Boeing predicts both strong air traffic and plane sales this year
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Boeing Co said it expects airline passenger traffic to rise more than 6 percent in 2015, possibly close to 6.5 percent, above its long-range forecast of about 5 percent.
Greek PM rejects ‘absurd’ offer from lenders, delays IMF payment
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday spurned “absurd” terms of proposed aid from lenders and delayed a debt payment to the International Monetary Fund, prolonging an impasse that threatens to push Greece into default and out…
Robust U.S. jobs report boosts chances of Sept Fed rate hike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in May and wages picked up, signs of strong momentum in the economy that bolster prospects for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in September.
Deutsche Bank probes $6 billion suspected money laundering: source
(Reuters) – Deutsche Bank AG is looking into possible money laundering transactions by some of its clients in Russia which could exceed $6 billion, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Fed seen raising rates in October as job market firms
(Reuters) – After an unexpected surge in U.S. job gains in May, traders are now betting the Federal Reserve will start raising interest rates as soon as October, and will make a second increase early next year.
Amazon, Google race to get your DNA into the cloud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc is in a race against Google Inc to store data on human DNA, seeking both bragging rights in helping scientists make new medical discoveries and market share in a business that may be worth $1 billion a year by 2018.
Teva raises its stake in acquisition target Mylan
(Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has increased its stake in Mylan NV to nearly 2.2 percent as it presses on with an unsolicited bid for its generic drug-making rival, a regulatory filing showed on Friday.
Vodafone in talks with Liberty Global on asset swap, not merger
LONDON (Reuters) – Vodafone, the world’s second biggest mobile company, said it is in early talks about exchanging selected assets with Europe’s largest cable operator Liberty Global, which could enable each to better compete with rivals.
Vodafone in talks with Liberty Global on asset swap, not merger
LONDON (Reuters) – Vodafone, the world’s second biggest mobile company, said it is in early talks about exchanging selected assets with Europe’s largest cable operator Liberty Global, which could enable each to better compete with rivals.
Barclays settles lawsuit over 2008 Lehman brokerage purchase
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Barclays Plc on Friday settled a long-running lawsuit by the trustee liquidating Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc’s brokerage unit, which arose from the bank’s purchase of much of that unit at the height of the 2008 global financial cr…
