The lawsuit is drawing loads of eyeballs since it could set a precedent for MNCs over their transfer pricing mechanism. In a lawsuit, closely watched by tax experts, that marks a growing signs of tension between the U.S. Internal Revenue… Read More ›
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Trump’s attack on Amazon.com leads to $24 billion loss in market capitalization
As per news reporting service Axios, Trump is considering ways to rein in Amazon’s power. In the second instance of its kind, U.S. President Donald Trump came down heavily on Amazon.com Inc accusing it of benefiting unfairly from cheap rates… Read More ›
T-Mobile Austria to buy Liberty Global Plc’s UPC Austria unit for $2.25 billion
The deal will enable T-Mobile Austria to better compete with bigger rivals such as A1. Liberty Global Plc stated it would divest its UPC Austria business to T-Mobile Austria, an unit of Deutsche Telekom, for a value of $2.25 billion… Read More ›
European Court of Justice rules Uber is a transport service provider
Although the landmark ruling will not have an immediate impact on the rider hailing service provider, since it already operates under transportation law, it will nevertheless have a material impact on the company’s finances and its operations. On Wednesday, in… Read More ›
BlackRock to acquire Citi’s asset management business in Mexico
The deal underscores Mexico’s potential in the asset management market. On Tuesday, the world’s biggest asset manager, BlackRock Inc stated it had agreed to acquire the asset management business of Mexico’s Citibanamex, a subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. The deal underscores… Read More ›
Australia and Peru negotiating terms of an ambitious free trade agreement
The development marks the first signs of trade deal in the Pacific region following the U.S. withdrawal from the TPP. Peru expects to sign a “very ambitious” free trade deal with Australia which is likely to cover goods, investments, and… 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 ›
Uber shutdowns the usage of its ‘Greyball’ tech
In a blog post Uber’s Chief Security Officer stated that the company “expressly prohibits” the usage of the tech to evade local regulators. In a significant development, Uber Technologies Inc has made it amply clear that it does not… Read More ›
Brexit – Irish economy hangs in the balance
During Brexit negotiations, Ireland could emerge as the UK’s Achilles heel. If physical border controls are placed, it could give rise to a resurgence of violent militant protests. According to Britain’s Northern Ireland minister, a post-Brexit trade deal with the… Read More ›
Amazon’s web services sneezes, the internet catch cold
The very service that businesses, universities and institutions depend on suffered a setback causing a ripple effect across the World Wide Web. With Amazon.com’s cloud services suffering a technical glitch on Tuesday, users and businesses across the web experiences disruption… Read More ›