Visa inc buys Visa Europe in 21.2 bln euro deal
Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter, reported that the deal to unify the brand is valued at over $20 billion while the Wall Street Journal reported last week that the deal may be valued at almost $22 billion. And cross-border volume, again on a constant dollar basis, rose
Trader Found Guilty Of Commodity Fraud And ‘Spoofing’
In the USA government’s first criminal prosecution of the manipulative trading practice known as “spoofing”, high-frequency trader Michael Coscia was found guilty on Tuesday.
Molson Coors in talks to buy SABMiller’s stake
Molson Coors (NYSE:TAP) reportedly is in advanced negotiations with SABMiller to buy a majority stake in their USA joint venture MillerCoors.
GE completes Alstom acquisition
General Electric has closed its $10 billion deal with Alstom, a European power company, leading GE to control one-third of the globe’s power supply.
White House calls Ryan’s immigration remarks ‘preposterous’
“That’s going to work itself out”.
Bitcoin to become world’s 6th largest reserve currency
Bitcoin, the world’s most popular digital currency, has been on a roll – but no one is really sure why.
HEB to Give Bonuses, Stock to Thousands of Employees
There were no Maseratis in the parking lot, at least not yet, but there was plenty of excitement as H-E-B partners gathered at the McCreless store on the south side to celebrate the firm’s surprise grant of non voting stock to 55,000 partners, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.
Greens: USA on track for 20-year low in carbon emissions
Or, put another way, the 600 million ton revision to China’s 2012 coal consumption is, by itself, more than 70 percent of what the US burns as country in an entire year.
Four United States debt collectors shut down for illegal practices -FTC
Nov 4 The US government has shut down four debt collection companies that used abusive tactics, in a few cases to pursue people who owed nothing, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday. The group cited 115 actions this year. You can learn more about what rights you have under
Gmail gets new ‘Smart Reply’ tool that auto replies to your emails
“The short replies sent back by the “Smart Reply” feature in response to users” emails can be used either for replying quickly to a message or for initiating a longer message.