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Facebook ready to launch video ads

People familiar with the matter said that Facebook Inc. will begin selling video advertisements later this week. The ads will play automatically in users new feeds and may help Facebook win a part of the 66.4 billion dollars, which are expected to be spent on U.S. television this year by advertisers. Facebook intends to make […] Read more

Stocks rise in US and Europe, amid manufacturing data, Fed meeting

US stock indexes partially recovered from the worst weekly slump since August while European stocks rose the most in two months amid manufacturing growth and as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s meeting. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 0.6% to 1,786.54 by 4:30 p.m. in New York, while the Stoxx Europe […] Read more

General Motors withdraws Holden production in Australia

Last Wednesday General Motors Co. announced that it intends to close its Holden production facilities located in Australia by the end of 2017. This was quite an unexpected move that will result in the loss of thousands of jobs, which makes the companys future unstable. General Motors decision to end manufacturing by the end of […] Read more

Carrefour to buy 127 shopping centres in a deal worth 2 billion euros

Carrefour announced that it will invest 2 billion Euro for the purchase of 127 European shopping centre sites from Klépierre, as the French supermarket operator has decided to undertake a new strategy of going back to basics in order to update its locations and extend its reach in Europe. The purchase is happening after the […] Read more

GSK to heave its control of its drugs unit in India

GlaxoSmithKline Plc. is a science-led global healthcare company which researches, tests and develops a variety of innovative medicines and brands. The company is trying to increase its stake in Indian subsidiary from 50 to 75%, which is going to make it the latest global company to deploy cash in order to raise exposure to its […] Read more

Microsoft faces the challenge of CEO hunt

Last month Microsoft Corp.s co-founder Bill Gates announced that the companys chief executive officer is a “complex role to fill” in front of the software makers shareholders. This could be valid, in fact considering Microsofts board is still looking for a final candidate. On December the 12th, the No. 2 executive of Qualcomm Inc.s – […] Read more

US stock futures decline before Fed meeting, European stocks advance

US stock-index futures dropped as Asian stocks headed for a three-month low before the two-day Federal Reserve meeting starting tomorrow and as a survey showed China’s manufacturing expansion slowing. European shares erased an early drop and are little changed from the level they opened today. The preliminary reading of the Chinas Purchasing Managers’ Index by […] Read more

GM sells its entire 7% stake in Peugeot

General Motors Co. sold its entire stake of the struggling French carmaker which hopes to find financial help from its Chinese partner – Dongfeng. Peugeot and Dongfeng Motor Co. have agreed to expand their industrial alliance. But the two are still negotiating a potential equity investment by Chinas second-largest auto maker. GMs decision to sell […] Read more

Hard time for Boeing, Union negotiations fail again

Boeing Co. and its largest union exchanged harsh words on Friday over the latest round of failed contract negotiations. The talks were associated with building the 777X model in the Washington state commercial base of the company. Boeing announced that it is considering proposals from 22 states, all of which are interested in manufacturing the […] Read more