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Sky backs BT’s faster broadband in boost to former monopoly

Bloomberg Sky Plc is backing a push by BT Group Plc to move more Britons onto faster internet services, in a boost to the former monopoly. Sky, which resells internet services from BT’s network unit Openreach, has a new agreement to encourage more of its UK customers to take up higher-speed fiber-based connections after Openreach introduced discounts for wholesale customers ...

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Americans feel upbeat about wages

Bloomberg Economists say the country is close to full employment, but pay gains for American workers have been flat since 2015. Even last week’s upward blip in wage growth could be wiped out by inflation. Yet Americans haven’t been this optimistic about future pay raises since the century began, according to the Conference Board’s monthly surveys. Perhaps the 3.9 percent ...

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Aston Martin names chairman ahead of London listing

Bloomberg Aston Martin, maker of luxury sports cars for James Bond, is moving ahead with a plan to list shares in London, naming Penny Hughes as chairman to end all-male board representation. The manufacturer will trade on the London Stock Exchange in October, with a free float of at least 25 percent of the issued share capital and Daimler AG ...

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