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Brazil elections 2014: Presidential candidates in first TV debate
Brazil's presidential candidates have taken part in the first TV debate of the campaign. Incumbent President Dilma Rousseff faced her main rivals Marina Silva of...
Fonterra to take 20% stake in China’s infant food manufacturer Beingmate
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra said today it plans to take a 20% stake in Chinese infant food manufacturer Beingmate. Fonterra will also spend $555...
France: New cabinet named under PM Manuel Valls
France’s President Francois Hollande has named a new cabinet under Prime Minister Manuel Valls, dropping ministers who rebelled against austerity cuts. The first government of...
US home price growth stalls in June 2014
The US home price growth slowed in June 2014, an S&P/Case Shiller survey has indicated, continuing a long-term deceleration in the housing market. The S&P/Case...
Amazon buys Twitch for $970 million
Amazon has bought video-game streaming service Twitch for $970 million. Earlier in the year, Google's YouTube had been reported to be in late-stage acquisition talks...
Ukraine: President Petro Poroshenko dissolves parliament and calls for snap elections
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has dissolved parliament and called snap elections for October 26, as government forces continue to fight pro-Russian rebel forces in...
Burger King in takeover talks with Tim Hortons
Burger King has confirmed it is in takeover talks with Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons. A merger would create the world's third-largest fast-food...
France’s government resigns amid economy row
France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls has submitted the government's resignation to President Francois Hollande and has been asked to form a new cabinet. The French...
Bank of America to pay $16.7 billion mortgage settlement
Bank of America has agreed pay a record settlement of $16.7 billion for misleading investors about the quality of loans it sold. The loans were...
Russia Targets More McDonald’s Restaurants
More unscheduled checks on McDonald's restaurants across Russia have been announced by the country’s consumer watchdog as part of a probe into food standards. The...
Prayuth Chan-ocha named Thailand’s new prime minister
Coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha has been named the new prime minister of Thailand. Prayuth Chan-ocha, 60, was nominated on August 21 in a legislature...
Marina Silva to run for Brazil’s presidency
Marina Silva has been formally named as the Brazilian Socialist Party’s new presidential candidate. Environmental campaigner Marina Silva, 56, replaces the late Eduardo Campos, who...
Russia Closes Four McDonald’s Restaurants in Moscow
Image source: Wikimedia Commons Four McDonald's outlets in Moscow have been temporarily closed by Russia’s main consumer watchdog as part...
Why pricing is vital for the long term stability of your business
When businesses seek to boost profits and maintain growth, they often concentrate on increasing volume or lowering costs but neglect the role that pricing...
Steve Ballmer leaves Microsoft after 34 years
Microsoft’s ex-CEO Steve Ballmer has announced he is stepping down from the board with immediate effect. In a public letter, Steve Ballmer said he had...
Rick Perry mug shot: Texas governor shows no hint of worry on his face
Texas Governor Rick Perry has been booked at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center in Austin, for two felony indictments of abuse of power on...
Rick Perry to turn himself in for fingerprints and mug shot
Rick Perry plans to turn himself in to authorities for fingerprinting and a mug shot on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The Texas governor he was indicted...
Russian food prices rise after state embargo on imports from Western countries
Russian food prices are rising in parts of the country and experts say the state embargo on imports of Western food appears to be...
Imran Khan’s party to resign all its seats in Pakistan’s national assembly
Imran Khan's opposition party, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI), says it has decided to resign all its seats in Pakistan’s national assembly. A senior member of...
Al Gore sues Al Jazeera America over Current TV sale
Al Gore is suing Al Jazeera America over the sale of Current TV, a network he founded. The former Democrat vice president and his partners...
Rick Perry indictment: Texas governor vows to fight charges of abuse of power
Texas Governor Rick Perry has vowed to fight an indictment against him for abuse of power, which he dismissed as a "farce". The indictment "amounts...
Brazil elections 2014: Marina Silva to replace late presidential candidate Eduardo Campos
Marina Silva, Brazil’s ex-environment minister, would replace former presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, who was killed in a plane crash on August 13. Marina Silva is...
Eduardo Campos plane crash: Black box did not record Brazilian presidential candidate’s flight
According to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), the black box recovered from the wreckage of the plane crash that killed Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo...
Chiquita rejects Brazil takeover bid
Chiquita has rejected a $611 million takeover bid by Brazilian groups Cutrale and Safra, saying it was sticking to its plan to merge with...
Coca-Cola buys 16.7% stake in Monster Beverage for $2.15 billion
Coca-Cola has bought a 16.7% stake in Monster Beverage in a cash deal, as it looks for growth away from fizzy drinks. In the $2.15...
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