Business News Quiz – 10-10-14
Which internet search engine is close to investing millions of dollars in mobile messaging service Snapchat?
Google ( ) Yahoo ( ) Bing( ) ask.com ( )
Samsung Electronics has forecast a fall in profit from a year ago because of slowing Galaxy smartphone sales. By how much is profit forecast to fall?
65% ( ) 60% ( ) 75% ( ) 70% ( )
Which online retailer, is to face a formal investigation into its European corporate tax practices, the European Commission has announced?
Amazon ( ) Ebay ( ) Apple ( ) Walmart ( )
Who has said it will stop running Little Red, its UK flight network launched in 2013, next year?
Easyjet ( ) Delta ( ) British Airways ( ) Virgin Atlantic ( )
EU regulators have given the go-ahead for the social networking site Facebook to buy which mobile messenger service?
BBM ( ) Microsoft messenger ( ) Whats app ( ) SnapChat ( )
Which female magazine dedicates one issue a year to business and information age matters?
Vanity Fair ( ) Elle ( ) Vogue ( ) Women’s Health ( )
Two of Ryanair’s planes touched each other damaging the wings at which airport this week?
Paris ( ) Manchester ( ) London ( ) Dublin ( )
The head of news at which company has announced that she is stepping down? Vivian Schiller will leave after less than a year in the job due to a reorganisation.
Walmart ( ) Twitter ( ) Google ( ) Starbucks ( )
Who has announced a waterproof, wide-angled hand held digital camera? The RE, is capable of taking still photographs and videos.
Samsung ( ) Nokia ( ) Microsoft ( ) HTC ( )
England has the biggest trade deficit in the world football transfer market, according to a report from Barclays. After a record summer of spending, English clubs had a combined deficit of ???
£478m ( ) £790m ( ) £379m ( ) £900m ( )
Answers –
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29502069
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29516806
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29519631
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29504715
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29477447
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29322577
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29517339
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29547465
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29544489
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29532674