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Microsoft’s GitHub buy may spell more work for competitor

Bloomberg A company whose ticker is “TEAM” was just out-shined with crafty teamwork by a competitor. Atlassian Corp turned positive late in trading after a drop of as much as 2.3 percent after Microsoft Corp. agreed to purchase GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock. Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Mandeep Singh notes that “Atlassian will now have to compete against Microsoft, which ...

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UK must get on with Brexit plans: Businesses

Bloomberg UK businesses told Prime Minister Theresa May to get on with taking key Brexit decisions as companies start putting their contingency plans in place, according to a person at a meeting at her London office. May gathered leaders of companies ranging from aerospace to retail along with Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and Brexit Secretary David Davis for ...

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UK services sector grows faster than forecast

Bloomberg The UK services sector grew more than forecast in May as the economy continued to plot a modest recovery from the snow disruption of the first quarter. IHS Markit said on Tuesday its Purchasing Managers Index rose for a second month to 54 from 52.8. That beat the reading of 53 predicted in a Bloomberg survey. Taken together with ...

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