Amid mounting frustration over Washington’s demands, the EU commission has been urged by France to end transatlantic trade talks.   Next month, when the 27 EU member states meet to discuss their future after the UK’s vote to leave the bloc, in Bratislava, Matthias Fekl, French trade...

After ruling that a special scheme to route profits through Ireland was illegal state aid, Apple has been ordered to pay up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in taxes plus interest to the Irish government by the EU antitrust regulators.   If other countries sought more tax themselves from...

Pfizer continues to expand its research field in cancer and antibiotics. Pfizer Inc cracks a deal with AstraZeneca, a pharmaceutical company, on buying the latter’s “small molecule antibiotics business” which could cost over “$1.5 billion”.   Earlier, in the year of 2014, Pfizer attempted to...

Commercial’s hydrogen “hybrid” vans will be refuelling themselves in ITM’s stations. ITM Power is into another deal, whereby it will be supplying “hydrogen fuel”, while it continues to network out its refuelling system. The companies of clean fuel as well as “energy storage”, as listed in AIM, have...

As stocks tumbled and the yen surged, all investment gains since it overhauled its strategy by boosting shares and cutting bonds were wiped out and a $52 billion loss in the last quarter was posted by the world’s biggest pension fund.   Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund said that...

Most diesel passenger cars made by Volkswagen cannot be upgraded to full compliance with environmental standards for US vehicles. However, some trucks can be adjusted to the standard, said the lawyer of the German automaker, quoted by The Wall Street Journal. Volkswagen’s lawyer also said in the...

Even though high-tech is rapidly developing today, it’s high time to invest in printed newspapers and books. Over the past five years, MSCI World Technology Information, currently unites quotes of 157 high-tech companies, has added about 92.5% to value. Similar index of WHSmith, the oldest British...

In order to acquire the IP sale of Hilco, the bids are to be submitted in advance. Following the court’s approval, under bankruptcy Hilco Streambank is hired for assisting “Draw Another Circle”, part of “Hastings Entertainment”, in selling “its intellectual property assets”.   The list of...

As expectations for robust earnings growth push their share prices to record highs, Tencent Holdings Ltd and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd are racing to be crowned Asia's most valuable company.   While rivals Apple Inc and Alibaba have struggled, both the companies have been made the world's...