Archive du mois : avril 2018

Jennifer Riordan was partially sucked out of the plane when an engine exploded and broke a cabin window (Picture: AP)A business executive has been identified as the woman who was partially sucked out of an aeroplane after one of its engines exploded during take-off. Jennifer Riordan, 43, was a mother-of-two who worked for Wells Fargo…

Wall Street’s top stock traders got some help from their bond brethren. Morgan Stanley posted a surprise jump in fixed-income trading, which combined with better-than-expected equities results helped push revenue above $11 billion for the first time ever. First-quarter profit, boosted by corporate tax cuts, also rose to an all-time high. Chief Executive Officer James…

If Rohit Sharma’s decision to bat at No. 4 after Mumbai Indians’ first two games was to play the anchor role in the middle order, it seemed to have flopped as soon as their innings started against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Umesh Yadav’s two swinging deliveries removed Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan for golden ducks, and…

Britain is set to bask in sizzling temperatures for the next two weeks as the ‘African blowtorch’ brings highs of 80F (26C) across parts of the UK. A 1,500-mile wide front of hot air branded as the ‘blowtorch’ will reportedly see the hottest April day in a decade before heating up later on in the week.   …

Legendary activist investor Carl Icahn has accumulated a medium-sized stake in VMware, according to sources familiar with the matter. Icahn’s stake is below the 5 percent threshold that mandates public disclosure. It’s unclear if Icahn has a particular agenda or is pushing for anything specific from VMware or Dell, which owns about 80 percent of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barbara Bush leaned over the seat on Air Force Two and glared at me. It was 1984, and her husband, Vice President George Bush, was running for re-election with President Ronald Reagan. On that day, she was fuming and she didn’t bother hiding it. « It rhymes with rich, » she told me, describing…