Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals was caught raising prices of medicines for infants of less than a year old to skyrocketing prices. Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, a drug manufacturer, has settled a lawsuit for $100 million with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for having… Read More ›
Month: January 2017
Scotland to vote for independence in two years – Alex Salmond
The Scottish proposal will add to the geopolitical dynamics and carries the pregnant ideas of independence for Northern Ireland as well as for the Republic of Ireland from the United Kingdom. With British Prime Minister taking a hardline on Brexit,… Read More ›
Canon could buy Toshiba’s stake in its disinvestment plan
If Japan’s Canon were to buy Toshiba’s stake, the business would maintain its Japanese profile. Japan’s Kyodo news agency has reported, without citing any sources, that Canon Inc is weighing its investment options in Toshiba Corp. The report comes in… Read More ›
No evidence of product safety found in Tesla Model S – U.S. Regulators
In September 2016, Tesla upgraded its Autopilot system, and added new limits on hands-off driving and other features which Elon Musk said would most likely have prevented the accident. In a significant development, U.S. auto safety regulators have disclosed that… Read More ›
Viacom’s Paramount Pictures signs a $1 billion deal with Huahua Media and Shanghai Film Group
Through these partnerships, Chinese companies are getting two birds with one stone: while on one hand they are quickly learning the tricks of the trade of great film making, these investments also make business sense in terms of return on… Read More ›
Apple and Amazon scrap their exclusive agreement for the sale and distro of audio books
The deal had earlier prompted lodging of a complaint by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association to the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office thus triggering an investigation by the German Enforcer. Both regulators have now welcomed the… Read More ›
ECB Tells Critics to ‘Be Patient’, Maintains Stimulus
The president of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi, told critics of his stimulus path to be patient and wait for the euro zone’s recovery to take firm hold as the bank kept its super-easy monetary policy unchanged as expected…. Read More ›
IMF’s Christine Lagarde Tells Davos 2017 – Middle Classes in Crisis
As the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, warned that inequality, distrust and a lack of hope were fuelling growing populism, she has called for urgent action to tackle a middle-class crisis. She had been ignored when she had… Read More ›
Deal for First ‘Floating City’ Signed by French Polynesia
With the hope that the move would pave the way for autonomous floating cities around the world, Bottom of Form French Polynesia has signed an agreement for creating floating city on the sea. California’s Seasteading Institute is the executing agency… Read More ›
VR Allegations Dismissed by Mark Zukerberg
Seemingly apparently unfazed by accusations his company stole innovative virtual reality technology, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg appeared in court – all suited and booted. Apart from confirming that Facebook’s deal to buy VR company Oculus was even more expensive than… Read More ›