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The EU has stepped up the pressure on Poland over its controversial judicial and media reforms.
They
give ministers the power to appoint the heads of public media
companies, and choose judges for Poland's constitutional court.
The European Commission on Wednesday issued a negative opinion on the changes as part of its rule of law investigation.
"If
you are member of the EU, you have signed and ratified the treaty and
the treaty has some rules, said Frans Timmermans, the Commission's first
vic…
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May
was a rough month for auto sales, according to fresh data released by
automakers on Wednesday. Ford sales fell 5.9 percent year-over-year to
235,997 vehicles during the month. Though its F-Series truck posted a 9
percent gain, with 67,412 trucks sold. General Motors reported an 18
percent decline in sales over the past year, selling 240,540 units,
missing estimates of a 13.1 percent decline. The company said a parts
shortage from the Japan earthquake hampered production. Fiat Chrysler's
sales rose 1 percent, compared to May of 2015, to 204,452 vehicles, and
was the automaker's best May since 2005. The highlights for the quarter
include Jeep sales, which rose 14 percent. Its Ram Truck also shined
during the month. Toyota TM sold 219,339 units in May, a drop of 9.6
percent year-over-year. TheStreet's Scott Gamm reports from Wall Street.
Salesforce.com
today announced it has entered an agreement to buy enterprise
cloud-commerce company Demandware for $2.8 billion and TheStreet's Jim
Cramer is bullish on the combination. Demandware's shares surged more
than 55% in early trading on news of the sale. The stock had closed at
$48 on Tuesday. San Francisco-based Salesforce will pay $75 a share in
cash for all of Demandware's outstanding shares. The sale is expected to
close in the second quarter of Saleforce's fiscal year 2017, ending
July 31, 2016.
There
is no need to own Under Armour or Nike shares right now because both
competitors are dealing with the fall-out from the bankruptcy of Sports
Authority, said TheStreet's Jim Cramer.
Nalini
Sivathasan has Wednesday’s top stories, with a transatlantic trade deal
stalling, Softbank planning to sell $8bn worth of Alibaba shares and
the former Barclays director accused of passing insider information to
his plumber.
French
investigators say they have picked up signals possibly originating from
the black box of the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month. The Airbus
A320 was flying from Paris to Cairo when it crashed into the
Mediterranean Sea. 66 passengers and crew were on board.
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Golf Monthly was among the first golfers in the world to play the
redesigned Turnberry Ailsa course, and this video showcases some of the
key changes.
Reports
from Syria say thousands of US-backed fighters have launched an
offensive to retake a crucial swathe of land near the Turkish border
from ISIL.
Ewan
Phillips, chief executive of Oesophageal Doppler monitoring (ODM)
specialist Deltex Medical Group plc (LON:DEMG) says results the latest
study of its ODM devices in Spain are “stunning”.
Results of the
first independent, randomised, multi-centre ODM trial, which Phillips
says is the “gold standard in clinical trials”, were presented at a
major international clinical conference in London on Wednesday.
The
chief executive adds that the study was “an important trial”, as it
reaffirmed the data from previous trials conducted over the last 20
years.
He also notes that “it brings our evidence base bang up to
date and it is the biggest trial ever of Oesophageal Doppler during
surgery.”
More
than 40 dead tiger cubs were found inside the scandal-ridden, and
now-closed, Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi this morning. The temple is in
the process of having their tigers removed amidst claims of mistreatment
and illegal activity.
45 mins ago - Thailand: 40 dead tiger cubs found in freezer during 'Tiger Temple' ... baby tigers found at #TigerTemple in #Kanchanaburi pic.twitter.com/ ...
TRUTH re: TIGER TEMPLE LIVE ON TV IN UK 2NITE - see 'Wildlife SOS' on Animal Planet (Sky Channel 215) 7pm.
Repeats: 11.30pm 2day & 2pm tmw
— Tiger Temple Truths (@TigerTempleThai) May 11, 2010
Nick
Jefferies, chief executive of Acal plc (LON:ACL) says he is “very
pleased” with the company’s latest results, which saw revenues increase
by 6% to £287.7mln while underlying operating profit advanced 36% to
£13.6mln once adjusted for the weakness of the euro and Nordic
currencies.
He says “growth organically has been reasonable in
difficult markets but we’ve managed to maintain operating margins and
that has really boosted profitability”.
The chief executive also
notes that Acal’s magnetics division had a strong year in 2015, with
acquisitions made over the last three years “all performing well”.
Brexit
has kept consumer confidence in the UK and Europe low, Jefferies says,
but notes the company is built for long-term growth. His aim is to grow
the company even when the market is difficult, which he says is “exactly
what’s happening”.
“The business is performing, it’s very solid, it
has relatively stable revenue patterns and we just need to keep on doing
what we do, keep pushing it, keep developing it, keep buying good
complimentary businesses where we can get sales and operating synergies,
and it will keep driving shareholder value” Jefferies says.
Presented
by fine jewellery expert and regular Telegraph luxury contributor
Joanna Hardy and filmed on location at Goldsmith’s Hall, this episodes
discusses the Hope Spinel – a 50-carat spinel and diamond jewel, which
sold at Bonhams in September 2015 for £962,500
The
United States has issued a Europe-wide travel alert to its citizens
warning them of possible terror attacks this summer. It mentions high
profile events but there was no specific threat information.
In its alert the "US State Department":https://travel.state.gov/content/pass...
named the 2016 Euro football tournament being held in France, the Tour
de France cycle race, and the Catholic Church's World Youth Day Event
scheduled this July in Poland…
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