China has sought so portray its crackdown on violators of U.S. & European intellectual property as its independent decision. China’s markets are famous for cheap knock offs of well-known European and U.S. brands for a tenth of their asking price…. Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
French industrial giant Alstom SA agrees to merge with German engineering giant Siemens AG
The industrial giants have agreed to stand shoulder to shoulder to withstand the assault of China state-owned railways – CRRC Corp Ltd. In a significant development, French industrial group Alstom SA has agreed to merge its railways business with its… Read More ›
U.S. Commerce Department slaps 220% anti-subsidy duty on Canadian planemaker Bombardier’s Cseries jets
The Canadian airplane maker has termed the U.S. move as absurd and divorced from reality. Following a complaint lodged by Boeing Co, with the Trump Administration, against unfair subsidies received by Canadian airplane maker, Bombardier Inc, on Tuesday, the U.S…. Read More ›
Sonic Corp reports unusual credit card activity at its drive-in outlets
As per KrebsOnSecurity this could be related to the the sale of credit & debit card numbers on the dark web. Sonic Corp, a U.S. fast food chain operator has disclosed that it has detected unusual credit card related activity… Read More ›
More Protection For Uber-Style Jobs Sought By EU
In order to try to tackle growing social inequality, rights for casual workers, such as those in the “gig economy”, and others with non-standard contracts is sought to be better protected more social protection and rights by the European Commission…. Read More ›
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross prepares the ground for U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China this November
With the Trump Administration’s focus on rebalancing trade ties, China is likely to face greater pressure on opening up its economy and reviewing its trade practices. During his recent visit to China, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has made it… Read More ›
Baidu Inc’s video streaming business, iQiyi eyeing U.S. IPO for early 2018
iQiyi, China’s equivalent of Netflix, is expected to be valued between $8 billion to $10 billion. As per a source with direct knowledge of the plans, iQiyi, Baidu Inc’s video streaming service, is eyeing a IPO in the United States,… Read More ›
Second round of U.S.-Japan economic dialog to be held on Oct. 16 in Washington
The economic dialog between the two of the biggest economies could potentially deepen U.S.-Japan economic relations. On Monday, the United States and Japan are likely to hold their second economic dialogue on October 16 in Washington, said a source familiar… Read More ›
U.S. refiners exporting sulfur heavy crude before the Oct. 1 deadline which sets stricter sulfur standards
The demand for light sweet crude, with lower sulfur content, is set to peak in the near future. On Monday, an executive from Enterprise Products disclosed that the demand for U.S. light sweet crude is could potentially go northwards since… Read More ›
Lufthansa in the lead to buy Air Berlin’s assets
Air Berlin’s board will take a final decision on the bidding process after October 11. As per two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Lufthansa is likely to buy a large stake in insolvent rival Air Berlin; EasyJet is… Read More ›