By Eric Auchard LONDON (Reuters) – Apple introduced mobile payments in Britain on Tuesday, hoping to make a splash with consumers familiar with using cards for tap-and-go purchases, as resistance from hold-out banks and stores appeared to evaporate. Starting Tuesday, Apple Pay is set to be available in 250,000 sites, from Tube stations to coffee shops, supermarkets and travel services, making it more widely available than when it was first
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Dimitris Bokas keeps meticulous records of the bathroom fixtures he sells from his small shop in the quiet middle-class residential neighborhood of Koukaki near the center of Athens — just in case a tax …
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You’ve got to hand it to Steve Ballmer. “They make no money, Charlie,” Ballmer said. Until that day, Amazon stock was down 27 percent on the year as investors worried about slowing growth and its inability to make money.
A Wal-Mart Stores Inc employee sued the retailer on Tuesday, saying its prior policy of denying health insurance benefits to the spouses of gay employees violated gender discrimination laws.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faced open revolt from some of his own ministers as he sought support Tuesday for a bailout deal that, while saving the country from financial collapse, would cause years …
Iran is preparing for a trade and investment boom that could reshape the region after agreeing with world powers to curb its nuclear programme, paving the way for sanctions that have stifled its economy to be lifted. With just under 80 million people and annual output of some $400 billion, Iran is set to be the biggest economy to rejoin the global trading and financial system since the break-up of
U.S. businesses added to their stockpiles in May, while sales rose for a third straight month. Business stockpiles in May edged up 0.3 percent from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis, the …
Americans cut back their spending at stores and restaurants last month, a sign that they remain cautious despite robust job growth in the past year. Retail sales fell 0.3 percent in June, the Commerce …
