Brain implants might one day help paralyzed patients use tablets
(Reuters Health) – – Paralyzed people might one day be able to operate smartphones and tablets just by thinking about the actions they want to perform, with help from sensors…
Disney tops profit targets as fans flock to parks, movies
(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) reported a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street estimates on Thursday, driven by summer crowds at the company’s theme parks and big audiences for…
Alphabet misses Wall Street revenue estimates; shares fall
(Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) on Thursday missed analysts’ quarterly revenue estimates for the first time in at least two years and reported continuing erosion of its operating…
Netflix adds to growing debt pile with $2 billion bond issue
(Reuters) – Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) announced on Monday it will tap debt markets for a second time this year, aiming to raise another $2 billion as the streaming video pioneer…
Ford picks BBDO as lead creative agency in blow to Britain’s WPP
(Reuters) – Ford (F.N) has chosen Omnicom’s (OMC.N) BBDO as its lead creative advertising agency in a symbolic blow to its partner of 75 years, WPP (WPP.L). FILE PHOTO: A…
Walmart partners with MGM to boost video-on-demand service Vudu
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Monday it would partner with U.S. movie studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer to create content for its video-on-demand service, Vudu, which the…
Lloyds Banking Group to merge £13 billion wealth arm with Schroders: Sky News
(Reuters) – Britain’s Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) is to merge its 13 billion pounds ($17.06 billion) wealth management arm into a new joint venture with asset manager Schroders Plc(SDR.L) ,…
Vivendi reaffirms support for TIM CEO, decries ‘rumor campaign’
PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) – Top shareholder Vivendi (VIV.PA) reaffirmed its support for Telecom Italia’s (TIM) (TLIT.MI) Chief Executive Amos Genish, while accusing activist fund Elliott of running a “rumor campaign” to…
Amazon’s Bezos says Trump should be ‘glad’ of media scrutiny
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said on Thursday the company would announce a decision on where it will build a second headquarters before the end…
Unilever single holding company shares to start trading in December
LONDON (Reuters) – Consumer goods giant Unilever (ULVR.L) (UNc.AS) said simplifying its parent company structure from two UK and Dutch legal entities into a single holding company would conclude in…