Adding to the attempts by a number of countries that include the European Union, in internet companies Google and Facebook are most probably going to be slapped with tax bills within a year by Israel which is planning and preparing… Read More ›
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Soaring Food Price Inflation In UK Means Britons ‘Face Expensive Christmas Dinner’
In the UK, food price inflation is at its highest within the past four years driven by rise in the price of fish, fats and vegetables. Till last year, the food inflation was at a steady 0.6% and this year… Read More ›
9% Of US Jobs Could Be Eliminated In 2018 Due To AI-Enabled Automation, Forrester Predicts
There is an expected manual to automation for IT and data management, addition of about half a million of new ager digital workers or bots in the US and an increase in white-collar automation are the prediction that a report… Read More ›
Expat Deterring ‘Bizarre’ Death Tax Attempted To Be Pushed Back By Tokyo
If one is considering to work in Japan as an expatriate, one should make it short, and stay alive. The reasons – a 55 percent inheritance tax on the worldwide assets of long-term foreign residents which is imposed by the… Read More ›
BDO Says Worst Sale For High Street Hits Retailers For The First Time In A Decade
The sale of coats and other seasonal wear have been badly hit by an unusually warm autumn in the United Kingdom, as people kept away from such purchases and as such, for the first time decades, the high street sales… Read More ›
Trump’s Views Echoed As Asia-Pacific Leaders Call To Counter ‘Unfair Trade’
In what is being seen as an imprint of the efforts of U.S. President Donald Trump to redesign the global trade scenario, addressing of “unfair trade practices” and “market distorting subsidies” would be the priority of Asia-Pacific leaders, according to… Read More ›
U.K. Departure May Be Eased By EU’s Full Menu Of Non-Brexit Offerings EU’s Full Menu Of Non-Brexit Offerings
As a slew of other big-ticket items starts to fill the EU agenda, gearing up for elections in mid-2019 is the European Union, which has veto power over any Brexit agreement. Making it politically easier for the assembly to approve any… Read More ›
We Still Don’t Know Three Crucial Things About the Aramco IPO
The initial public offering of oil giant Aramco is “on track” for 2018 – was the message that the financiers and corporate chieftains, gathered for Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos in the Desert’ heard it from the crown prince down to all the… Read More ›
UBS CEO Likes Blockchain But Is ‘Not Necessarily’ A Believer In Cryptocurrencies
According to the chief executive of Swiss lender UBS, while the technology behind creation and the use of cryptocurrencies will be pivotal in transforming the financial services, the cryptocurrencies themselves still need to be “defined” to be universally acceptable. Sergio Ermotti,… Read More ›
As Apple Device Sells Out In Hong Kong, iPhone X Wait Times Rise As Demand Outweighs Supply
Apple Inc. is struggling to get its iPhone X onto the market and in the hands of customers. Sending strong signals that supplies will likely remain tight as the new device goes on sale Nov. 3, the shipping times for… Read More ›