Following undercover reports which showed Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix discussing potential bribery and entrapment, he was suspended by the company which has now become infamous for misuse of personal data of 50 million users of Facebook in the U.S…. Read More ›
Day: March 21, 2018
Hefty Tax Bills Being Faced By Investors In Crypto Currencies
Experts are of the opinion that very soon taxes could be levied on the gains that traders and investors make from the trading of cryptocurrencies and with the highs that some of the digital currencies reach. Starting with less tan… Read More ›
EU firms scaling back their presence in UK
Lack of clarity on the UK’s long term relationship with EU is clouding supply chain decision-making beyond March 2019, the date the UK will formally break relationships with the EU. As per a survey, 1 in 7 business from EU… Read More ›
EU lawmakers aims to punish non-EU airlines for unfair competitive practices
Airlines from China, Russia, the Gulf region, and Turkey could face punitive EU measures arising out of the final version of this regulation. In a significant development, an European Parliamentary committee stated, non-EU carriers could see their rights to fly… Read More ›
U.S. government drops demand for U.S. auto content in NAFTA negotiations
With this bone of contention being amicably resolved, NAFTA negotiations can continue. Two leading newspapers, The Mail and The Globe, have reported citing sources, that the U.S. government has dropped its demand all vehicles manufactured in Canada and Mexico for… Read More ›
Peter Peterson, Blackstone Group LP’s co-founder dies at 91
Peter Peterson along with Stephen Schwarzman co-founded Blackstone in 1985 with a starting capital of $200,000. Peter Peterson, the billionaire Wall Street financier who served as U.S. President Richard Nixon’s commerce secretary and went on to co-found the Blackstone Group… Read More ›
German state authorities expand VW’s diesel emission scandal scrutiny with market manipulation angle
Authorities have already raided 13 offices in VW’s headquarters and have seized documents and electronic files from its computers. WirtschaftsWoche, a German Magazine has reported citing a spokesman from the state prosecutors office as saying, they have started fresh enquiries… Read More ›