UK Attorney Wants Permission To Appeal Mastercard Verdict
UK Attorney Wants Permission To Appeal Mastercard Verdict
August 15, 2017  |  Mastercard

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, the law firm that lodged a £14 billion consumer collective action against Mastercard, is gearing up to appeal a rejection by...

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Uber In Talks To Give Investor Group More Of A Stake
Uber In Talks To Give Investor Group More Of A Stake
August 15, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Ride hailing app company Uber is reportedly considering an offer from an investment group that wants to own a bigger share of the company. Get...

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Barclays To Close 54 UK Branches By Year’s End
Barclays To Close 54 UK Branches By Year’s End
August 15, 2017  |  Banking

Financial company Barclays is gearing up to shutter 54 England-based bank branches by the end of 2017 as part of its cost-cutting efforts. Get the...

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Facebook Expands Marketplace Into 17 New European Markets
Facebook Expands Marketplace Into 17 New European Markets
August 15, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook, the social media giant, is pushing further into the world of eCommerce, by expanding its Marketplace service, which connects local buyers and sellers, in...

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Federal Judge Rules Costco Owes Tiffany $19.4M For Selling Fake Engagement Rings
Federal Judge Rules Costco Owes Tiffany $19.4M For Selling Fake Engagement Rings
August 15, 2017  |  Legal

A federal judge has decided that Costco owes Tiffany & Co. $19.4 million in damages over the warehouse club chain’s illegal sale of counterfeit diamond...

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Google To Pay Apple As Much As $3B To Be The Default Search Engine
Google To Pay Apple As Much As $3B To Be The Default Search Engine
August 15, 2017  |  Google

Google has long been a default search on Apple’s iPhone, and in order to keep that from changing, the company is reportedly paying Apple billions...

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Beijing Public Transit App Excludes Apple Pay
Beijing Public Transit App Excludes Apple Pay
August 15, 2017  |  Apple Pay

Public transit can be a hassle in big cities like Boston, New York City and London. Most of the time, a physical card allows riders...

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Uber’s Investors Tried To Avoid Their Legal Battle With Travis Kalanick
Uber’s Investors Tried To Avoid Their Legal Battle With Travis Kalanick
August 15, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Benchmark Capital — one of Uber’s larger investors — said yesterday (August 14) that it gave Uber’s ousted CEO Travis Kalanick a full month to...

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Berkshire Backs Synchrony (Bails On GE)
Berkshire Backs Synchrony (Bails On GE)
August 15, 2017  |  Investments

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway gave the financial world something of a surprise yesterday with the news that the firm had built a $520 million stake in Synchrony...

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