ECB’s Draghi says consequences of Trump’s win hard to assess
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank’s President Mario Draghi said on Monday that one should look beyond a “muted” market reaction to Donald Trump’s U.S. election win, which will have long-term consequences that are difficult to predict.
Microsoft offers EU hardware, software LinkedIn concessions: sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Microsoft will still allow LinkedIn’s rivals access to its software and give hardware makers the option of installing other services to try to win EU approval for its takeover of the U.S. firm, people familiar with the matter sai…
Sneakers show limits of trade policy in reviving jobs for Trump
(Reuters) – American companies from appliance makers to auto parts suppliers have lined up to offer a quiet caution to President-elect Donald Trump as he considers pulling the United States from trade deals: most lost manufacturing jobs aren’t coming back, but higher costs for consumers could.
