LONDON: Britain plans to tax retailers and tech companies whose profits have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sunday Times reported, citing leaked emails. The government has summoned companies to discuss how an online sales tax would work, while plans are also being drawn up for a one-off ...
MOSCOW: The consortium behind the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline has resumed laying pipes in the waters of Denmark, it said on Saturday (Feb 6), despite mounting pressure on the project from Washington. Construction of the link, which would double the capacity of the existing Nord ...
MILAN: Italy's central bank called on Saturday (Feb 6) for cohesion as the country battles a government crisis, saying it was imperative to revive growth and reduce a public debt that the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed to levels last seen after World War I. Italy's debt is expected to approach...
With the benefit of hindsight, this approach clearly shows an abnegation of private-sector leadership, say Faith Stevelman and Sarah C Haan.
SINGAPORE: When 27-year-old Gabriel Yip started freelancing as a camera assistant a year ago, in some months he could earn two to three times his previous salary as a full-time employee. He makes it a point to put aside some money each month for savings and retirement, but being...
British security group G4S will hold talks with the City's takeover panel, the Telegraph reported on Saturday, which could lead to a head-to-head auction between North American peers GardaWorld and Allied Universal for the company's buyout.
German carmaker Daimler aims to keep a "protective hand" on Daimler Trucks, the world's largest truck and bus maker, following a planned spin-off, Chief Executive Ola Källenius told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS).
Amazon.com Inc has ordered hundreds of trucks that run on compressed natural gas as it tests ways to shift its U.S. fleet away from heavier polluting trucks, the company told Reuters on Friday.
Amazon.com Inc has ordered hundreds of trucks that run on compressed natural gas as it tests ways to shift its U.S. fleet away from heavier polluting trucks, the company told Reuters on Friday.
REUTERS: Facebook is extremely concerned about orders to shut down internet access in Myanmar and called on authorities to unblock access to social media services, an official from the social media company said on Saturday. Myanmar's new military junta had ordered the blockage of Facebook and ...
