U.S. President Donald Trump is set to announce additional tariffs on China following an investigation into its trade policy and violation of U.S. intellectual property rights. On Thursday, the office of French President Emmanuel Macron told his Chinese counterpart Xi… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
Reckitt Benckiser Group withdraws from race to acquire Pfizer Inc’s consumer healthcare business
With Reckitt Benckiser out of the race, it is advantage GlaxoSmithKline Plc. Reckitt Benckiser Group, a British consumer goods group, has withdrawn from discussions with Pfizer Inc over buying its consumer healthcare business. According to sources familiar with the matter… Read More ›
Autoliv’s CEO to head its electronics business after spin-off
Autoliv plans on spinning-off Veoneer – its electronics business, which focuses on driver assistance software, radar products and vision systems. On Thursday, Autoliv, the world’s biggest maker of airbags and seat belts, stated that Jan Carlson, its chief executive, would… Read More ›
Bayer snags EU’s antitrust approval for its $62.5 billion acquisition of Monsanto
While Bayer has already received approval from Brazil and conditional approval from China, its acquisition of its peer Monsanto is currently awaiting review by Russian and U.S antitrust authorities. In the latest mega mergers that will reshape the agrochemicals industry,… Read More ›
Hefty Tax Bills Being Faced By Investors In Crypto Currencies
Experts are of the opinion that very soon taxes could be levied on the gains that traders and investors make from the trading of cryptocurrencies and with the highs that some of the digital currencies reach. Starting with less tan… Read More ›
EU firms scaling back their presence in UK
Lack of clarity on the UK’s long term relationship with EU is clouding supply chain decision-making beyond March 2019, the date the UK will formally break relationships with the EU. As per a survey, 1 in 7 business from EU… Read More ›
EU lawmakers aims to punish non-EU airlines for unfair competitive practices
Airlines from China, Russia, the Gulf region, and Turkey could face punitive EU measures arising out of the final version of this regulation. In a significant development, an European Parliamentary committee stated, non-EU carriers could see their rights to fly… Read More ›
U.S. government drops demand for U.S. auto content in NAFTA negotiations
With this bone of contention being amicably resolved, NAFTA negotiations can continue. Two leading newspapers, The Mail and The Globe, have reported citing sources, that the U.S. government has dropped its demand all vehicles manufactured in Canada and Mexico for… Read More ›
German state authorities expand VW’s diesel emission scandal scrutiny with market manipulation angle
Authorities have already raided 13 offices in VW’s headquarters and have seized documents and electronic files from its computers. WirtschaftsWoche, a German Magazine has reported citing a spokesman from the state prosecutors office as saying, they have started fresh enquiries… Read More ›
Uber Self Driving Car Accident Kills A Woman In Arizona, Casts Shadow Over Other Such Test
A woman was struck and killed on Sunday night by an autonomous car of Uber – which also had an emergency driver at the wheels, on a street in Tempe, Arizona. Uber has cancelled all of its testing of autonomous… Read More ›