There is an expected manual to automation for IT and data management, addition of about half a million of new ager digital workers or bots in the US and an increase in white-collar automation are the prediction that a report… Read More ›
Month: November 2017
Expat Deterring ‘Bizarre’ Death Tax Attempted To Be Pushed Back By Tokyo
If one is considering to work in Japan as an expatriate, one should make it short, and stay alive. The reasons – a 55 percent inheritance tax on the worldwide assets of long-term foreign residents which is imposed by the… Read More ›
Qualcomm likely to reject Broadcom’s $103 billion acquisition offer
Broadcom has let it be known that it is prepared for a takeover battle. According to 4 sources familiar with the matter at hand, Qualcomm Inc is preparing to reject Broadcom’s $103 billion takeover bid as early as this week…. Read More ›
Japan set to be prime destination for hi-tech military hardware
With Japan planning to develop the F-3, a dual use $40 billion fighter jet, UK’s BAE Systems, and U.S. Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Raytheon are likely to reap in huge contracts for not only developing the F-3 but also for… Read More ›
Amazon set to debut local warehouse in Australia
While the move is likely to positively benefit Australian customers who will now not have to bear the heavy costs of international shipping, the move however is likely to send a shiver down the collective spine of Australian retailers. On… Read More ›
With looming dark clouds on Theressa May’s leadership, the pound takes a more cautious approach
In the backdrop of Brexit negotiations, one of the most complex high stakes negotiations in recent history after WW2, British Prime Minister Theressa May is now facing a challenge to her leadership from her own conservative party midst a lack… Read More ›
BDO Says Worst Sale For High Street Hits Retailers For The First Time In A Decade
The sale of coats and other seasonal wear have been badly hit by an unusually warm autumn in the United Kingdom, as people kept away from such purchases and as such, for the first time decades, the high street sales… Read More ›
Trump’s Views Echoed As Asia-Pacific Leaders Call To Counter ‘Unfair Trade’
In what is being seen as an imprint of the efforts of U.S. President Donald Trump to redesign the global trade scenario, addressing of “unfair trade practices” and “market distorting subsidies” would be the priority of Asia-Pacific leaders, according to… Read More ›
China lifts rules on foreign ownership for financial firms
Although this move appears to show China opening its economy up to foreign funds, business expertise and technology, it is to be seen whether these promises will bear fruit or be like the IPO of Chinese companies in the U.S…. Read More ›
Hyundai Motor mulling U.S. production of pickup truck and SUV: Seoul Economic Daily
Hyundai Motor is yet to take a final call on producing the pickup truck and SUV in Alabama. On Friday, Seoul Economic Daily reported, Hyundai Motor Co intends to build its Kona and Tucson sport utility vehicles (SUV) and pickup… Read More ›