Without a transitory agreement which governs the customs at ports, May is likely to find it hard to provide seamless, frictionless trade. As per the head of Britain’s ports and shopping industry, the introduction of physical customs checks following Brexit… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
Broadcom emerges as the highest bidder in the first round of bidding for Toshiba’s chip unit
Foxconn is a close second. Japan, U.S. and Taiwan will have to coordinate more closely so that the Chinese don’t get their hands on U.S. nuclear technology, which has the potential for dual use. As per a source briefed on… Read More ›
The British agricultural sector likely to bear the brunt of Brexit
Here is the likely scenario of the British farmer in a post-Brexit world. It is interesting to see how one referendum has such widespread impact. Following Brexit Britain will be radically overhauling its agricultural policy since it will no longer… Read More ›
Toshiba files quarterly earning without PwC’s endorsement
The move has put immense pressure on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. With the U.S. and Japan huddling together to block a common foe, China, it is to be seen how Foxconn’s offer, which is $10 billion more than Toshiba’s internal… Read More ›
EU to focus on green, risk and infrastructure financing after Brexit
Here’s how the European Commission will steer the bloc after Brexit. The vice president of the European Commission has disclosed that following the Brexit negotiations the bloc will turn its focus towards boosting the green economy, infrastructure and risk finance… Read More ›
ECB holds onto quality standards as EU’s states lure London-based institutions
Although financial institutions have yet to publicly acknowledge their relocation to EU states, the migration is on and finer details are being worked out quietly. In what is forming out to be a strategic development, a gap in the financial… Read More ›
Trump wins round one: China offers concessions to avoid trade wars
The Chinese who have earlier used cyberattack as a means of gaining technological superiority in trade have now offered concessions to avoid a trade war. The Financial Times has reported citing officials familiar with the matter at hand, China is… Read More ›
The days of net neutrality are numbered
Ajit Pai, the FCC Chairman aims to overturn the existing net neutrality rules by late April and push for an initial vote by May or June. According to three sources briefed on the matter at hand, Ajit Pai, the chairman… Read More ›
Alphabet’s Waymo’s case against Uber is unprecedented
“I’ve never seen a record this strong in 42 years,” – U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Waymo’s case against Uber Technologies. In the high-profile case which is likely to have a major bearing on Uber Technologies, a U.S. judge… Read More ›
Plug Power to power growth of Amazon.com
Plug Power, a fuel cell manufacturer, already powers the forklifts at Wal-Mart. Now it will be powering Amazon’s forklifts too. This is of strategic nature, since adopting fuel cell technology could help Amazon free up human resources and space. Plug… Read More ›