Some television viewers in southern California were startled when an apocalyptic emergency alert flashed on their screens. The Orange County Register reports a Lake Forest woman says she was watching HGTV on her Cox Communications cable service on Thursday when the alert flashed across the screen. Video shows the message included the voice of a […]
Read moreBritish police said on Friday they had charged an 18-year-old man with attempted murder in connection with last week’s bomb attack at Parsons Green station in London. The Metropolitan police also charged Ahmed Hassan, 18, of Sunbury, Surrey, southern England, with explosive offences. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court at 1300 GMT on Friday. […]
Read moreJust because drought-ravaged California has spent years urging residents to conserve water doesn’t mean it wants people to actually stop drinking the stuff. When a Gatorade cellphone game suggested doing just that state Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a complaint accusing the popular thirst-quenching drink’s maker of false advertising. By Thursday — less than a […]
Read moreApple’s roll out of two major new iPhone models this year will pay dividends for the company, according to one Wall Street firm. Piper Jaffray reiterated its overweight rating and raised its price target for the smartphone maker, predicting Apple’s more expensive iPhone offerings will boost its earnings. Michael Olson, Piper’s analyst, raised his price […]
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‘We don't want a fat Europe, we want a fit Europe,’ says German politician
Ahead of the German election this weekend, a politician told CNBC that the country wants a working Europe. Otto Fricke, member of the federal executive board for Germany’s Free Democratic Party laid out his party’s vision for Europe in an interview with CNBC on Friday. “We want a working Europe. We don’t want a fat […]
Read moreCheck out which companies are making headlines before the bell: T-Mobile — T-Mobile is close to agreeing to tentative terms on a deal to merge with its telecom peer, Sprint, Reuters reported on Friday. Japan’s SoftBank, which controls Sprint, would reportedly own between 40 to 50 percent of the combined company. A deal is expected […]
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UK fintech start-up looks to raise $54 million investment for global expansion
U.K. fintech start-up Starling Bank – which operates solely on a mobile app – said it plans to raise £40 million ($54 million) from investors to drive expansion into markets beyond the U.K. The London-based challenger bank doesn’t have a single physical branch, and claims to be the first digital challenger of its kind to […]
Read moreThe White House is softening its stance on trade — if only temporarily — as it seeks to preserve Republican votes on tax reform, according to senior administration officials, congressional aides and outside advisors. A long-delayed investigation into Chinese steel dumping is on hold; the calls to withdraw from North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) […]
Read moreT-Mobile US is close to agreeing to tentative terms on a deal to merge with peer Sprint, people familiar with the matter said, a major breakthrough in efforts to merge the third and fourth largest U.S. wireless carriers. Japan’s SoftBank, which controls Sprint, will own 40 to 50 percent of the combined company, two of […]
Read moreLondon stripped Uber on Friday of its licence to operate from the end of September in a huge blow to the taxi app that will affect more than 40,000 drivers in one of the world’s biggest cities. “Uber’s approach and conduct demonstrate a lack of corporate responsibility in relation to a number of issues which […]
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