EU Cases Against US Firms
The EU's decision to impose the biggest anti-trust fine in its history on Silicon Valley giant Google is the latest in a string of competition cases against US firms. Here are the main European Union...
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Google Faces Record EU Fine On Tuesday
The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator is set to slap Google with a record fine on Tuesday in yet another salvo against a US tech giant, sources said. "Press conference by European Commission...
Sprint Exploring Charter-Comcast Collaboration
US telecommunications firm Sprint is exploring a possible alliance with cable companies Comcast and Charter Communications that could boost their wireless plans, The Wall Street Journal reported...
Facebook To Produce Own TV Series, Games
Facebook is starting production on high-quality television series and gaming shows to be broadcast on its platform, one of the social media giant's executives said on Monday. The online platform,...
EU To Slap Google With Record Fine This Week, Sources Say
The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator will slap Google with a record two billion euro fine as early as Tuesday in another European blow against a US tech giant, sources say. Led by hard-charging...
EU To Slap Google With Record Fine This Week
The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator will slap Google with a record fine as early as Tuesday in another European blow against a US tech giant, sources said. Led by hard-charging European Commission...
Senate’s Obamacare Replacement Bill Will Cut Medicaid, Defund Abortion
Senate Republicans would cut Medicaid, end penalties for people not buying insurance and erase a raft of tax increases as part of their long-awaited plan to scuttle President Barack Obama's health...
Kofi Annan Calls For Fight Against Snakebites
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for a global fight against snakebites and the need to reduce impact especially in the tropical areas. Mr. Annan explained that snakebite is a burden...
Personal Details of Nearly 200 Million US Citizens Exposed
Sensitive personal details relating to almost 200 million US citizens have been accidentally exposed by a marketing firm contracted by the Republican National Committee. The 1.1 terabytes of data...
Elorm Beenie Introduced Me To Reggae/Dancehall Culture – JMJ
Award winning Producer, JMJ Baby, who has produced major artistes like Samini, Stonebwoy, Kaakie, Obrafour, 4X4 amongst others has disclosed on Hitz 103.9fm that Elorm Beenie was the one who actually...
Amazon Buys Whole Foods Market At Whooping US$13.7 Billion
Amazon announced Friday that it will acquire Whole Foods Market, a grocery store chain, for 42 U. S. dollars per share, in an all-cash deal valued approximately at 13.7 billion U.S. dollars....
Amazon River Under Threat of Environmental Damage
New research had indicated that The Amazon basin will suffer significant and irreversible environmental damage if hundreds of planned dams are constructed. The hydrophysical and ecological...
Euro Advances After French Vote; US Tech Shares Tumble Again
French election results favoring President Emmanuel Macron's party boosted the euro but hit European equities Monday, while US stocks retreated due to another round of technology weakness. The euro...
Germany’s Aldi Unveils Major US Expansion
German discount grocery store giant Aldi unveiled a major US expansion plan on Monday, aiming to make it the third-largest US grocery chain in five years. The planned $3.4 billion expansion will add...
Fans In Focus At Major E3 Video Game Trade Show
Video game giant Electronic Arts on Saturday courted fans with titles such as "Star Wars Battlefront" and snatched the spotlight ahead of a major industry trade show in Los Angeles. Gamers who have...
Ex-Top Gear Host Richard Hammond Injured In Swiss Crash
Former Top Gear host Richard Hammond has been flown to hospital after a crash while filming in Switzerland. The 47-year-old was on a practice run for a race in an electric car for Amazon Prime show...
British Pound Tumbles After UK Vote; Tech Sell-Off Hits Nasdaq
The pound plunged Friday as the surprise election setback to Prime Minister Theresa May injected uncertainty into Britain's negotiations with the European Union over Brexit. But London equity markets...
Nordstrom Shares Gain As It Weighs Going Private
Shares of upscale department store chain Nordstrom surged Thursday after it announced it was weighing the possibility of taking the company private. As the retail sector faces major upheaval and...
Kofi Annan, Patrick Awuah Among 100 Most Reputable People
Ghana’s Kofi Annan (a former UN Secretary General) and founder of the Ashesi University, Patrick Awuah, have been named among the 100 most reputable people on earth for the year 2017. South African...
Netflix May Fix Japan Movie-Financing Dilemma
Japan's Cannes prodigy Naomi Kawase believes Netflix can help unleash the creativity of her country's film industry, despite the eruption of a row over the American streaming giant that marred the...