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IBM Goes Live With First Commercial Blockchains
March 20th, 2017
Tech giant IBM is set to unveil what it’s calling the first “commercial application” of Hyperledger’s open-source Fabric codebase. Previously released in beta and scheduled for official release today, the offering – dubbed “IBM Blockchain” – is formally debuting in front ...
The biggest fashion group in the world announced net sales rose 12% to €23.3bn in FY16
March 15th, 2017
Same-store sales growth was 10%. The Group generated over 9,596 new jobs, one in four of which were in Spain. At year-end, its headcount stood at 162,450. In April, 84,000 Inditex employees will receive their second payment under the ...
VW sued by first German customer
February 7th, 2017
Deutsche See, an environmentally conscious fish distributor, became Volkswagen’s first major German customer to sue VW over misrepresenting their vehicles as being environmentally friendly. Deutsche See’s complaint alleged “malicious deception” and was filed at the ...
More than 25,000 people in UK join legal action against Volkswagen
January 30th, 2017
More than 25,000 British motorists have joined legal action against car giant Volkswagen over the ‘dieselgate’ emissions scandal. Motorists take their fight to the High Court today seeking a green light to proceed with the UK’s first ‘class action’. ...
Shop owners in Conegliano Italy have been paying a local tax on shadow
January 20th, 2017
Shopkeepers in town in Veneto whose signs block light on public walkways are refusing to pay levy of €100 a year Goethe once wrote that where there is much light, there is also strong shadow. But for shop owners ...
Western Union agreed to pay $586m for Anti-Money Laundering Violations
January 20th, 2017
Western Union Admits Anti-Money Laundering and Consumer Fraud Violations, Forfeits $586 Million in Settlement with Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Company also Agrees to Implement Anti-Fraud Program and Enhanced Compliance Obligations in Agreements with Federal Authorities The Western ...
Welcome To One of The Most Pivotal Weeks In Modern American History
January 19th, 2017
Many are anticipating that a wonderful new era of peace and prosperity is just a few days away, but others are using terms such as “civil unrest” and “civil war” for what they believe is about to happen in ...
EEX Group achieves yet another record year in 2016
January 11th, 2017
Double-digit growth on the core markets – Product portfolio expanded – PXE becomes part of EEX Group The European Energy Exchange (EEX) successfully continued its growth story and was able to significantly increase its trading volumes in 2016. On ...
Volkswagen confirms $4.3bn settlement; in addition it will plead guilty to criminal misconduct
January 11th, 2017
Volkswagen has confirmed it has negotiated a $4.3bn (£3.5bn) draft settlement with US regulators to resolve its diesel emissions scandal. The German car giant said in addition to the fine it will plead guilty to criminal misconduct as part ...
US arrests VW executive on fraud charges
January 9th, 2017
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Volkswagen executive who faces charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, two people with knowledge of the arrest said on Sunday, marking an escalation of the criminal investigation into the ...
