Premier Oil posted a widened loss in the year 2015 amid lower oil price. The firm also urged the government to promote infrastructure policies in the North Sea to lure investment.
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Anheuser-Busch InBev Q4 profit drops by 10% due to sluggish US Market
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV has reported a10 percent drop in profit for fourth quarter of 2015. The brewer is suffering from sluggish market in the US. As a result, revenues for fourth quarter fell to $3.23 billion from $3.33 billion.
Vision Critical Removes Last Hurdle To Go Public, Sells Consulting Arm To Maru Group
Vision Capital has announced on Wednesday reaching an agreement for disposing of its consulting business arm to Maru Group. Lower growth rate and profit margin ration are believed to the reason to choose the consulting arm for selling. Through this deal, VC has removed the last hurdle to go for IPO.
Hedge Funds Supported China Car Rental eHi
Hedge funds are favoring eHi Car Services Ltd (NASDAQ:EHIC) stocks. Many hedge funds are reportedly increasing their collective stake in the China's car rental company.
United Spirits Chairman Resigned, Taking Diageo’s Offer of £53m to Walk Out
The King of Good Times, or Vijay Mallya, reached an agreement with spirits giant Diageo to leave the booze business. He is resigning his position as United Spirits Ltd chairman while Diageo takes full management ownership of the company.
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The Birmingham-based company focused on developing cloud-based HR software. An area which rarely attracted software startups.
Samsung introduced its Gear VR new application in the culinary industry. Working with Sublimotion Restaurant in Ibiza, the Korean tech giant enriches dining experiences with the virtual reality technology, transporting diners from place to place, giving a unique dining sensation.
Microsoft has announced on Wednesday acquiring Xarmin, a cross-platform software programming tools project. Though details on the deal haven’t been disclosed from either party, the deal has been rumored to be made for $400 million to $500 million. The acquisition is expected to boost up Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform (UWP) technology ideals.
Google introduces AMP project to fasten the loading of news articles on mobile screen. Unlike the traditional web pages, AMP pages consume less power.
Exxon Mobil Corp may lose credit rating from Moody's Investors Service. Moody's on Thursday lowered its outlook for Exxon from stable to negative. Exxon is suffering from cash flows in the wake of continuous drop in oil prices.
UK's GDP growth rate was remained unchanged at 0.5 percent for the fourth quarter of 2015. Services sector contributed the most to the GDP growth. Meanwhile, International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned about weakening global growth.
SpaceX postponed the scheduled Florida launch of a Falcon 9 rocket for at least 24 hours to allow extra time to chill the rocket’s propellant.
Virgin Pulse acquires two competitors to extend its corporate well-being program. The company mainly focuses on the wellness of empoyees to make them live a better lifestyle and be more productive at work. The merger will expand the company's business through global reach and product synergy.
Spruce Finance is securing a multimillion deal in financing by hiring Investec Plc in effort of supporting the development of around 80 megawatts of US rooftop solar assets.
