The largest social media platform of the world Facebook has admitted that email contacts of more than 1.5 million users had been “unintentionally” uploaded by it without the permission from the users. The company said that a system used to… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
US Must Remove Steel Tariffs And No Action On Cars For EU-US Trade Talks: Brussels
While announcing its agreement to hold trade negotiations with the United States, the European Union has also warned that it would stop the talks if any new tariffs were imposed by US President Donald Trump or if the Trump administration… Read More ›
Italy’s antitrust regulator launches probe into 5 amazon businesses
Italy’s antitrust body has launched a probe into Amazon Services Europe, Amazon Europe Core, Amazon EU, Amazon Italia Services and Amazon Italia Logistica. On Tuesday, in a significant development, Italy’s antitrust authority disclosed it has begun a probe into five… Read More ›
Hunt keen on delivering Brexit reassurances to Japan
Hunt will be telling Toyota that Britain wants to ensure a tariff-free trade trade deal with the EU. What are we missing here? The only way to the EU is going to agree to a tariff-free deal is if Britain… Read More ›
Landmark Share Market Listing For ‘Africa’s Amazon’ –Jumia
The first ever public listing at the New York stock market for Africa’s largest e-commerce firm Jumia saw it getting the startup “unicorn” status which is a tech start-up that is worth $1 billion or more. Analysts feel that this… Read More ›
World Bank Calls For Greater Transparency In China Debts To Poor Countries
China needs to provide more clarity to the global industry about its lending to poor countries, said the new head of the World Bank while also warning that once again there has been an increase in debt problems are once… Read More ›
More Uncertainty Could Be Faced By Businesses Due To Brexit Delay, Says IMF
The chief of the International Monetary Fund has warned that there would be extension of uncertainty for business if there is a decision to extend the deadline of Brexit by the UK and the European Union. While welcoming the fact… Read More ›
U.S.-Japan trade talks to commence on April 15-16 in Washington
The trade talks are aimed at finding ways to address Tokyo’s $69 billion trade surplus with the United States. On Friday, Japan’s Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi disclosed, Tokyo and Washington are slated to hold their first round of trade talks… Read More ›
PG&E Corp appoints Nora Mead Brownell as its chairman
Along with Nora Mead Brownell’s appointment, PG&E Corp added several others to its board. These new addition to its board come in the wake of an ongoing battle with shareholder BlueMountain Capital Management LLC as well as crushing liabilities from… Read More ›
CIFIUS blocks China’s purchase of Toshiba’s U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) business
China’s bid to purchase Toshiba’s U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) business was blocked by CIFIUS. Analysts have warned, failure to find a buyer will significantly dent the chances of its recovery from bankruptcy. On Friday, Toshiba Corp’s shares fell by… Read More ›