His strategy of using trade tariffs as a tool for gaining strategic advantages in trade relations with other countries was defended by the United States president Donald Trump on Tuesday even as its trade war target China pledged to reciprocate… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Have sufficient production capacity outside of China to meet Apple’s U.S. demand: Foxconn
Realigning of supply chain outside of China is important for companies looking to escape the U.S.-China trade war. In a significant development Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics assembler, disclosed it has enough producing capacity outside of China to meet… Read More ›
Salesforce To Acquire Big Data Firm Tableau For $15.3 Billion
The United States based corporate software firm Salesforce.com Inc will be acquiring the Tableau Software Inc, which is a firm that deals with big data collection and analysis, for a deal worth $15.3 billion. This is the largest acquisition for… Read More ›
Trump ‘Confident’ Mexico’s Pledge Of Curbing Illegal Immigration Would Be Implemented
A new deal between the United States and Mexico, according to which the Southern neighbor of the US pledged to expand a controversial asylum programme and increase border security at its southern border to cut down on the flow of… Read More ›
Britain must stop funding fossil fuel projects abroad: lawmakers
Not only is such funding not aligned with Britain’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and carries risks for taxpayers but also as a result of stricter emission reduction targets, and as renewable energy becomes cheaper, companies could be left with… Read More ›
European trade vehicle for business with Iran is ready: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas
Instex – the European trade vehicle is a barter system that circumvents U.S. sanctions. On Monday, in a significant development, Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas stated, all the formal requirements for a European payment system for barter-based trade with Iran… Read More ›
Pentagon diversifying sourcing of rare earths
Pruning the sully of rare earth to the United States is China’s only weapon against the United States in the ongoing U.S.-China trade war. In a significant development that marks a strategic shift in the sourcing of rate earth minerals,… Read More ›
Real Economy Can Be Hit Pretty Fast By An All Out Trade War, Warns ECB
A warning issued by the European Central Bank (ECB) on Wednesday claimed that there can be “bouts of high volatility” in financial markets could result because of the increasing uncertainty about global economic growth, The ECB has warned that there… Read More ›
Importers To Take Advantage Of Tariff Waiver Program Of Chinese Government
Applications are being prepared by Chinese importers to get waivers from the tariffs that have been imposed by China on over 700 products from the United States as a part of the US-China trade war. The Chinese finance ministry recently… Read More ›
All US Visa Applicants Will Have To Share All Their Social Media Details
Newly adopted visa regulations by the United States now would mandate that each and every new application for a US visa would also have to be accompanied by the social media details of the applicant. A regulations adopted by the… Read More ›