While many European, American and Australian respondents of the Ipsos survey conducted on behalf of ING bank website eZonomics prefer going cashless, the survey shows that Germany has recognised the dangers of slipping into a cashless society, despite its lucrative… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
Toshiba considering second-tier accounting firms as it auditor, to replace PwC Arata
Within less than a year Toshiba has had a turnover of 2 auditors. Japan’s business daily, the Nikkei has reported that Toshiba Corp will be replacing its auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Arata. The development comes in the wake of Toshiba struggling… Read More ›
The Trump administration likely to protect semiconductor, ship building and aluminum industries citing national security concerns
The Trump administration is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that American business interests are protected from those trying to exploit loopholes and weaknesses in existing treaties. Wilbur Ross, the U.S. Commerce Secretary has told the Wall Street Journal that… Read More ›
Cybercrimes raises its ugly head in Germany
In 2016 German law enforcement agencies have filed 253,290 cases related to cybercrimes. As per a German newspaper, Germany’s law enforcement agencies in 2016 had registered 82,649 cases of espionage, computer fraud and other cybercrimes in 2016, an increase of… Read More ›
FCC moves quickly to replace net neutrality rules
A consortium of internet giants, including Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook and others have made it lucidly clear to the FCC that “the internet industry is uniform in its belief that net neutrality preserves the consumer experience, competition, and innovation online”. In… Read More ›
EU to benefit from the relocation of Britain’s financial industry
EU leaders have prepared a draft guideline for Michel Barnier, EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, before the commencing of Brexit negotiations. Leaders across the European Union have warned Britain that if it were to assume that its financial services industry… Read More ›
A 20% duty hike on Canadian timber will make the cost of home material and renovation costlier for U.S. citizens
The U.S. has alleged that Canadian timber is procured from government land while back home in the U.S. they had to cut timber from private lands. It would be interesting to see who own these vast tracts of land and… Read More ›
In French Presidential Campaign, US Eyes Russian Meddling
Saying that the tactics being used are similar to those deployed in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, U.S. officials are warning of Russian interference in the hotly contested race as voters in France prepare for their presidential election Sunday. Russian… Read More ›
The violation of consumer protection laws
The fire power of Republican attorney generals could protect Exxon Mobil against probing questions of whether it willfully violated consumer protection laws. As per a filing in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, a group of eleven state attorneys general… Read More ›
U.S. Federal Reserve fines Deutsche Bank $156.6 million for violating forex rules
Transcript of traders communicating in online chat rooms, which had led Deutsche Bank to settle in an earlier probe by Brazil’s antitrust watchdog Cade in December, show that banks had worked together to manipulate forex rates. The U.S. Federal Reserve… Read More ›