Shayne Elliott has rounded off a big year for the bank he is shrinking to greatness with a $1.5 billion capital return to shareholders. The timing plays out well ahead of the bank’s annual general meeting on Tuesday and means shareholders now have evidence Elliott can deliver on his commitment to return surplus cash to…
Teva might have been better off as a smaller company, new CEO says. The generic drugs powerhouse is now carrying a $34.7 billion debta result of a $40.5 acquisition of Actavis. New CEO Kåre Schultz presented a detailed restructuring plan on Thursday. Read more Israel goes on strike in support of Teva…
Large swaths of Israels economy slowly returned to business on Sunday afternoon after a solidarity strike over pharmaceutical giant Tevas plan to lay off some 1,750 Israeli employees shut down the public sector across the country for four hours. On Sunday morning, Teva employees gathered outside the pharmaceutical companys offices in Jerusalem, in the coastal…
Administrators have said Dover-based ship repairers Burgess Marine went under because a major customer failed to pay up. The company, which did everything from upgrading superyachts to repairing warships, has made 102 people redundant. Although based in Channel View Road the company has four other sites across the South Coast all of which have been…
Israel’s trade union federation Histadrut has called for a nationwide general strike on Sunday to protest planned massive layoffs at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world’s largest generic drug producer and Israel’s largest company. The strike will hit airports, ports, banks and government offices across the country, which are set to remain closed until noon. On…
Israel’s trade union federation Histadrut has called for a nationwide general strike on Sunday to protest planned massive layoffs at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world’s largest generic drug producer and Israel’s largest company. The strike will hit airports, ports, banks and government offices across the country, which are set to remain closed until noon. On…
CESC Ltd, the RP-Sanjiv Goenka group flagship, has got its shareholders approval for the companys proposed corporate restructuring by way of a demerger scheme of its multiple businesses. (Image: Reuters) CESC Ltd, the RP-Sanjiv Goenka group flagship, has got its shareholders approval for the companys proposed corporate restructuring by way of a demerger scheme of…
Getty Images Sears’ sales are down 45% since early 2013, its debt load has spiked to over $4 billion, and the company is losing well over $1 billion annually. To meet its obligations, Sears has been selling off valuable brands and properties. Now its pool of assets is dwindling, increasing the risk of a bankruptcy,…
Change fatigue and the lack of pay increases has had an impact on the behaviour of Australias office workers. Generally, Australians are sticking to their current jobs, keeping their heads down and working harder, according to the latest CEB Global Talent Monitor survey. However, CEB, now Gartner, has detected a flow on effect from a…
Alex Ralph The Israeli company has launched a huge restructuring, including the loss of 14,000 jobsAmir Cohen/Reuters More than 1,000 UK employees at the worlds biggest maker of generic drugs face an anxious Christmas after Teva Pharmaceutical Industries announced plans to cut a quarter of its global workforce. The Israeli company has launched a huge…