TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada has not asked the United States to abandon its bid to have Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou extradited, Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday in an interview with Bloomberg TV. Asked whether Canada had asked the United States to drop the case, Freeland said: “No. But Canada has spoken to […]
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(Reuters) – Hedge funds Elliott Management and Starboard Value have taken stakes in eBay Inc (EBAY.O) and are pushing for changes including the sale of some of the e-commerce company’s businesses. In a letter to the company’s board, Elliott asked eBay to hive off its StubHub ticket sales business and eBay Classifieds Group as part […]
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(Reuters) – Hedge funds Elliott Management and Starboard Value have taken stakes in eBay Inc (EBAY.O) and urged changes at the e-commerce platform including the sale of some of its businesses, which could release billions of dollars in capital. In a letter sent to the company’s board, Elliott asked eBay to hive off ticket-sales franchise […]
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PARIS (Reuters) – Preferred bidders for the Areas business of French company Elior (ELIOR.PA) are expected to be chosen by the start of March, a source close to the matter told Reuters. The source added that a second round of bids for the Areas catering business was also underway. A separate source had earlier told […]
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Ousted Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn has offered to wear an electronic ankle tag and hire guards to monitor him in an unusual bid to secure his release on bail after two months of detention in Japan for alleged financial crimes. Ghosn is also willing to remain in Tokyo, where he […]
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan CEO Hirota Saikawa said he had not heard about a reported French proposal to integrate Nissan’s management with France’s Renault, adding that it was not the stage to discuss revising their capital ties, Jiji news agency reported on Monday. The Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday that a French government delegation had […]
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(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard on Friday became the latest U.S. central banker to worry publicly about rising risks for the U.S. economy, suggesting she could embrace a pause on raising interest rates that has won support among most of her peers. Uncertainty — over how long the partial government shutdown will last, […]
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(Reuters) – Shares of Netflix Inc fell nearly 5 percent on Friday, as investors looked past its record subscriber numbers and instead focused on its lower-than-expected revenue forecast for the first quarter. The video streaming pioneer’s shortfall in revenue expectations disappointed investors looking for a bigger payoff from the company’s recent decision to raise prices […]
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s aviation regulator ANAC said on Friday it would no longer ground 10 planes operated by Avianca Brasil, which represented 20 percent of the struggling carrier’s fleet. ANAC had said on Thursday that it was grounding the planes at the request of its owner, lessor GE Capital Services. Avianca Brasil filed […]
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BOSTON (Reuters) – Natural gas and oil firm Gulfport Energy Corp said it would buy back $400 million of shares on Thursday, just hours after a public demand to that effect from hedge fund investor Firefly Value Partners. After the close of trading, Oklahoma City-based Gulfport announced plans to buy back $400 million worth of […]
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The goal of wanting to provide excellent service is nearly universal—that is, most organizations want to provide excellent service to their customers. However, as we have seen at Disney Institute through our work training business leaders and organizations around the world, realizing and consistently delivering on this goal over time remains challenging. Disney There are […]
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Walt Disney once said, “In this volatile business of ours, we can ill afford to rest on our laurels, even to pause in retrospect. Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.” Disney Walt knew that change happens constantly, and that it is unavoidable, and he […]
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At Disney Institute, we believe training is a vital component of organizational culture and a key ingredient in fostering strong employee engagement. However, what we’ve observed through our work training business professionals over the past 30 years is that too many organizations tend to underestimate the amount of support people need in achieving desired levels of […]
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The role of a coach is to train or instruct others. Whether as part of a sports team or member of a work team, most people have probably experienced a coaching conversation. If done correctly, coaching can lead to peak performance among employees, and it can also help reinforce a collaborative culture at your company […]
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The term employee engagement is often used in business today as it relates to how we employ and motivate employees. At Disney Institute, we like to think about engaged employees (Cast Members in our terms) as a combination of those willing to “go the extra mile” as well as those who are committed to the […]
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Pop Quiz: Your service experience should be designed around the needs and wants of the _______________. Disney You probably said “customer” without even thinking about it, right? And you would be correct! But, to design your service experience intentionally around your customers’ needs and wants, you must have a deep understanding of who your customer […]
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BOSTON (Reuters) – Firefly Value Partners said on Thursday that it wants Gulfport Energy Corp. to buy back $500 million worth of shares, an action the hedge fund argues could help double the stock price of the natural gas and oil company. The New York-based hedge fund, in a public letter, criticized how Oklahoma City-based […]
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(Reuters) – Morgan Stanley’s (MS.N) profit fell short of analyst expectations as trading revenue slumped more than rivals and its wealth management business faltered, sending its shares down more than 5 percent. The bank has pledged that its expansion into wealth management over the past decade would help deliver more stable results. But the unit […]
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is committed to the nuclear power sector, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Thursday, after Japan’s Hitachi Ltd (6501.T) froze a 3 trillion yen ($28 billion) nuclear power project in Wales. Hitachi had called on the British government to boost financial support for the project. “Any deal needs to deliver […]
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that proposed U.S. legislation targeting Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese telecommunications equipment companies was due to “hysteria”, and urged U.S. lawmakers to stop the bills. Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the comments at a regular news briefing in Beijing. On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of U.S. […]
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