In a statement, a spokesperson for Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse said, the bank has reached an out-of-court settlement with former star banker Iqbal Khan over allegations of spying that led to the resignation of its CEO Tidjane Thiam. “Everybody involved… Read More ›
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Najib Mikati set to become Lebanon’s Prime Minister
On Monday, Lebanon’s former premier Najib Mikati, a wealthy businessman, is poised to be the country’s designated Prime Minister after winning the support of most major parties to form a new government. The development comes at a time when Beirut… Read More ›
European Commission to probe Facebook’s acquisition of Kustomer
According to three sources familiar with the matter at hand, Facebook’s acquisition of Kustomer, a U.S. customer service startup, is to face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation in August. In November 2020, Facebook announced the deal to acquire the startup… Read More ›
VW’s shareholders approve $339M compensation for former executives
Volkswagen’s shareholders have approved a deal to settle claims against four former executives, including long-time CEO Martin Winterkorn, with regard to its emissions cheating scandal. The initial deal, announced last month, sees Volkswagen receive $339 million (288 million euros) in… Read More ›
Mercedes-Benz Gets Ready To Rival Tesla In All-Electric Vehicles Segment
Investments of more than 40 billion euros ($47 billion) by 2030 is being planned by the Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler to prepare itself for development of electric vehicles (EV) to take on the United States based market leader Tesla, the company… Read More ›
New Report Predicts Loss Of Bank Market Share In Some Areas In Q2 For Deutsche Bank
The market share of the investing unit of Germany’s biggest lender, Deutsche Bank, dwindled across an array of key services during the second quarter, according to data available from Dealogic, which highlighted the fragile recovery at the bank. At the… Read More ›
Collusion among British EV charging operators reduces competition in the EV charging market: CMA
On Friday, Britain’s competition regulator said, it has begun an investigation into some electric vehicle chargepoint operators on motorways and highways; the development comes at a time when it is laying out guidelines to ensure the rollout of a robust… Read More ›
Bioguard proves an effective weapon against the spread of COVID-19
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 led to viral misinformation spreading online regarding the safety of banknote use and the danger of handling cash. Both the Dutch bank DNB and the Bank of England have since highlighted the… Read More ›
$50m Reportedly Demanded By Hackers From Saudi Aramco Over Data Leak
Company data from one of the contractors of Saudi Aramco, the most valuable oil producer of the world, was leaked, the Saudi oil giant has confirmed. Such leaked data is now reportedly being used for an attempted extortion of $50milion… Read More ›
EU Rejects UK’s Demand For Changes In Post-Brexit Deal On Northern Ireland
The European Union rejected a demand by Britain that the deal that was signed just about a year ago between the UK and the EU and one that oversees the problematic post-Brexit trade involving Northern Ireland should be rewritten. … Read More ›