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 ›
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Cost of food and drink likely to shoot up significantly in case of a no-deal Brexit
Consider this snapshot: last year the UK imported food and drink worth 48 billion pounds, 71% of which were not subject to tariffs. As per the results of a study commission by Barclays that was released on Thursday, food suppliers… Read More ›
German institutes warn of major recession in EU and Germany if trade conflict with the U.S. escalates
Germany, the EU’s biggest economy, thrives on its exports of cars to the U.S. EU’s retaliatory measures could also significant slow down the U.S. economy if not trigger a major recession there. On Thursday, leading economic institutes from Germany disclosed,… Read More ›
Become more competitive before talking of selling stake: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire
Bruno Le Maire’s comments come in the wake of Air France-KLM’s Canadian boss telling Air France’s labour unions that they should not depend on the state to bail them out and that the government was prepared to offload its stake… Read More ›
‘No Brexit’ deal will have a devastating impact on the car industry
British and EU’s carmakers will feel the effect of a cliff hanger Brexit. With Brexit’s March 29 deadline fast approaching and faced with growing fears of a cliffhanger exit , Britain’s carmakers have triggered some of their Brexit contingency plans,… Read More ›
Michael Kors acquisition of Versace will create more jobs in Italy: Donatella Versace
The deal places the American fashion in a better position in Europe. On Wednesday, Donatella Versace, the creative director of the fashion house stated the deal with Michael Kors would create more jobs in Italy. “In the last year Versace… Read More ›
Deutsche Bank considering a merger with UBS
Speculation is rife on Deutsche’s potential merger with either UBS or Commerzbank. Deutsche’s CEO Christian Sewing has however dampened speculation of any potential merger for at least the next 3 years. On Wednesday, German business daily Handelsblatt reported citing sources… Read More ›
U.S. would lose multiple front trade war: ECB study
The ECB’s simulation shows the U.S. will have bear the full brunt of the trade war, if Trump were to engage in it with more than a one country. In March Trump had said, trade wars were “… an easy… Read More ›
U.S. trade tariff’s unlikely to directly translate into more jobs
One of the more significant reasons why Trump’s tariffs will not translate into more U.S. jobs is that consumers are not willing to pay a premium for ‘Made in USA’ goods when goods of the same quality is available for… Read More ›
Anglo-Swiss mining and commodities giant Glencore launches additional share buyback of up to $1 billion
Glencore has come under investor pressure to boost its shareholder returns; it is also under pressure from U.S. regulators who have raised alleged corruption and bribery charges against the company. On Tuesday, mining and commodities trading giant Glencore stated, it… Read More ›