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Ex-Deutsche Bank Executive in Asia Sues Lender for $17 Million
The German firm Deutsche Bank AG is being sued for HK$135.3 million ($17 million) in a wrongful dismissal claim filed with Hong Kong’s labor tribunal by a former co-head of Asia corporate finance at the bank – Douglas Morton. According to… Read More ›
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What’s in Store for the Oil Industry if there’s a Brexit?
There would be a fall in the price of oil – but not for long, predicts the Societe Generale’s head of oil market research, if the U.K. public votes to leave the European Union (EU). With a positive reaction seen… Read More ›
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Airwave Tussle Likely for GM’s Talking Cadillac as it Steers on Collision Course with Silicon Valley
Cars, that would tend to fulfill a safety vision decades in the making, that can automatically brake to avoid collisions is being rolled out by General Motors Co. The company announced the rolling out of a sedan laden with gadgets… Read More ›
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Possible Brexit Forces British Companies to Prepare for Long Night
Extra funds, pre-written statements and plans for late-night vigils by teams of consultants are being done by British companies as preparations for the possibility that the country will vote to leave the European Union. A last-minute flurry of preparations in… Read More ›
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$600 Milion to be paid by Mitsubishi as Compensation to Customers of four models over mileage cheating
As a part of the reimbursement costs that will total at least $600 million for its overstating of mileage readings, Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors Corp said it plans to give owners of four mini vehicles close to $1,000 in compensation. Nissan… Read More ›
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BNP, Santander Staff being Probed in Spain Over Roles in Tax Case
Amid allegations they may have helped shield customers’ international transfers from tax authorities, the Spanish authorities are investigating some Banco Santander SA and BNP Paribas SA employees, reported Bloomberg citing a person familiar with the probe. By analyzing evidence including papers… Read More ›
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Will the $30 trillion ‘Great Wealth Transfer’ Change the Way of Financial Advising
Demographics and the aging of the baby boomers is the most important issues that looms for the financial advice industry. Roughly $30 trillion in assets would be transferred to their Gen X and millennial children by the biggest and wealthiest… Read More ›
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A Discount of 40% being Offered for Renting of World’s Biggest Jetliner
With the aim of spurring demand for the second-hand jets leasing firm Doric is offering its used Airbus Group SE A380 superjumbos at a 40 percent discount compared to the $2 million-plus monthly rental rate for a new plane. Sibylle… Read More ›
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Contract Worker Rights Ruling by US Labor Board Opposed by Microsoft
Arguing that a case by a U.S. labor board would have big implications for the technology company, Microsoft Corp has asked a federal court to throw out a ruling by the board extending the responsibility of companies for contract workers…. Read More ›
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Tony Seba Predicts Lower Maintenance Costs would Soon Make Electric Cars Cheaper than Regular Cars
Tony Seba, a serial entrepreneur and author believes that cost-effectiveness rather than a green revolution would make all new vehicles being bought to be electric by 2025. Tony Seba opined these views at a Nomura investment forum. The internal combustion… Read More ›