In the wake of the Al-Qaeda attack on a beach resort in Ivory Coast, the country’s president has tighten the security measures across the nation. Ivory Coast is striving to improve its economy, especially through foreign investment.
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Lyft Teams Up With GM to Launch Car Rental Program as It Aims to Get More Drivers
App-based ride-hailing service Lyft announced its new initiative with GM, a car rental program called Express Drive. Aiming to grow its base of drivers, the new program will allow drivers to apply without owning a qualifying car but renting in instead.
WPP To Announce £60 million Pay Package For Its CEO, Ignoring Investors’ Previous Massive Protest
Share prices of WPP have been witnessed to rise by 98% between 2011 and 2015. Acknowledging WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell’s efforts, the world’s largest ad firm is going to announce £60 million Pay Package for him. But the ad agency’s move may again face opposition from the shareholders following earlier precedence.
AstraZeneca investors want boss pay to link with revenue target
AstraZeneca is facing serious issues with regard to its executive salary after a profit cautioning. Investors want the company to link Pascal Soriot's pay with revenue target.
BitTeaser's Blockchain Ad Network Will Change Online Advertising With Pay-Per-Click and Other Models
The emergence of blockchain ad network system provided by BitTeaser is changing the online advertising markets. With the blockchain-based system, any webmaster can now join the advertising sector regardless of the website’s traffic.
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Fastjet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou has called for removing its CEO and suggested for other restructuring. Though the African budget carrier has decided for keeping the CEO as an advisor for another year, but finally decides to address its founder’s call. However, the founder has accused the Fastjet CEO for representing unrealistic revenue forecast.
Fever-Tree announced an increase of 71% in revenues for the year ended December 31, 2015. The company's profit was helped by its recent deals with EasyJet, British Airways and Marks & Spencer.
Liverpool FC's Ian Ayre is to step down as CEO after his current contract ends next year. The club’s owner has been trying to convince him to stay, but without success.
Voters will decide whether to approve the expansion of casino in New Jersey beyond Atlantic City. A referendum will be held in November as state's legislature approved the ballot plan on Monday.
Founder and CEO of Under Armour Kevin Plank shared his success in building Under Armour into billion dollar company in SXSW annual event on Tuesday. His recipe is simple: make profit.
Honest Dollar Acquired By Goldman Sachs On Monday, Goldman Sachs' Investment Management Division announced that it will take over Honest Dollar, a web and mobile-based retirement savings platform based in Austin, Texas where the amount was not disclosed.
Uber allows alternative measure of getting expensive taxi driving licenses and offers low cost ride to the lower income people. But Moscow, unlike some other countries with stricter transportation laws, prohibits such service. Moscow has been persuading for long and finally gets success in compelling Uber to sign agreement which limits its service to the licensed drivers only.
Solar panel provider SolarCity has sold $235 million in asset-backed securities (ABS) market this year. The number is a record high despite a steep drop of the company's shares in stock market.
GE acknowledges 2015 as one of the most successful business years in its history while recognizing CEO’s leadership contribution. Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of GE, has received $33 million compensation in total for 2015 which is 11.5% lower than the previous year. The compensation package has been disclosed through a regulatory filing with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
