Sky profits jump 6% as subscriber numbers surge past 12m
July 29, 2015
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Sky profits jump 6% as subscriber numbers surge past 12m

Driven by growth in the UK and Ireland, revenue jumped 5% to £11.3 billion, facilitating…

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Insurer Anthem hikes 2015 forecast, 2Q earnings climb
July 29, 2015
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Insurer Anthem hikes 2015 forecast, 2Q earnings climb

Excluding items, Anthem earned $3.10 per share, well above the average analyst estimate of $2.77.…

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Trump adviser apologizes for ‘inarticulate’ comments on marital rape
July 29, 2015
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Trump adviser apologizes for ‘inarticulate’ comments on marital rape

“[O]n one occasion during 1989, Mr. Trump and I had marital relations in which he…

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Citrix Systems CEO to resign; gives Elliott Management board seat
July 29, 2015
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Citrix Systems CEO to resign; gives Elliott Management board seat

They align with suggestions that one of its activist investors, Elliott Management Corp., made to…

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Alibaba investing $1 billion in cloud business
July 29, 2015
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Alibaba investing $1 billion in cloud business

The Aliyun unit will use the funds in part to set up cloud computing centres…

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Jorge Mendes holding up Di Maria-PSG deal
July 29, 2015
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Jorge Mendes holding up Di Maria-PSG deal

Manchester United and Paris Saint Germain are believed to be in advanced negotiations over a…

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Two top Twitter execs just jumped ship
July 29, 2015
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Two top Twitter execs just jumped ship

Dropbox has hired Todd Jackson, a former Twitter executive, to become the company’s first ever…

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GSK Q2 Pre-tax Profit Plunges, Revenue Up
July 29, 2015
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GSK Q2 Pre-tax Profit Plunges, Revenue Up

The drugmaker recently traded its offered for sale sarcoma drugs to really Novartis and purchased…

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Protests Turn Violent In Greece
July 29, 2015
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Protests Turn Violent In Greece

Hardliners in the ruling Syriza party opposed the deal, but Tsipras found unlikely support from…

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MasterCard meets 2Q earnings expectations, misses revenue forecasts
July 29, 2015
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MasterCard meets 2Q earnings expectations, misses revenue forecasts

MasterCard Inc. on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $921-million.

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