In a statement on Monday, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said, the public deficit is likely to hover at 9.4% of the country’s gross domestic product; the previous estimate was 9%. In an interview with national TV channel France… Read More ›
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Iranian oil cargo lands in US, second such import since 1991: EIA
In a significant development, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows, 1.033 million barrels of Iranian crude oil landed in the U.S. in March 2021, marking the second such shipment to be imported into the United States since… Read More ›
Vietnamese business hub Ho Chi Minh City enacts COVID-19 protocols
In a statement on Sunday, the Vietnamese government said, its business hub Ho Chi Minh City will begin social distancing measures for 15 days starting from May 31. The effort is aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic…. Read More ›
3M Co wins lawsuit alleging earplug design cover up
3M Co has won a lawsuit wherein the plaintiff had alleged that the company had covered up defects in the design of earplugs that are used by the military. This is the second case alleging that 3M fudged test results, hid… Read More ›
DOJ’s Antitrust Division and the Justice Department’s budget gets boost from the President
In a significant development U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed a hike of 11% in budgetary funding for the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, both of which have filed major lawsuits against big tech companies in… Read More ›
European Commission fines ICAP $7.9M for yen cartel
On Friday, antitrust regulators from the European Union levied a fine of $7.9 million (6.45 million euros) on the world’s largest interdealer broker ICAP for taking part in several yen interest rate derivatives cartels. In 2015, although the European Commission… Read More ›
Germany to invests $9.74 billion in large hydrogen projects
On Friday, in a statement, Germany’s Economy and Transport ministries stated, Berlin will invest more than $9.74 billion (8 billion euros) in large scale hydrogen projects, in an effort to scale up hydrogen as an alternative to polluting fossil fuels… Read More ›
Softbank’s borrowings soar, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Goldman Sachs Group Inc emerge as biggest backers
A filing by SoftBank Group Corp shows, the company’s borrowings from banks have jumped by 42% in the year ending on March 31, with the increase shouldered by foreign lenders. Borrowing from SoftBank Group’s primary lenders shot up to $46… Read More ›
Britain could levy carbon tax on imports from polluting industries
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is weighing options which includes a plan for imposing carbon tax on imports from polluting industries in am aim to protect British farmers from foreign rivals. The proposal which initially was targeted at heavy industry,… Read More ›
FB extends donation ban on Republicans who voted against Biden’s electoral certification
In a statement social media giant Facebook Inc said, it will resume making donations to U.S. lawmakers but will not support 147 lawmakers who voted against U.S. President Joe Biden’s electoral certification in January. Pending a review of the January… Read More ›
