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Ericsson and Apple sign global patent license agreement, settle litigation
December 22nd, 2015
Agreement includes a global cross license for patented standard-essential technologies and grants certain other patent rights. The settlement ends all ongoing patent-infringement claims between the parties. The terms of the agreement are confidential. Companies will collaborate in multiple technology ...
2015 was a year from hell for the European Union. The 2016 Could be worse with a Brexit
December 21st, 2015
By any measure, it has been a year from hell for the European Union. And if Britons vote to leave the bloc, next year could be worse. Not since 1989, the year the Berlin Wall fell and communism crumbled ...
Merkel’s Refugee Mini-Summit Threatens EU Split
December 17th, 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday attended an EU mini-summit on the sidelines of the main European Council meeting of all 28 member states in a move seen by many as a sign of further divisions in Europe. Merkel is ...
Which of Australia’s biggest companies are not paying tax
December 17th, 2015
Out of 1539 of Australia‘s largest corporate entities, 38 per cent did not pay any tax in 2013-14. Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan has released the tax details of corporate entities with $100 million or more annual turnover – 985 of which are ...
EU Hits McDonald’s With Full-Blown Tax Investigation
December 4th, 2015
U.S. fast-food chain’s Luxembourg unit has paid ‘virtually’ no corporation tax on profits since 2009 European Union regulators confirmed Thursday they have opened a full-blown probe into McDonald’s Corp.’s tax affairs in Luxembourg, warning that a tax deal granted ...
ECB Says Leverage Ratio Makes Banks More Stable
November 24th, 2015
Lenders have raised concerns new standard could prompt them to take more risk, offsetting benefits The European Central Bank said Monday that a leverage ratio requirement may tempt some banks to take more risk, but will still make them ...
MasterCard cardholders can now use Vodafone Wallet to pay contactlessly
November 17th, 2015
Vodafone Wallet users will be able to pay for goods and services contactlessly using their MasterCard cards, with the service scheduled to launch to consumers in European markets within weeks. Contactless card payments using Vodafone Wallet require a Vodafone ...
10 countries hoarding enormous mountains of gold
November 16th, 2015
Say what you want about gold. But central banks just can’t get enough of the yellow metal. For the third quarter of 2015, central banks continued to bulk up their gold reserves, adding 175 tonnes to official reserves, according to the ...
Former Rabobank traders convicted in U.S. over Libor rigging
November 9th, 2015
A federal jury found two former traders at Rabobank guilty of fraud on Thursday in the first U.S. trial arising from a global investigation into manipulation of Libor, the leading benchmark for pricing financial transactions around the world. ...
Oil Slump Forces Deep Cuts by Service Providers
November 6th, 2015
Oil-field service companies feel the pinch as producers pull back Oil-field service companies are slashing costs amid an industry-rattling fall in crude prices, and no cut is too small—such as using white paint instead of yellow on underwater equipment. ...
