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AB Inbev Expects To Cut Three Percent Of Jobs After Sabmiller Takeover

Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI.BR) expects to cut some 3 percent of its combined workforce after it has acquired rival SABMiller (SAB.L), according to takeover documents published on Friday. That would be some 5,500 jobs, according to a source with information on...

Fed’s Yellen Says Case For Interest Rate Hike Has Strengthened

The case for raising U.S. interest rates has strengthened in recent months because of improvements in the labor market and expectations for moderate economic growth, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Friday. Yellen did not indicate when the U.S....

U.S. Rates Futures Hold Gains After U.S. GDP Data

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U.S. interest rates futures clung to earlier gains on Friday as data showed domestic gross product grew 1.1 percent in the second quarter, which is slower than previously thought and supports the view the Federal Reserve would refrain from...

Apple Fixes Security Flaw After UAE Dissident’s Iphone Targeted

Apple Inc issued a patch on Thursday to fix a dangerous security flaw in iPhones and iPads after researchers discovered that a prominent United Arab Emirates dissident's phone had been targeted with a previously unknown method of hacking. The thwarted...

Lamborghini Sees Worldwide Sales Doubling By 2019 After SUV Launch

Luxury automaker Lamborghini expects to at least double production to 7,000 vehicles a year by 2019 once it rolls out a new SUV, but it will not lose its focus on making sports cars, Chief Executive Officer Stefano Domenicali...

Oil Prices Down One Percent As Market Nervously Awaits U.S. Inventory Data

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, with U.S. crude futures losing more than 1 percent, on data pointing to a potential build in domestic crude stockpiles that offset market bulls' speculation of an OPEC output freeze. The American Petroleum Institute (API),...

UBS Leads Team Of Banks Working On Blockchain Settlement System

Swiss bank UBS (UBSG.S) is leading a team of four of the world's biggest banks developing a system to enable financial markets to make payments and settle transactions quickly using blockchain technology. UBS has developed a "Utility Settlement Coin" (USC),...

Oil Slips Below $49 As Supply Trumps Hopes For Producer Action

Oil fell below $49 a barrel on Tuesday, giving up part of August's strong rally, as signs of rising supply outweighed hopes that producing nations will agree steps to support prices. A Nigerian militant group, which has claimed a wave...

World’s Largest Indoor Theme Park To Open In Dubai

The world's largest indoor theme park is set to open in Dubai this month to lure back some of the tourists and residents who often flee abroad during the scorching desert summer. In a sandy suburb beyond Dubai's concrete jungle...

Pfizer Boosts Cancer Drug Pipeline With $14 Billion Medivation Deal

Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said on Monday it would buy U.S. cancer drug company Medivation Inc (MDVN.O) in a deal valued at about $14 billion, adding blockbuster prostate cancer drug Xtandi to its portfolio. Medivation shares were up 20 percent at...