Philip Morris USA Files Suit Over Counterfeit Cigarettes

NEW YORK — Philip Morris USA said Tuesday it had filed two lawsuits in federal court Monday against importers C.H. Rhodes and U.S. Sun Star Trading Inc., aimed at stopping the importation, distribution, and sale of counterfeit cigarettes and the unauthorized use of Philip Morris USA’s trademarks.

Luxury airlines struggle to climb

ON Christmas Eve, flight MY100 landed at Stansted having flown overnight from New York’s John F Kennedy airport. The passengers disembarking from the Maxjet plane may not have known it, but they were about to enter aviation history.
As the plane was taxiing, the airline’s board was getting ready for a momentous decision. Maxjet, one of […]

Microsoft to buy Fast search firm

Microsoft has offered to buy the Norwegian search software firm Fast Search & Transfer in a deal that values it at about $1.2bn (£607m).
The price is 42% above Fast’s closing share price on 4 January and the shares have risen close to the offer level.
Fast’s board of directors have recommended that shareholders accept the offer […]