Economy

Uber’s new CEO could get more than $200 million to leave Expedia By Tom Krisher   DETROIT — Expedia is confirming that CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been offered the top job at ride-hailing company Uber. Barry Diller, board...

Can you buy anything real with Bitcoin? On the streets of Bristol, it proves a hard sell The digital currency can now be bought at ATMs around the country. My journey into the dark economy starts...

Shrink to fitEuropean universal banks can succeed. But can Deutsche Bank?   Germany’s troubled leading lender is abandoning any aspiration to be a global investment bank. AFTER just 18 days as Deutsche Bank’s chief executive, Christian Sewing...

Italy's populist coalition government poses new threat to eurozone Ben Chu Economics Editor   After a week of intense wrangling, the leaders of the Five Star Movement and the Lega Nord agree a common programme. Two Italian, populist, eurosceptic parties...

Advanced Hair Clinics drives medical tourism in Greece Author: Dr Anastasios Vekris, Plastic Surgeon and Medical Director, Advanced Hair Clinics   By proving hair transplants can be painless and natural-looking with the right clinic and physician, Advanced...

Tesla cuts nine percent of workforce in search of profit   In its fifteen-year existence the company headed up by Elon Musk has not made a profit, and it's burning through cash at an unprecedented rate. Tesla...

What are the Benefits of Using Polycom Phones? by Dale Harris   Today’s business landscape demands nothing but the best in communication. The 9-to-5 grind is essentially dead, since business is conducted 24/7 in today’s internet and social...

Vending machine in France serves up cold oysters   An entrepreneurial oyster farmer tries to expand his customer base by making fresh oysters available in vending machines. At trip to the seaside can mean a seafood feast,...

Toblerone shape not distinctive enough for trademark, Poundland claims   Defending its right to launch Twin Peaks bar, budget chain cites Toblerone version with fewer chunks brought out last year. Poundland has claimed Toblerone’s shape is no...

Sunseeker shows how to sail upstream in a sluggish market Author: Phil Popham, CEO, Sunseeker International   Bucking the downward trend in the luxury goods industry, Sunseeker International has risen to profitability on the back of innovative...