German court ruling threatens Apple’s video services
FRANKFURT/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A German district court has ruled that Apple Inc violated patents acquired by Swiss security company Kudelski’s OpenTV business, which could force Apple to remove some video streaming features from popular products s…
Euronext looks to snap up assets from any Deutsche Boerse-LSE fallout
By Sophie Sassard, Freya Berry and Alexandre Boksenbaum-Granier
BofA CEO Moynihan bank’s highest-paid executive for first time
(Reuters) – Bank of America Corp Chief Executive and Chairman Brian Moynihan received a higher year-end compensation award for 2015 than any other executive at the bank, the first time this has happened since he took the top job in 2010.
Exclusive: Anbang hires proxy solicitor for Starwood bid – sources
(Reuters) – China’s Anbang Insurance Group Co has hired a proxy solicitation firm to advise it on how Starwood Hotels & Resorts Inc shareholders view its $12.8 billion acquisition offer and prepare its next steps, people familiar with the matter said.
Yellen steers Fed with cautious hand, despite hints of inflation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve policymakers urging caution over interest rate hikes have gained the upper hand in the central bank’s internal debate, but the risk for the U.S. economy is that they are wrong to downplay a recent rise in inflatio…
Alphabet puts robot-maker Boston Dynamics up for sale: Bloomberg
(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc has put Boston Dynamics, part of its robotics division, up for sale for lack of revenue potential, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the plans.
U.S. SEC says Amazon should allow shareholder vote on gender pay
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc should allow shareholders to vote on a proposal on gender pay equality, the U.S. securities regulator decided this week in rejecting the retailer’s request to omit the measure from its annual ballot.
Norwegian Air Shuttle boss sees U.S. dispute going to arbitration
LONDON (Reuters) – Norwegian Air Shuttle’s dispute with U.S. regulators over its wish to fly more transatlantic routes will likely go to arbitration, the CEO of Europe’s third biggest budget airline said on Thursday.
Embraer consultant says believes CEO knew of bribery: WSJ
(Reuters) – A sales consultant told Brazilian prosecutors he believes planemaker Embraer SA’s top officials, including Chief Executive Frederico Curado, knew of illicit payments related to the sale of military aircraft to the Dominican Republic, the Wa…
Transocean defeats U.S. shareholder appeal over Gulf spill
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Transocean Ltd on Thursday won the dismissal of an appeal by shareholders accusing the owner of the doomed Deepwater Horizon drilling rig of deceiving them about its safety practices prior to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
