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Infosys Board appoints Salil Parekh as company CEO and MD
- December 02, 2017
The year-long, public fight ended in Vishal Sikka resigning as CEO in August, three years after he had been handpicked for the job by Murthy himself. Paul Hermelin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Capgemini Group commented: "I would like to thank Salil for his involvement in the Capgemini journey". (more...)
- December 02, 2017
The year-long, public fight ended in Vishal Sikka resigning as CEO in August, three years after he had been handpicked for the job by Murthy himself. Paul Hermelin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Capgemini Group commented: "I would like to thank Salil for his involvement in the Capgemini journey". (more...)
Staff can sue Morrisons for data leak
- December 02, 2017
Although the Court held that Morrisons had failed in its statutory responsibilities under the seventh Data Protection Principle that was not causative of the data breach which gave rise to the proceedings. This included their bank, salary and national insurance details, addresses and phone numbers. The jury heard that Skelton had leaked the information in anger after receiving an official warning about using Morrisons' post room to send personal packages, which he was accused of using to ... (more...)
- December 02, 2017
Although the Court held that Morrisons had failed in its statutory responsibilities under the seventh Data Protection Principle that was not causative of the data breach which gave rise to the proceedings. This included their bank, salary and national insurance details, addresses and phone numbers. The jury heard that Skelton had leaked the information in anger after receiving an official warning about using Morrisons' post room to send personal packages, which he was accused of using to ... (more...)
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) Price Target Raised to $83.00 at Canaccord Genuity
- December 02, 2017
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ: QCOM ) had its price objective boosted by stock analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $70.00 to $77.00 in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 14th, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Several other institutional investors have also sold shares of the company. Maverick Capital Limited accumulated 2.64% or 3.81M shares. Analysts await ServiceNow, Inc. (more...)
- December 02, 2017
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ: QCOM ) had its price objective boosted by stock analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $70.00 to $77.00 in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 14th, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Several other institutional investors have also sold shares of the company. Maverick Capital Limited accumulated 2.64% or 3.81M shares. Analysts await ServiceNow, Inc. (more...)
CVS Health closes in on deal to buy health insurer Aetna
- December 02, 2017
Therefore 71% are positive. The firm earned "Outperform" rating on Friday, August 28 by Oppenheimer. Finally, Wolfe Research cut CVS Health from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $89.00 to $82.00 in a report on Monday, August 14th. (more...)
- December 02, 2017
Therefore 71% are positive. The firm earned "Outperform" rating on Friday, August 28 by Oppenheimer. Finally, Wolfe Research cut CVS Health from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $89.00 to $82.00 in a report on Monday, August 14th. (more...)
Bank of America (BAC) Receives Overweight Rating from Morgan Stanley
- December 02, 2017
It has outperformed by 28.84% the S&P500.The move comes after 8 months positive chart setup for the $5.27 billion company. Falcon Edge Capital Lp decreased Bank Amer Corp ( BAC ) stake by 54.44% reported in 2017Q2 SEC filing. The Corvex Management Lp holds 6.00M shares with $145.56 million value, up from 3.00 million last quarter. Pacific Alternative Asset Mgmt Ltd Llc holds 64,850 shares. (more...)
- December 02, 2017
It has outperformed by 28.84% the S&P500.The move comes after 8 months positive chart setup for the $5.27 billion company. Falcon Edge Capital Lp decreased Bank Amer Corp ( BAC ) stake by 54.44% reported in 2017Q2 SEC filing. The Corvex Management Lp holds 6.00M shares with $145.56 million value, up from 3.00 million last quarter. Pacific Alternative Asset Mgmt Ltd Llc holds 64,850 shares. (more...)
Blue Apron CFO appointed as CEO
- December 02, 2017
The stock was sold at an average price of $3.03, for a total transaction of $199,155.84. It remains to be seen how Blue Apron will fare going forward. Balyasny Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Blue Apron in the 2nd quarter worth $584,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in Blue Apron by 27.4% in the 3rd quarter. (more...)
- December 02, 2017
The stock was sold at an average price of $3.03, for a total transaction of $199,155.84. It remains to be seen how Blue Apron will fare going forward. Balyasny Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Blue Apron in the 2nd quarter worth $584,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in Blue Apron by 27.4% in the 3rd quarter. (more...)
The Drilldown: OPEC signals tighter oil supply through 2018
- December 02, 2017
The 3rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial meeting ended on Thursday in Vienna Austria, with an agreement to extend the oil production cut deal through the end of 2018 to ensure market rebalancing. He said even if Nigeria was compelled to cap output, the country had still not been able to reach the production level that was expected to cap her output. (more...)
- December 02, 2017
The 3rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial meeting ended on Thursday in Vienna Austria, with an agreement to extend the oil production cut deal through the end of 2018 to ensure market rebalancing. He said even if Nigeria was compelled to cap output, the country had still not been able to reach the production level that was expected to cap her output. (more...)
Delivery driver contracted by Amazon poops in driveway
- December 02, 2017
He figured it was from a neighbor's dog so he checked his home security cameras , hoping to make whoever owned the dog come and clean up the mess. A California homeowner's surveillance video of an Amazon.com contract delivery driver relieving herself on a suburban sidewalk has caused a stir and led to the driver's firing. (more...)
- December 02, 2017
He figured it was from a neighbor's dog so he checked his home security cameras , hoping to make whoever owned the dog come and clean up the mess. A California homeowner's surveillance video of an Amazon.com contract delivery driver relieving herself on a suburban sidewalk has caused a stir and led to the driver's firing. (more...)
Ford US sales up while GM, FCA down in November
- December 02, 2017
Wilsey Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in General Motors by 1.7% during the second quarter. The option since executed brings Stevens ownership to 77052 shares. General Motors Company's beta is 1.58 whilst the stock has an average true range (ATR) of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.94, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.19. (more...)
- December 02, 2017
Wilsey Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in General Motors by 1.7% during the second quarter. The option since executed brings Stevens ownership to 77052 shares. General Motors Company's beta is 1.58 whilst the stock has an average true range (ATR) of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.94, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.19. (more...)
Massachusetts Senate President's Husband Accused of Sexual Misconduct
- December 02, 2017
Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, echoed those sentiments and said he found the claims "serious and disturbing", adding that they need to be "examined and addressed". If Bryon claimed to have influence over my decisions or over the Senate, he should not have said that. "To the best of my recollection, I was not approached by anyone with complaints during or after the alleged incidents made in this article, or I would have tried to intervene", Rosenberg said. (more...)
- December 02, 2017
Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, echoed those sentiments and said he found the claims "serious and disturbing", adding that they need to be "examined and addressed". If Bryon claimed to have influence over my decisions or over the Senate, he should not have said that. "To the best of my recollection, I was not approached by anyone with complaints during or after the alleged incidents made in this article, or I would have tried to intervene", Rosenberg said. (more...)
Your American Airlines holiday flight is still on
- December 02, 2017
Earlier this week , The Allied Pilots Association , which represents pilots at American Airlines, said it was notified last Friday of "a failure within the pilot schedule bidding system". If you haven't booked your holiday travel yet (though you probably should have ), consider an airline other than American, said Sarah Schlichter, senior editor for SmarterTravel , a travel website. (more...)
- December 02, 2017
Earlier this week , The Allied Pilots Association , which represents pilots at American Airlines, said it was notified last Friday of "a failure within the pilot schedule bidding system". If you haven't booked your holiday travel yet (though you probably should have ), consider an airline other than American, said Sarah Schlichter, senior editor for SmarterTravel , a travel website. (more...)
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm getting bonus episode in 2018
- December 02, 2017
And just as Burch remained with Before the Storm as a writing consultant, so DeVries will be involved with Farewell, continuing to perform as Chloe's motion capture actor. Life is Strange: Before the Storm's first two episodes are out now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, with the third and final episode underway. (more...)
- December 02, 2017
And just as Burch remained with Before the Storm as a writing consultant, so DeVries will be involved with Farewell, continuing to perform as Chloe's motion capture actor. Life is Strange: Before the Storm's first two episodes are out now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, with the third and final episode underway. (more...)
Unemployment rate edged lower in Montreal in November
- December 01, 2017
Canada added 80,000 jobs in November and much of the job growth was seen in the private sector. November's unemployment rate was the lowest November unemployment rate since comparable statistics started being recorded in 2001. One year ago, the unemployment rate in Medicine Hat was 8.3 per cent. Among the highlights of the November jobs report was hiring in the factory sector. (more...)
- December 01, 2017
Canada added 80,000 jobs in November and much of the job growth was seen in the private sector. November's unemployment rate was the lowest November unemployment rate since comparable statistics started being recorded in 2001. One year ago, the unemployment rate in Medicine Hat was 8.3 per cent. Among the highlights of the November jobs report was hiring in the factory sector. (more...)
Amazon Alexa now works in Destiny 2 as a real-life Ghost
- December 01, 2017
Amazon hopes employees will soon take to using Alexa at the office to launch conference calls, organize room bookings, check flight details and more by using simple voice commands. In addition, RingCentral users can join any meeting scheduled in other Amazon Alexa-compatible third-party meeting applications, without the need to download those applications. (more...)
- December 01, 2017
Amazon hopes employees will soon take to using Alexa at the office to launch conference calls, organize room bookings, check flight details and more by using simple voice commands. In addition, RingCentral users can join any meeting scheduled in other Amazon Alexa-compatible third-party meeting applications, without the need to download those applications. (more...)
Walmart pulls t-shirt that encourages hanging journalists
- December 01, 2017
Journalist. SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED" - from its online store. A Reuters photographer snapped a picture of a President Donald Trump supporter sporting the shirt at a rally days before the 2016 election. As automation removes human judgment from the merchandise approval process, retailers risk letting offensive materials slip past the robot filters. (more...)
- December 01, 2017
Journalist. SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED" - from its online store. A Reuters photographer snapped a picture of a President Donald Trump supporter sporting the shirt at a rally days before the 2016 election. As automation removes human judgment from the merchandise approval process, retailers risk letting offensive materials slip past the robot filters. (more...)
CME Group Self-Certifies Bitcoin Futures to Launch Dec. 18
- December 01, 2017
Bitcoin futures will begin trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on December 18, after the exchange group filed a self-certification to the USA commodity regulator CFTC. The CFTC said it had "rigorous" discussions with the Merc during the past six months, with CBOE for the past four months and phone calls with Cantor Exchange, which will also begin trading bitcoin binary options. (more...)
- December 01, 2017
Bitcoin futures will begin trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on December 18, after the exchange group filed a self-certification to the USA commodity regulator CFTC. The CFTC said it had "rigorous" discussions with the Merc during the past six months, with CBOE for the past four months and phone calls with Cantor Exchange, which will also begin trading bitcoin binary options. (more...)
GM to launch fleet of autonomous ride-sharing vehicles in 2019
- December 01, 2017
General Motors announced at an investor presentation in San Francisco that it expects to launch self-driving vehicles meant for delivers and ride-hailing in five USA markets in 2019. Earlier this month, GM announced plans to sell 1 million electric vehicles a year by 2026. GM and Cruise employees can hail a ride from an autonomous Bolt EV in the San Francisco area. (more...)
- December 01, 2017
General Motors announced at an investor presentation in San Francisco that it expects to launch self-driving vehicles meant for delivers and ride-hailing in five USA markets in 2019. Earlier this month, GM announced plans to sell 1 million electric vehicles a year by 2026. GM and Cruise employees can hail a ride from an autonomous Bolt EV in the San Francisco area. (more...)
Lacazette Ruled Out Of Key Clash
- December 01, 2017
It's Arsenal versus Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette has been ruled out of the Gunners' crunch Premier League clash with Manchester United on Saturday evening as a result of a groin injury. (more...)
- December 01, 2017
It's Arsenal versus Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette has been ruled out of the Gunners' crunch Premier League clash with Manchester United on Saturday evening as a result of a groin injury. (more...)
Micromax launches Bharat 5: Price, specifications and offers
- December 01, 2017
So, what do you think about the Micromax Bharat 5? Here are the complete details on the Micromax's Bharat 5 , which made available in India for ₹5,555 with interesting tech-specs. The low-priced smartphone from Micromax comes in a polycarbonate shell. Powering the handset is an entry-level Mediatek quad core chip that is clocked at 1.3GHz. (more...)
- December 01, 2017
So, what do you think about the Micromax Bharat 5? Here are the complete details on the Micromax's Bharat 5 , which made available in India for ₹5,555 with interesting tech-specs. The low-priced smartphone from Micromax comes in a polycarbonate shell. Powering the handset is an entry-level Mediatek quad core chip that is clocked at 1.3GHz. (more...)
CBN's PMI indicates further economic expansion in November
- December 01, 2017
The latest PMI report revealed an increase in inflationary pressures on the sector driven by exchange rates. The manufacturing PMI for October stood at 55.0 index points while September's and August were 55.3 and 53.6 index points respectively. (more...)
- December 01, 2017
The latest PMI report revealed an increase in inflationary pressures on the sector driven by exchange rates. The manufacturing PMI for October stood at 55.0 index points while September's and August were 55.3 and 53.6 index points respectively. (more...)
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