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Alison Rose gets top job at RBS, first woman to lead major UK lender

Alison Rose gets top job at RBS, first woman to lead major UK lender

Royal Bank of Scotland named Alison Rose as its new chief executive on Friday, becoming the first major British lender to appoint a woman to its top job.



7 years ago
Rolls-Royce sees further delay in Trent 1000 engine overhaul

Rolls-Royce sees further delay in Trent 1000 engine overhaul

British engineering firm Rolls-Royce said on Friday it expects problems with its Trent 1000 engines to take longer to fix, with a target of fewer than 10 grounded aircraft delayed until the second quarter of 2020.



7 years ago
Google to invest 3 billion euros in European data centers

Google to invest 3 billion euros in European data centers

Google will make an additional investment of 3 billion euros ($3.32 billion) to expand its European data centers, Chief Executive Sundar Pichai told a news conference in Finland.



7 years ago
Cloud and clear: Tencent draws on gaming tech to lift B2B cloud ambitions

Cloud and clear: Tencent draws on gaming tech to lift B2B cloud ambitions

Tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd plans to leverage its strengths in video games and social media to grab market share in China's burgeoning cloud computing sector from incumbent Alibaba, the head of its cloud unit told Reuters.



7 years ago
Explainer: Abe, Trump head for trade deal; auto tariffs a sticking point

Explainer: Abe, Trump head for trade deal; auto tariffs a sticking point

U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are expected to clinch a deal on farm tariffs and digital trade when they meet in New York next week.



7 years ago
Royal Bank of Scotland appoints Alison Rose as CEO

Royal Bank of Scotland appoints Alison Rose as CEO

Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed Alison Rose as its new chief executive, becoming the first major British lender to appoint a woman to its top job.



7 years ago
China sovereign fund CIC says cautious of U.S. investment amid trade war

China sovereign fund CIC says cautious of U.S. investment amid trade war

China Investment Corp (CIC) on Friday said the Sino-U.S. trade war has made it more cautious about investing in the United States, after the Chinese sovereign wealth fund posted a dive in yearly profit.



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‘We don’t have enough money’: Tech leaders debate constraints at Vancouver Startup Week

‘We don’t have enough money’: Tech leaders debate constraints at Vancouver Startup Week

Vancouver Courier | Tyler Orton | Sep 20, 2019 Growth in technology may be stymied without enough investment capital, say experts It’s a rare feat for B.C. tech companies to lay claim to capital raises totalling more than $450 million over the course of 13 days. Despite that recent tally, the current level of capital

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If you hit the $211 million Mega Millions jackpot, here's what you'll pay in taxes

If you hit the $211 million Mega Millions jackpot, here's what you'll pay in taxes

While the odds are stacked against players scoring the jackpot — your chance is about 1 in 302 million — the IRS is always a guaranteed winner.

7 years ago
China, U.S. had 'constructive' trade talks in Washington: Xinhua

China, U.S. had 'constructive' trade talks in Washington: Xinhua

China and the United States had "constructive" discussions on trade in Washington, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday.



7 years ago
Delaware judge says Tesla board must face trial over Musk's mega-pay package

Delaware judge says Tesla board must face trial over Musk's mega-pay package

A Delaware judge ruled on Friday that Tesla Inc's board of directors must defend at a trial Chief Executive Elon Musk's multibillion dollar pay package, which a shareholder lawsuit said unjustly enriched the head of the electric vehicle company.



7 years ago
U.S. trade regulators approve some Apple tariff exemptions amid broader reprieve

U.S. trade regulators approve some Apple tariff exemptions amid broader reprieve

U.S. trade regulators on Friday approved 10 out of 15 requests for tariff exemptions filed by Apple Inc amid a broader reprieve on levies on computer parts, according to a public docket published by the U.S. Trade Representative and a Federal Register notice.



7 years ago
U.S. trade regulators approve some Apple tariff exemption requests

U.S. trade regulators approve some Apple tariff exemption requests

U.S. trade regulators on Friday approved 10 out of 15 requests for tariff exemptions filed by Apple Inc.



7 years ago
U.S., China held 'productive' talks, still plan October meeting: USTR

U.S., China held 'productive' talks, still plan October meeting: USTR

U.S. and Chinese deputy negotiators held "productive" talks in Washington this week aimed at improving their trade relationship, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Friday without offering further details.



7 years ago
Warren, Sanders to visit striking GM workers as dispute continues

Warren, Sanders to visit striking GM workers as dispute continues

Two major Democratic presidential candidates plan to visit striking General Motors workers in Detroit in the coming days as a five-day-old labor dispute threatens to enter its second week.



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