News Headlines - 15 March 2017

▽Optimism Among U.S. CEOs Shows Biggest Increase Since 2009 - Bloomberg

Optimism among chief executive officers of some of the largest U.S. companies jumped in the first quarter by the most since the economy was emerging from the last recession, as the outlook for sales, the labor market and investment brightened considerably.

▽France's Fillon under formal investigation for fraud ahead of election | Reuters

Francois Fillon's troubled election campaign suffered yet another blow on Tuesday when magistrates put him under formal investigation on suspicion of embezzling state funds, a first for a presidential candidate in France.

▽Paul McCartney should wait to get back Beatles songs, Sony/ATV says | Reuters

In a filing on Monday with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, a lawyer for Sony/ATV said the publisher has never challenged the validity of McCartney's notices to terminate its copyrights in the songs, starting in October 2018.

▽Changi Airport named world's best airport for 5th year running - The Straits Times

Changi Airport has been voted the World's Best Airport by air travellers at the 2017 World Airport Awards for the fifth year in a row.

▽World's spiders devour 400-800m metric tons of insects yearly – experts | The Guardian

The world’s spiders eat 400-800m tonnes of insects every year – as much meat and fish as humans consume over the same period, a study said Tuesday.