Seeking to capitalize on the country’s tensions with the U.S., a smartphone that prevents Google and other apps from snooping on users is to be introduced by a Russian security company run by Kaspersky Lab’s co-founder. The Taiga phone has been… Read More ›
Day: September 28, 2017
After Boeing Complains They Were Unfairly Subsidized By Canada, US Slaps High Duties On Bombardier Jets
A costly trade war between the U.S. and its neighbor to the north – Canada, can be the result of a ruling by the U.S. Commerce Department about the alleged subsidies for airplanes built in Canada. There have been allegations made by… Read More ›
One Of The Oil Market’s Biggest Concerns Now Is A Small Region In Iraq
Oil markets would be unsettled for weeks to come as oil prices were boosted to more than two-year highs by tensions over an independence vote in Iraqi Kurdistan. Despite objections from the central government in Baghdad and much of the… Read More ›
U.S reactionary imposition of 220% duty on Bombardier has larger geopolitical consequences
Bombardier is a major employer in Northern Ireland, where a handful of legislators is keeping British Prime Minister Theresa May’s minority Conservative government in power. The British government has threatened to cancel 18 Boeing F-18 Super Hornet fighter jets unless… Read More ›
Toyota partners with Mazda Motor Corp to develop electric vehicle technology
The declining costs of battery technology is heating up the race to place electric vehicles on the consumer market by 2020. In efforts aimed at shortening the lead between its rival and itself, Toyota Motor Corp has establishing a new… Read More ›
Probes by the European Union and the U.S. push China to crackdown on violators of intellectual property
China has sought so portray its crackdown on violators of U.S. & European intellectual property as its independent decision. China’s markets are famous for cheap knock offs of well-known European and U.S. brands for a tenth of their asking price…. Read More ›