Portuguese translation services available at new ASAP site

August 7, 2010

As international business becomes more reliant on translation services, Portuguese has begun to emerge as a dominant language in the global business sector. The growing need for reliable translation coupled with Brazil's break out as a leading market economy has spawned ...

Ofcom Calls for Sky Probe

August 6, 2010

An investigation is set to be launched by the Competition Commission into if Sky is using a stranglehold of movie rights to harm their rivals in the pay-television market. Ofcom, the communications regulator, formally requested the ...

Marks & Spencer makes Alan Stewart Chief Financial Officer

August 5, 2010

Marks & Spencer has appointed a new chief financial officer. Alan Stewart, who helped with the turnaround of WH Smith, is replacing Ian Dyson, who announced that he planned to leave the business in May. 50-year-old Stewart ...

Hertz Reports Loss for 2nd Quarter

August 5, 2010

Hertz Global Holdings, the car hire company, has posted better results for the 2nd quarter than expected. This is due to higher sales volumes as businesses begin to spend more. However, the company still reported ...

Sky Sets 3D Channel Launch Date

August 4, 2010

Sky has announced that they will launch their 3D television channel on October 1 for millions of homes. This ground-breaking service is the first in Europe and kicks off with a great line-up of live sports ...

Dollar Thrifty Beats 2nd Quarter Estimates

August 4, 2010

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group has reported better profits than expected due to lower costs. Earnings for the second quarter were US$42.3 million, compared to the US$12.4 million during the same period last year. Total revenue ...

3 Die in Denali National Park Plane Crash

August 3, 2010

Early Monday morning, 3 people were confirmed dead after a large cargo plane crashed at Alaska's Denali National Park into the south-facing slope of Mount Healy and burst into flames. Kris Fister, a spokeswoman for the ...

TalkTalk Signs Mobile Deal with Vodafone

August 3, 2010

On Friday, TalkTalk announced that they have signed a new deal with Vodafone to give their customers mobile broadband and voice services. This will be alongside their home broadband and phone offerings and comes after the ...

Sainsbury’s Offers Recycling Mobile Phone Chargers in Stores

August 3, 2010

Sainsbury's has introduced an eco-initiative to help consumers recycle mobile phone chargers they don't use anymore. The supermarket is putting recycle bins for the chargers in all of their stores for 4 weeks this month, ending ...

Canada gives Antitrust Approval to Hertz and Dollar Thrifty

August 3, 2010

Hertz Global Holdings says that they have been given antitrust approval to buy Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group from Canadian authorities, but they didn't say if they will top the high bid made for the budget brand last ...