October 9, 2018Entry into the commercial register officially completes the merger of Wiener Städtische Versicherung and s Versicherung. Wiener Städtische is now by far the largest life insurance company in Austria.
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October 8, 2018Hitachi, Ltd. announced that it has now started offering the predictive maintenance service for petrochemical plants. It makes use of artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically classify and analyze the petrochemical plant's operation status in...
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October 8, 2018easyJet, Europe's leading airline, has today announced that it has signed up Virgin Atlantic as a new airline partner to its unique connections service ‘Worldwide by easyJet’.
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October 8, 2018Scania is establishing a new corporate organisation to integrate communications, brand, marketing and sustainability. The new organisation is headed by Erik Ljungberg.
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October 5, 2018In his keynote address to the American Bar Association Air & Space Law Forum held in Chicago, Frederick W. Smith, Chairman and CEO, FedEx Corporation, spoke about the importance of deregulation and Open Skies agreements in creating a more...
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October 5, 2018Toshiba Memory Corporation and Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art semiconductor fabrication facility, Fab 6, and the Memory R&D Center, at Yokkaichi operations in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
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October 5, 2018As part of its regular strategy review earlier this year, the Board of Directors assessed Nestlé’s Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy. The Board fully confirmed the company’s strategic direction and resolved to sharpen its focus on food,...
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October 4, 2018Sixty years ago, British Airways, then called BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation - became the first airline to fly a turbo jet engine aircraft between Europe and New York, reducing the journey time from 18 hours to around seven.
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October 4, 2018Galloper Offshore Wind Farm, sited 27 kilometres off the Suffolk coast, was officially inaugurated today in London. Construction of the 353 megawatt wind farm created 700 jobs. The wind farm is fully commissioned since spring 2018. The amount of...
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October 4, 2018UPS® (NYSE: UPS), a global logistics provider and leading advocate for global trade, commends the U.S., Canada, and Mexico for modernizing a pact that is vital to all three economies. The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) supports economic...
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October 3, 2018Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) today announced that it has closed the sale of a 55% interest in the company's Financial & Risk business to private equity funds managed by Blackstone. An affiliate of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and an...
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October 3, 2018In September, the consumer climate in Germany has, by and large, seen positive developments. Both economic and income expectations are on the rise, whilst propensity to buy has taken a slight hit. GfK forecasts a further small increase in...
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October 3, 2018Supervisory Board of Continental AG, Hanover, extended the tenure of CEO Dr. Elmar Degenhart (59) by another five years to August 11, 2024. In addition, the appointment of José A. Avila (63) as member of the Executive Board was terminated...
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October 2, 2018From October 5 to 7, 2018, Frieze London will open its doors in Regent’s Park for the 16th time, with preview days on October 3 and 4. The main section of the fair will be host to around 160 international galleries staging solo and group...
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October 2, 2018Veolia announces today that it has signed a draft agreement with German group Rethmann for the sale of its remaining 30% stake in Transdev for EUR 340 million.
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October 2, 2018Europe gets ready to visit the innermost, hot and mysterious planet: Mercury. BepiColombo, Europe's first mission to Mercury is currently being readied at the European Spaceport Kourou (French Guiana) for launch. It was built under the industrial...
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October 1, 2018University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) recently outfitted its brand new Hospitality Hall with complete sound reinforcement systems by HARMAN Professional Solutions.
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October 1, 2018To kick off the new semester at Austrian universities and colleges, Erste Bank und Sparkassen are awarding three #believeinyourself scholarships, each worth 3,500 Euros. All students need to do to go into the draw is head to...
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October 1, 2018Ford will enhance the fuel-efficient Mondeo Hybrid petrol-electric vehicle range – including the introduction of the first practical and spacious Mondeo Hybrid wagon variant – from 2019, the company today announced.
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September 30, 2018Ahead of the 2018 Paris Motor Show, we’ve taken a look at some of the models Hyundai Motor has introduced in previous editions of the event.
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September 30, 2018The Latvian airline airBaltic has transported 2 770 047 or 18% passengers more during the first eight months of 2018 than in the same period last year to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East. In August 2018,...
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September 30, 2018The Board of Directors of Schindler Holding AG has decided to appoint Mrs Petra A. Winkler as Group General Counsel with effect from April 1, 2019.
Mrs Winkler is currently General Counsel Corporate Law and Transactions and has worked for the...
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September 28, 2018In response to media speculation, ArcelorMittal (the Company) confirms that 10 September 2018, it submitted a revised proposal to Essar Steel India Limited’s (ESIL) Committee of Creditors for the acquisition of ESIL. The Company can also confirm...
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September 28, 2018The home of the future will be smart. It will lower energy bills and improve homeowners’ carbon footprints, while allowing an increased level of freedom and considerably improving everyday life in general. This vision is now becoming a reality –...
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September 28, 2018MIGU Adaptogen Bio-tech Co., Ltd specializes in offering natural botanical and fungus extracts that have immense health benefits for the mankind. Recently, they have introduced the spore powder extracted from the ganoderma lucidum mushroom. This...
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