Venture firm Greylock hires first female investment partner
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Venture capital firm Greylock Partners, which passed on the chance to invest in Pinterest four years ago, is hoping to hit a bullseye by tapping the online bulletin board for its first female investing partner.
Rupert Murdoch to hand Fox CEO title to son James
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch, the 84-year old media baron, will hand over the chief executive reins at entertainment conglomerate Twenty-First Century Fox Inc to his 42-year-old son James, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
Twitter’s Dick Costolo to step down as CEO in yet another shake-up
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Dick Costolo abruptly announced he was stepping down on Thursday amid increasing scrutiny of the company’s slow user growth and inability to attract advertisers at the same rate as its compe…
IMF quits Greek talks; EU tells Tsipras to stop gambling
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund dramatically raised the stakes in Greece’s stalled debt talks on Thursday, announcing that its delegation had left negotiations in Brussels and flown home because of major differences with…
Wall Street climbs after retail sales data; healthcare up
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday as retail sales data lifted the outlook for consumer spending and as healthcare shares gained.
Virgin Atlantic could expand fleet in deal to replaces 747s
DETROIT – (Reuters) – Virgin Atlantic [VA.UL] plans to decide within six months on how to replace seven Boeing 747s it flies from London’s Gatwick airport, and could expand its overall fleet in the process, the British airline’s chief executive said Thursday.
Facebook shareholders shoot down ‘one share, one vote’ proposal
(Reuters) – A proposal to give Facebook Inc’s stockholders one vote per share was rejected at the company’s annual meeting, according to preliminary results.
Stocks, dollar gain on strong U.S. retail sales
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity markets rose on Thursday on optimism over still testy Greek debt talks and on strong U.S. retail sales, which lifted the U.S. dollar and bolstered expectations the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year.
Deutsche Bank’s new CEO Cryan seeks to steady nerves
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank’s top managers have met with the bank’s new chief executive John Cryan this week as he works hard to keep them on board, at least for now, following Sunday’s shock announcement that he would replace Anshu Jain in Jul…
Boeing ups jet demand forecast; no hurry on 757 successor
PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Boeing Co boosted its 20-year forecast for aircraft demand by 3.5 percent on Thursday, predicting two out of every five new jets will feed Asia’s booming travel market.
