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Some of the world’s biggest tech companies join the fight against US President Donald Trump’s travel ban
February 6th, 2017
Some of the world’s biggest tech groups have officially joined the fight against US President Donald Trump’s travel ban on nationals from certain Muslim-majority countries. Apple, Microsoft, Google and Facebook are among 97 companies to file an amicus curiae ...
What about paying with your sunglasses?
February 6th, 2017
Because we carry our phones with us all the time that it makes sense to include mobile payment functionality on them. However what about those times it’s not convenient to bring our phones? Like at the beach or a ...
The honeymoon is over: Wall Street is finally taking Trump literally
February 2nd, 2017
By itself, the 230-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.16% this week wasn’t earth shattering: 1% gains and losses happen all the time. But the clattering sound accompanying it wasn’t hard to diagnose: It was the ...
IBM gives Watson a new challenge: Your tax return
February 2nd, 2017
In its first steps toward commercialization, IBM’s Watson took on grand, science-laden challenges like helping doctors diagnose cancer. But that is changing as IBM strives to build its artificial intelligence technology into a multibillion-dollar business. Today, companies including Geico, ...
Dollar Hits 12-Week Low on Trump, Nikkei to Slide: Markets Wrap
February 1st, 2017
Dollar strengthens after falling Tuesday on Trump comments Japan shares erase early losses while Hong Kong stocks slump Asian stocks were mostly higher while the dollar stabilized after its worst month since March as investors weighed the impact of ...
Dollar Slips After Trump Move, Asia Stocks Decline: Markets Wrap
January 30th, 2017
Yen gains with gold; many Asia markets shut for Lunar New Year Global criticism of Trump’s ban is building across globe The dollar declined with Asian stocks as traders digested the tensions sparked by Donald Trump’s order halting some ...
Listing Boom on the Vienna Stock Exchange
January 25th, 2017
Listing Boom on the Vienna Stock Exchange: Over 3,000 new structured products since start of the year Since the start of the year, over 3,000 new structured products have been listed in Vienna Stock Exchange’s market segment “structured products.at”. ...
Future of payments: 4 trends to know in payment processing
January 23rd, 2017
The payments industry has been evolving rapidly, especially in the last few years with the growing shift to digital. The global payments ecosystem is constantly changing as new startups try to change the way we move money around the ...
Google reportedly close to tax deal with Italian authorities
January 13th, 2017
Google is reportedly close to finalising a €280m settlement with Italian tax authorities for routing profits through Irish and Dutch subsidiaries to reduce its tax liabilities. It would follow a similar settlement by Apple for €300m last year. Facebook ...
‘The internet will shut down for 24 hours in 2017 causing financial markets to crash’
January 8th, 2017
Millions of computer users across the world could be blocked from the internet this year as the global network will shut down for 24 hours, US technology security vendor LogRhythm predicted in December. The company’s chief information security officer ...
