Ethisch comité in Brussel doet onderzoek naar de integriteit van Neelie Kroes
De ‘Bahama-affaire’ van oud-commissaris Neelie Kroes is doorverwezen naar het ethisch comité van de Europese Commissie. Dat heeft een woordvoerder van de commissie woensdagavond in Brussel bevestigd....
View ArticleDe Nederlandse belegger is extreem overtuigd van zichzelf… maar spaart aan de...
Nederlandse beleggers hebben extreem veel zelfvertrouwen en hebben maar weinig advies nodig. Tegelijk blijkt uit het feitelijke gedrag van beleggers dat ze meer zijn gaan sparen. Dat blijkt uit een...
View ArticleClown sightings are happening across the US — here’s where they are showing up
As Halloween approaches it appears reports of menacing clowns terrorizing citizens in the US have reached epic proportions. The dozens of sightings across the country have continued unabated since...
View ArticleHurricane Matthew turns its attention to Florida as predictions for its...
Hurricane Matthew finished with the Bahamas Thursday night and turned toward Florida, its mighty winds crushing it through the Caribbean at 130 miles per hour. Over a million residents were ordered to...
View ArticleThe 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here’s what you need to know on Friday. 1. Hurricane Matthew turned its attention to the US as predictions for its destruction continue to be unsettling. Over a million residents were ordered...
View Article10 things you need to know in markets today
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know in markets on Friday. The pound plummeted overnight in a suspected “flash crash.” Sterling continues to suffer, falling as much as 6% against the dollar in...
View Article10 things in tech you need to know today
Good morning! Here’s the tech news you need to know this Friday. 1. Snap Inc., the company formerly known as Snapchat, is working on an initial public offering for March, according to The Wall Street...
View ArticleHet Britse pond is vannacht gecrasht
Het Britse pond ging vrijdag hard onderuit met zo’n 6 procent, de grootste daling sinds de uitkomst van het referendum over het EU-lidmaatschap bekend werd in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. De munt daalde...
View ArticleDelta Lloyd verwerpt het bod van Nationale-Nederlanden, maar hengelt...
Verzekeraar Delta Lloyd verwerpt het ongevraagde overnamebod van zijn grotere branchegenoot NN Group van 5,30 euro per aandeel. Het bod, met een waarde van 2,4 miljard euro, is niet in het belang van...
View ArticleMark Rutte heeft een ‘persoonlijk plan’ voor Nederland… zonder 1 concreet...
Mark Rutte is leider van de VVD. Maar hij is ook premier van alle Nederlanders. En hij is Mark Rutte. In de aanloop naar de verkiezingen van maart 2017 doet Rutte een verrassende zet. Hij komt, naast...
View ArticleDe Nederlandse maker van Wicky garandeert dat zijn appelsap varkensvrij is
De grote Nederlandse sapproducent Refresco gebruikt sinds 1 januari van dit jaar helemaal geen dierlijke gelatine meer bij het produceren van appelsap. Het bedrijf reageert daarmee tegenover Business...
View ArticleDeutsche bank zoekt redding mogelijk in verkoop beleggingstak met €719...
Deutsche Bank overweegt een beursgang van zijn vermogensbeheerdivisie. Met het daarmee opgehaalde geld zou het zijn kapitaalbuffers willen versterken, aldus de Britse zakenkrant Financial Times op...
View ArticleA GOP senator and a congressman are calling on Donald Trump to drop out of...
Republican Sen. Mark Kirk said Donald Trump should drop out of the presidential race, urging the GOP to enact rules for “emergency replacement,” after lewd audio of the Republican presidential nominee...
View ArticleThis is what would happen if Donald Trump quit the presidential race
After a 2005 video of Donald Trump making salacious comments about women surfaced on Friday, some prominent Republicans are calling on their nominee to drop out of the race. That would launch a series...
View Article‘Access Hollywood’ reveals married woman Trump says he tried to sleep with in...
“Access Hollywood” has identified the married woman whom Donald Trump admitted to hitting on in a lewd recording from 2005 that was released Friday. Her name is Nancy O’Dell, and she’s a former...
View ArticleHurricane Matthew threatens Florida to North Carolina with dangerous flooding
Hurricane Matthew finished with Florida Friday night and began its onslaught of Georgia. The part of the storm with the fastest winds remains just off the state’s eastern shore as the storm moves...
View ArticleThe biggest problem with Donald Trump is his complete lack of shame
The “grab them by the p—-” tape tells us Donald Trump is a disgusting, vulgar man who feels entitled to treat women as property. But we already knew that. What deserves more notice is that this tape...
View ArticleTop congressional Republican withdraws his endorsement of Donald Trump
Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican congressman who initially pledged his support for Donald Trump, has withdrawn his endorsement amid the fallout from leaked audio that showed Donald Trump making...
View Article‘I was wrong’: Donald Trump apologizes for lewd 2005 comments about women,...
Donald Trump addressed the fallout from a 2005 video that showed him explicitly objectifying women in shocking, lewd comments. In a pre-recorded video published on his Facebook account early Saturday...
View ArticleThe floodgates are opening with prominent Republicans calling on Trump to...
Calls for Donald Trump to remove himself from the presidential race rushed in late Friday and into Saturday morning from prominent Republican officials. The last couple weeks for the real-estate...
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