FedEx's Profit Doubles
FedEx's first-quarter profit more than doubled as revenue rose more than analysts had expected amid higher volume. The company also said it plans to cut its full-time employee count by 1,700 and close 100 facilities. online.wsj.com |
Theresa May calls for more women on company boards
British companies of the need to appoint more women to board level jobs or miss out on a pool of untapped talent, according to Theresa May, the Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality. telegraph.co.uk |
Tesco urges carbon cut on its products
UK retail giant Tesco urges 1,200 top suppliers to reduce carbon emissions on Tesco products by 2020. telegraph.co.uk |
The magnificent seven: the UK's top fund managers
Only a handful of fund managers emerged triumphant from the financial crisis. We looks at seven who hit the target. telegraph.co.uk |
Hilton workers in Chicago start 3-day strike
By 2010-10-17T10:58:11ZCHICAGO (AP) -- Hundreds of Hilton Chicago Hotel workers started a three-day strike Saturday that union officials say is in protest of the hotel chain's efforts to "lock workers into cheap recession contracts."... hosted.ap.org |