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General Electric could cut hundreds of UK jobs
January 13th, 2016
Takeover of Alstom’s power and grid business set to lead to job losses across Europe Approximately 6,500 jobs are at risk across Europe, including more than 600 in the UK, as the US industrial company General Electric begins to ...
Alstom to consider $17bn General Electric offer
April 30th, 2014
French engineering company Alstom is considering a $16.9bn (£10bn) offer from US firm General Electric (GE) for its energy business. But the French firm said it would be open to a rival bid from German firm Siemens, which is ...
European Council reaches agreement on updated rules for VAT rates
December 14th, 2021
The European Council reached agreement on a proposal to update EU rules on rates of value added tax (VAT). The new rules reflect member states’ current needs and the EU’s present policy objectives, which have changed considerably since the ...
General Motors and General Electric were both victimized by the same Ponzi Scheme
November 30th, 2018
General Motors and General Electric were both victimized by the same Ponzi Scheme, and they are both telling us the U.S. economy is in HUGE Trouble. America’s twin economic “generals” are both in very deep trouble. General Electric ...
The psychology of systemic consensus
November 16th, 2018
We are all too familiar with established views rejecting change. It has nothing to do with the facts. Officialdom’s mind is often firmly closed to all reason on the big issues. To appreciate why we must understand the ...
Household prices for electricity and gas in EU; How much do you pay?
August 7th, 2018
For the first time, Eurostat is publishing prices for electricity and natural gas that are fully comparable across countries. With the new data requested in Regulation (EU) 2016/1952, Eurostat is now able to calculate the weighted average price reflecting ...
European Commission finds Luxembourg gave illegal tax benefits
June 28th, 2018
The European Commission has found that Luxembourg allowed two Engie group companies to avoid paying taxes on almost all their profits for about a decade. This is illegal under EU State aid rules because it gives Engie an undue ...
Economics 101: Who Sets Prices?
April 26th, 2018
Since the advent of nineteenth century socialism, politicians and economists in the centre ground have argued for a balanced approach, where vital services are provided by the state, and capitalism is left to provide the rest. Vital services ...
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have crashed 20 per cent on Monday
January 9th, 2018
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies including ethereum, litecoin and ripple plummeted in value on Monday after Coinmarketcap removed prices from South Korean exchanges without warning. Prices on South Korean exchanges are typically up to 30 per cent higher than in other ...
Cyber security expert: People’s smart homes could come under attack as a consequence of bitcoin’s price surge
January 8th, 2018
People’s smart homes could come under attack as a consequence of bitcoin’s price surge, a cyber security expert has warned. “Cryptojacking” incidents, in which people’s devices are quietly hijacked and forced to mine digital currencies for other people, are ...
