EU regulators to decide on FedEx, TNT deal by January 13
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union antitrust regulators will decide by Jan. 13 instead of Dec. 8 whether to clear FedEx’s 4.4-billion-euro ($4.90 billion) bid for Dutch rival TNT after the logistics companies asked for more time.
Solar is having a great year, except on Wall Street
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – By almost any measure, the U.S. solar market is on fire.
U.S. authorities seek to seize $1 billion in telecom probe: WSJ
(Reuters) – U.S. authorities are asking counterparts in Europe to seize about $1 billion in assets related to an investigation into three telecom companies and intermediaries close to the daughter of Uzbekistan’s president, the Wall Street Journal repo…
Euro zone economy sputters as China risks loom
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany enjoyed robust if unspectacular growth in the second quarter while the French economy stagnated, leaving policymakers looking at a fragile euro zone recovery and risks from volatile Chinese markets.
Samsung Electronics unveils high-end phones in search of sales boost
NEW YORK/SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled a new Galaxy Note phablet and a larger version of its curved-screen S6 edge smartphone on Thursday, marking a fresh bid by the South Korean company to revive momentum in its handset busines…
Greek lawmakers bicker on bailout hours before euro zone verdict
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek lawmakers bickered through the night over a new bailout deal to keep the country afloat, only hours before euro zone finance ministers are due to decide on Friday whether to approve the vital aid for Athens.
Apple to delay live TV service to next year: Bloomberg
(Reuters) – Apple Inc will delay its live TV service to at least next year, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the iPhone maker’s plans.
Greece’s creditors praise Athens’ cooperation before Friday’s Eurogroup
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece’s creditors praised the government’s cooperation during negotiations to clinch a third bailout deal worth 85 billion euros ($94.78 billion) ahead of a meeting of euro zone finance ministers in Brussels on Friday.
Goldman Sachs to buy GE Capital’s U.S. online deposits
(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc is buying GE Capital Bank’s U.S. online deposits, a move that will give the largest U.S. investment bank a more stable source of funding to help it better weather future crises.
Currency-rigging lawsuit settlements rise past $2 billion: lawyer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors have recovered more than $2 billion in settlements with nine banks over claims of price-rigging in the foreign exchange market, and are continuing to pursue claims against seven other banks, a lawyer for the plaintiffs sa…
