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IHS Markit Study Says By 2040, New Vehicle Sale Would Slow Down While Miles Traveled Will Increase
A new research by HIS Markit that there would be multidimensional competition in the automotive sector in the future driven by new business models, convergence of disruptive technologies and government policies. “Many of its advantages as a fuel, such as… Read More ›
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Supply Deficit In Real Estate Results In Steep Increase In Home Prices In Most Of The U.S.
Redfin – the real estate brokerage says that in comparison to a year ago, the price of homes the U.S. saw strong growth – showing 7.6 percent, in October. In the market that Redfin serves, $288,000 was the median sale… Read More ›
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19 Countries Get Together To Pledge Not To Use Coal – Seen As A ‘Political Watershed’
The UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany, has seen 19 countries getting together to commit quick phasing out of coal in a new alliance. It is being expected that this is the signal of the end of the dirtiest fossil… Read More ›
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News Report States Facebook And Google To Face Tax Bills By Israel
Adding to the attempts by a number of countries that include the European Union, in internet companies Google and Facebook are most probably going to be slapped with tax bills within a year by Israel which is planning and preparing… Read More ›
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Soaring Food Price Inflation In UK Means Britons ‘Face Expensive Christmas Dinner’
In the UK, food price inflation is at its highest within the past four years driven by rise in the price of fish, fats and vegetables. Till last year, the food inflation was at a steady 0.6% and this year… Read More ›
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9% Of US Jobs Could Be Eliminated In 2018 Due To AI-Enabled Automation, Forrester Predicts
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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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U.K. Departure May Be Eased By EU’s Full Menu Of Non-Brexit Offerings EU’s Full Menu Of Non-Brexit Offerings
As a slew of other big-ticket items starts to fill the EU agenda, gearing up for elections in mid-2019 is the European Union, which has veto power over any Brexit agreement. Making it politically easier for the assembly to approve any… Read More ›