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Digital tax increase to take effect in Europe
January 2nd, 2015
A change in fiscal rules in the EU is raising the tax on many purchases of digital content, such as e-books. Europe’s tax showdown could be headed straight to people’s wallets. With the new year, a change in fiscal ...
China’s Hopu Among Investors in Xiaomi
December 22nd, 2014
Chinese private-equity firm Hopu Investment Management Co. is among the consortium of investors putting a total of just over $1 billion into Xiaomi Corp. in a deal valuing the smartphone maker at over $45 billion, according to a person ...
BlackRock Leads $300 Million Financing Round for South Korean Online Retailer
December 10th, 2014
BlackRock Inc. is adding its name to a roster of high-profile investors betting on Asia’s fast-growing technology startups by leading a $300 million financing round for South Korean online retailer Coupang that will value the company at more than ...
Top 10 Technology Predictions For 2015
December 3rd, 2014
New technologies will account for 100% of growth. Worldwide IT and telecommunications spending will grow 3.8% in 2015 to more than $3.8 trillion. Wireless data, the largest segment of the telecommunications sector, will also be the fastest growing ...
MOL Global shares tumble on Vietnam accounting glitch, profit slump
December 2nd, 2014
Shares in MOL Global Inc (MOLG.O), the first Malaysian company to list in the United States, fell more than 60 percent on Monday after the online payments company reported accounting errors at its Vietnam unit and a 61.5 percent ...
China Mobile’s 4G Explosive Growth Is Positive For Apple
November 27th, 2014
China Mobile ’s 4G user base is experiencing explosive growth. February of this year was the first month that it supported the faster technology (a month after it started to officially support Apple AAPL +1.18%’s iPhone 5c and 5s) and it signed up ...
Bolster your digital defences
November 25th, 2014
Cyber criminals have the financial services sector firmly in their sights, but there is much that organisations and employees can do to protect themselves from the threat Cyber crime is on the rise, and the financial services sector is ...
Obama unveils U.S. immigration reform, setting up fight with Republicans
November 21st, 2014
President Barack Obama imposed the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation on Thursday, easing the threat of deportation for some 4.7 million undocumented immigrants and setting up a clash with Republicans who vow to fight his moves. In a White ...
Best Buy profit beats, sending shares higher
November 20th, 2014
Best Buy reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ expectations on Thursday, sending shares sharply higher in premarket trading. Following the report, shares of Best Buy rose more than 8 percent in trading prior to the opening bell. The ...
Apple Told to Pay $23.6 Million Over Pager Technology
November 18th, 2014
Apple Inc. (AAPL) was told to pay a Texas company $23.6 million after a jury found its iPhone and other devices used pager technology from the 1990s without permission. Six patents owned by Mobile Telecommunications Technologies LLC are valid and ...
