The strategic development places the Ian Read as its chairman and opens up the CEO post which could be filled at a later date. Under Read’s steady stewardship, Pfizer Inc’s stock has gone up by 160% since December 2010. Pfizer… Read More ›
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Danske Bank appoints Jesper Nielsen as interim CEO
Danske Bank has come under a cloud following an internal enquiry which showed that in the course of the last 8 years, suspicious transactions were routed through its Estonian branch. On Monday, the board of directors at Danske Bank appointed… Read More ›
USMCA spares Canada and Mexico from Trump’s potential 25% auto tariffs
If Trump acted on his threat to impose 25% tariffs on global automobiles exported to the United States, subject to a quota regime, auto exports from Canada and Mexico would be largely exempted from this potential threat. According to a… Read More ›
Eurosceptic lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg May’s Brexit plan will be rejected by Britain and the EU
While British lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg heaped negativity on British Prime Minister’s Brexit plan, the only alternative he cited was a no-deal exit whose economic consequences he failed to spell out. Britain’s Eurosceptic lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg said, neither the European Union… Read More ›
China to cut import tariffs on wide range of products
Faced with an escalating trade war with its biggest trading partner, the United States, these steps are aimed at boosting its competitiveness. According to a statement from China’s ministry of finance, Beijing will slash import duties on products, including textiles… Read More ›
China widens income tax exemptions for foreign firms
While this exemption was available to foreign firms earlier, it focused on only on specific sectors. With this strategic move, Beijing has covered all sectors, other than the prohibited ones, and to top it has made the provision applicable retrospectively… Read More ›
Trump to sign USMCA in November
The new trade deal will be called United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). According to a senior U.S. official, the United States intends to sign a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada at the end of November 2018. The signing will… Read More ›
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority to probe super complaint against consumers ‘rip off’
Britain’s Citizens Advice has lodged a super complaint against the country’s financial and telecom providers saying existing customers were being overcharged yearly to the tune of $5.2 billion. Following a complaint by Britain’s consumer body Citizens Advice that customers who… Read More ›
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission files lawsuit against Tesla’s CEO
The highly unusual lawsuit is potentially aimed at gaining leverage so as to force Tesla Inc’s CEO Elon Musk to settle. According to Teresa Goody, CEO of law firm Goody Counsel, who is also a former SEC attorney, most such… Read More ›
Australian Study Uses Mango Peel To Eliminate Soil & Water Contamination From Oil Spills
A recent Australian study has found that one of the useful and environment friendly methods to clean up any form of oil spills in the world is making use of mango peels. This conclusion was arrived at in a study… Read More ›