Facebook Inc is bullish on Asian market potential. Recently, Facebook's Free Basics service has been banned by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). Despite this jolt, Facebook is still optimistic about adding number of users as the region is recording much faster growth rate than other parts of the world.
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EBay Select Shyp as Partner to Handle Pickup and Delivery
The on-demand shippping company startup Shyp was selected as eBay partner. Shyp will handle packing and shipping for eBay sellers.
Anti-Trump Groups Spends Millions on Ads on Trump's Sexist Quotes against Women
Anti-Trump groups are spending millions in campaign and advertisements to stop him from winning the presidency nomination. A new Anti-Trump ad is showing women read aloud the GOP frontrunner’s sexist quotes on women. The producer spent millions to air the ad.
Pfizer chief Ian Read's pay falls 23%
Pfizer said that net compensation of chief executive officer Ian Read declined 23% in 2015 driven by a drop in stock awards. The chief's net compensation amounted to $18 million in 2015.
CHS expects more pain for US crop growers
CHS has warned crop growers regarding the approaching hurdle in the US agricultural economy. The net farm income across the US is expected to drop to $54.8 billion in 2016 owing to surplus production.
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A two-day policy meeting of US Federal Reserve will conclude on Wednesday. US Fed Chair Janet Yellen is expected to keep short-term interest rate unchanged for now and may go for a hike in June.
European legislators have started grilling multinational companies such as Google, Apple, Alphabet and McDonald's. European nations are feeling the heat of mounting political pressure to check tax evasion by foreign multinational companies.
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slapped penalties on AIG's three affiliates for steering customers to high-fee products. AIG is also offloading its brokerage unit owing to stringent norms. AIG has agreed to pay $9.5 million for settling the regulator's claims.
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.
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.
With an objective of not giving any such scope for price escalation as Martin Shkreli did for Daraprim generic drug, US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has turned very cautious on approvals to generic drugs. US FDA is now reviewing new applications for generic drugs, while ensuring no such lapses of price escalation.
The US dollar recorded a multi-year bull run and has still enough steam to gain 10 percent further this year. All eyes are on the two-day policy meeting of US Federal Reserve beginning from Tuesday as it will set the tone for US currency.
