The bipartisan legislation essentially boils down to Senator Tom Cotton’s notion that “American companies shouldn’t be in the business of selling our enemies the tools they’ll use to spy on Americans”. In a significant development, members of the U.S. Senate… Read More ›
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Elon Musk’s Boring Co raises $112.5 million in funding round
Boring Co is aiming to build underground tunnels for Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Project. Boring Co, Elon Musk’s startup which seeks to build underground tunnels for Musk’s hyperloop transportation project, stated it has raised $112.5 million in equity, 90% of which… Read More ›
Bipartisan bill introduced aimed at toughening rules for foreign investment in the U.S.
The bipartisan bill will strengthen the reach of CFIUS while strengthening U.S national security and preserving U.S. open investment policy. The Trump Administration has lent its weight to a bipartisan bill making its round in the U.S. Congress, which is… Read More ›
The Trump Administration’s Great Firewall of Commerce blocks Huawei Technologies and ZTE from gaining access to U.S. market
The Trump Administration is taking a stronger stance on national security policies initiated by the Obama Administration and is increasingly frustrating Beijing’s efforts at acquiring strategic U.S. industries and U.S. technology. Two congressional aides have disclosed, U.S. lawmakers have urged… Read More ›
U.S. Congress approves 2.3% tax on U.S. medical devices
As per lobby groups from medical device makers, the re-imposition of the levy stiffles will once again stifle growth in the sector and slash jobs. Despite opposition from the medical manufacturing industry and a section of U.S. lawmakers, the U.S…. Read More ›
Saudi Arabia to buy smart ammunitions worth $7 billion from U.S.
The deal is likely to face strong headwinds in the U.S. Congress stemming from civilian deaths in Saudi Arabia’s campaigns in Yemen. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Saudi Arabia has agreed to purchase precision guided munition… Read More ›
40 U.S. states join probe into Equifax’s hacking incident which exposed crucial data of almost every adult American
The state attorney generals of 40 states have joined the probe. Among the areas under scrutiny will be Equifax’s response to the hacking incident. In the wake of the massive hacking incident at Equifax Inc which resulted in the exposure… Read More ›
House Republican unveils U.S. tax reform for 2018
The plan envisages a repeal of many safe-guard laws whose provisions increase the compliance cost for big businesses. In a first step towards U.S. tax reforms, the U.S. House of Representatives has released budgetary proposals for the fiscal year 2018… Read More ›
Trump’s weapons sale to Riyadh comes under Senate Foreign Relations Committee scrutiny
The sale of high-tech weapons and ammunitions to an indiscriminate ally has been one of the reasons based on which a similar sale of weapons to Riyadh had been blocked by the previous U.S. Administration. With the U.S. Senate Foreign… Read More ›
Trump’s first budget seeks to slash $3.6 trillion over 10 years
The assumptions of Trump’s first budget will need further scrutiny in the wake of economists terming it as being based on “rosy assumptions”. In efforts aimed at cutting the funding of healthcare and food assistance programs, U.S. President Donald Trump… Read More ›