The United Kingdom and European Union are making progress in talks on how to apply post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland, the Financial Times reported https://www.ft.com/content/8aad1abc-7983-4a72-a822-e05f1d3be7d1 on Sunday. Read More
Italian diagnostics group DiaSorin SpA said on Sunday it will acquire U.S. based Luminex Corp for $1.8 billion in an all-cash deal that will strengthen DiaSorin’s molecular diagnostics technology. Read More
Photo by Fang Dongxu/VCG via Getty Images China has hit Alibaba, one of the country’s biggest online retailers, with a record $2.8 billion (18.2 billion yuan) fine, after an investigation found the ecommerce giant violated China’s anti-monopoly law, The New
(Bloomberg) — The South Korean supplier of electric vehicle batteries in the U.S. for Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG has reached a last-minute deal with its chief rival, said people familiar with the situation. Read More
(Bloomberg) — Two South Korean electric-vehicle battery makers reached a last-minute settlement in a bitter U.S. trade dispute, said people familiar with the deal, sparing President Joe Biden from choosing between undermining intellectual property rights or dealing a politically toxic
(Bloomberg) — Electricite de France SA Chief Executive Officer Jean-Bernard Levy said that a plan for the reorganization of France’s largest electricity producer must be developed and that talks with the European Commission are continuing nearly daily. Read More
TORONTO, April 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cern One Limited and Michael Bonner (the “Concerned Shareholders”), today commented on a letter received on April 7, 2021 (the “Letter”) from Axion Ventures Inc. (“Axion” or the “Company”). Read More
Apple Inc is refusing to testify at an upcoming U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on competition issues related to mobile app stores, the bipartisan leaders of the panel said on Friday. Read More
Google is just starting to test its replacement for third-party cookies, but DuckDuckGo is already announcing that it wants to block that tech with its Chrome extension. Google’s FLoC, or Federated Learning of Cohorts, technology is designed to be a
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge More than 500 Alphabet employees have signed an open letter demanding Google stop protecting the subjects of harassment complaints. The move comes two days after former Google engineer Emi Nietfeld wrote an op-ed
BOSTON — Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) on Friday said Blucora Inc shareholders should vote for one of Ancora Holdings Inc’s four nominees for the Blucora board after the activist investor urged the company to explore strategic alternatives for
(Bloomberg) — A fallout between top executives at Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. took a new turn, with the South African power utility’s chief executive officer accusing its now-suspended chief procurement officer of facilitating 8 billion rand ($549 million) of deals
(Bloomberg) — Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.’s procurement department backed an 8 billion-rand ($549 million) tender to an oil blending and storage company while aware that the contractor was facing allegations of corruption, News24 reported, citing documents. Read More
Octopus Energy Group‘s electric vehicle (EV) arm, Octopus Electric Vehicles has launched a new leasing service that aims to help employees make the switch to clean driving easier and cheaper. The scheme, called Electric Dreams, offers a ‘salary sacrifice’ system,
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Verizon said Thursday it is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall 2.5 million hotspot devices after an investigation found the devices’ lithium-ion batteries could overheat and pose fire and
Chevron Corp shareholders will vote on proposals aiming to require the No. 2 U.S. oil producer to reduce the environmental impact of its products and report on climate business risks. Read More
BRUSSELS — Suez will call on European Union antitrust regulators to reject Veolia’s request to be allowed to vote at its shareholder meeting, people familiar with the French waste and water management company’s thinking said. Read More
Volkswagen left its mark on the history of the world with the love it or hate it Beetle. Is it a similar story with its (incredibly) thorough anti-corruption policy? Let’s dive into the Antikorruptionsrichtlinie (my word).… Continue Reading
Citigroup has added environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores to its securities services data platform for clients to track the sustainability exposure of their portfolio holdings, the U.S.-based banking group said on Thursday. Read More
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