The downturn of the Chinese yuan underscores investor concerns vis-a-vis the growing trade row between the United States and China. On July 6, U.S. tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods are set to kick in. On Tuesday, according… Read More ›
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Slapping tariffs on car & car parts exports will only harm U.S. auto industry by $294 billion: EU
A hike in tariffs on EU’s automotive exports to the U.S. will not only impact the U.S. GDP by $13-$14 billion and bring no improvements to its current account balance it will also cost the United States 120,000 jobs. Slapping… Read More ›
REC Silicon slashes 40% of its workforce from its Moses plant in Oregon
The development is an outcome of the trade dispute between the United States and China. Incidentally, REC Silicon’s Montana plant will not be affected by this lay off. On Monday, Norway’s REC Silicon stated it would slash its workforce by… Read More ›
Commonwealth Bank of Australia faces class action lawsuit
In October 2017, a class action lawsuit was filed against CBA for failing to disclose widespread breaches of anti-money-laundering rules. On Monday, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) disclosed that Phi Finney McDonald had served it with a class action… Read More ›
Panasonic willing to increase investment in Gigafactory
Panasonic, the sole supplier of automotive batteries for Tesla’s current production models, has stated it is willing to increase its investment beyond its current $1.6 billion. On Monday, Panasonic Corp, which is already partnering with Tesla Inc in its Gigafactory,… Read More ›
Japan Enacts Law That Caps Working Hours
A bill that was framed at bringing in reforms in working styles in Japan was enacted in to law by the Diet on Friday. There were however concerns among the opposition about the potential of the legislation to foster long… Read More ›
EU leaders unite over screening of foreign investment and Trump’s aluminum and steel tariffs
Although the leaders of the world’s largest trading bloc did not specifically mention China and the United States, the writing on the wall is lucid. On Friday, leaders across the European Union pledged to act unanimously and firmly against protectionism… Read More ›
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis to divest its Alcon eye care devices business
The move is aimed at sharpening it focus on its prescription drugs business. On Friday, Novartis disclosed its plans of divesting all of its assets from its Alcon eye care devices business as it sharpens its focus on prescription drugs…. Read More ›
Fox-Disney deal set to be approved by U.S. antitrust regulators: source
The deal will still need to be approved by regulators from other countries. As per a source familiar with the matter at hand, the U.S. Justice Department is set to provide antitrust approval for Walt Disney Co’s bid to acquire… Read More ›
Fujifilm Holdings Corp threatens to compete with Xerox Corp unless tech agreement is renewed
Xerox has already started sourcing products from new vendors and has made it lucidly clear that it may not renew an agreement with Fujifilm. On Wednesday, Fujifilm Holdings Corp threatened Xerox Corp stating it will compete with it in the… Read More ›