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Feds Miss out on $600 Million Payday in Silk Road Bitcoin Auction
October 9th, 2017
The U.S. Department of Justice recently claimed the proceeds from the sale of 144,336 bitcoins found in Ross Ulbricht’s laptop, gained from Silk Road’s seizure in 2013. Claiming the proceeds took a couple of years, and netted the government little over ...
EU VAT Gap Release Falls Ahead Of New Anti-Fraud Action
October 4th, 2017
The European Union value-added tax gap – the overall difference between expected VAT revenue and actual EU member state collections – was EUR152bn in 2015, says the European Commission, highlighting the need for further reforms to tackle avoidance, error, ...
Google and HTC Announce US$1.1 Billion Cooperation Agreement
September 21st, 2017
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) and HTC Corporation (TWSE: 2489) today announced a definitive agreement under which certain HTC employees – many of whom are already working with Google to develop Pixel smartphones – will join Google. HTC will receive ...
European Commission welcome digital taxation proposal
September 12th, 2017
The European Commission has today welcomed a joint proposal from the so-called Big Four member states – France, Germany, Italy and Spain – on the taxation of large digital companies. The Irish Government is, however, expected to express caution ...
Facebook accused of fake audience numbers
September 7th, 2017
Social-media company tells advertisers it can reach more than 100 million U.S. adults younger than 35, but census only counts 76 million Facebook Inc. claims its ads have the potential to reach more people than recent U.S. census data ...
Production in construction down by 0.5% in euro area
August 22nd, 2017
In June 2017 compared with May 2017, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 0.5% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.2% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the ...
Number of EU nationals working in Britain hits record high despite Brexit
August 17th, 2017
The number of EU nationals working in the U.K. has hit a record high despite concerns of a post-Brexit exodus. Number of EU citizens working in Britain hits record high of 2.37 million. The figure marks a rise of ...
1 in 3 Europeans cannot afford a one-week annual holiday
August 2nd, 2017
For many people in the European Union (EU), summer means holidays and travel. However, around a third (32.9%) of the EU population cannot afford a one-week annual holiday away from home. Slightly more households with dependent children (34.6%) than ...
House prices up by 4.0% in the euro area
July 28th, 2017
First quarter of 2017 compared with first quarter of 2016 House prices up by 4.0% in the euro area Up by 4.5% in the EU House prices, as measured by the House Price Index, rose by 4.0% in the ...
Staff of a Forex trading firm continue to be held hostage in alleged extortion attempt
July 25th, 2017
USGFX: Australian currency trader staff in Shanghai held hostage in alleged extortion attempt Three Chinese and Taiwanese staff members from an Australian foreign exchange trading firm continue to be held against their will in a Shanghai office, in an ...
