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Billions Of Facebook Users Would Be Left Outside Of European Privacy Laws
According to the new terms of service that have been introduced by Facebook, it is being estimated that about 1.5 billion members of the social media platform would not be covered by the tough new privacy protections that are slated… Read More ›
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IMF Announces India To Be The Sixth Largest Economy Of The World With GDP At $2.6 Trillion
The International Monetary Fund has officially declared India to be the world’s sixth largest economy as it displaced France with a narrow margin to gain the coveted position in the global economy. the United States, China, Japan, Germany and United… Read More ›
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OECD Suggests Use Of Inheritance Tax For Reducing Wealth Inequality
The leading economic think tank of the Western world – the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), is of the opinion that wealth inequality could be reduced by various governments with the use of the tax system with specific… Read More ›
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Global Trade Growth Could Be Hampered By Increasing Trade Tensions: WTO
The World Trade Organization said on Thursday that expansion in global trade could be seriously hurt by the increasing tensions between the U.S. and China. It is expected that global trade in 2018 would be lower than what is was… Read More ›
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Warning Against Cold War Mentality Issued By President Xi Jinping Of China
While vowing to further open up the Chinese market and its economy, Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a stern warned against a “Cold War mentality”. In what appears to be an effort to calm down a trade spat with… Read More ›
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Revenge Porn Case Sees A Victim Woman Getting Compensation Of $6.45 Million
It can be costly to take revenge through pornography on the internet. A man has been found guilty of using the internet to spread naked pictures and videos of an ex-girlfriend online by a federal district court in California last… Read More ›
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There Is Proof That “Sin Taxes” In UK Are Giving Results
Products that are harmful for health of people and the environment are being slapped with new taxes by the United Kingdom as its government strives to alter the consumption behavior of consumers. Plastic bags, diesel cars and sugary soft drinks… Read More ›
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India The New Battle Ground For Amazon Vs Walmart War?
Things have changed dramatically in the Indian e-commerce industry since 2009 when the total volume of the market was less than $50 million and the modern supermarkets were still trying to become stable business models. While Amazon.com was still far… Read More ›
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U.S. Shipping Industry To Be By A Potential U.S. – China Trade War
The potential trade war between U.S. and China would significantly impact the global shipping industry. Carrying goods across the oceans aids the maintenance of millions of jobs in the maritime shipping companies because 80 per cent of the total goods… Read More ›
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Risks And Opportunities For South American Countries Posed By U.S.-China Trade Rivalry
Economies in Latin America have been left analyzing the risks and opportunities that could come their way because of the rising trade tensions between the United States and China. The two countries moved a step closer towards full blown trade… Read More ›