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Eurostar to add Amsterdam in biggest network expansion

Bloomberg Eurostar International Ltd. will link London with the Netherlands by rail starting April 4 in the biggest expansion of the Channel Tunnel express operator’s network since it commenced operations in 1994. Trains from the UK capital will take slightly over three hours to reach Rotterdam and a further 40 minutes before arriving in Amsterdam, Eurostar said. The company has ...

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Trinity Mirror buys rival UK tabloids for $177mn

Bloomberg Trinity Mirror Plc is buying rival Express and Star tabloids for 126.7 million pounds ($177 million), a milestone deal as Britain’s declining print media outlets seek scale to adapt to the shift of readers and advertisers online. “In a world of big global digital platforms, in a challenged industry, scale matters,” Simon Fox, chief executive officer of the publisher ...

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A stronger dollar is just what America needs

Until recently, President Donald Trump had wanted a weaker dollar because he romanticizes manufacturing. A weaker currency has been a temptation for world leaders since the early days of industrialization, as it’s generally believed it will provide a boost to exports and stimulate the economy in the short run. We all remember the beggar-thy-neighbor policies that led to competitive devaluations, ...

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