NOV
25
2014

China high court to investigate ways to reduce death penalty crimes

China´s highest court, the Supreme People´s Court will investigate ways of reducing the number of crimes punishable by death.

NOV
25
2014

Juncker on defensive in censure motion over Luxembourg tax schemes

Jean-Claude Juncker’s fitness to head the EU’s executive for the next five years came under lacerating attack in the European parliament on Monday evening, with British, French and Italian far-right and populist leaders denouncing his record in facilitating massive corporate tax avoidance when governing Luxembourg for almost two decades.

NOV
25
2014

Bribery Probe Hits Builders

The corruption scandal at Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4) that has spread to Brazil’s biggest builders is threatening to derail President Dilma Rousseff’s efforts to revive Latin America’s largest economy.

NOV
25
2014

Italy court annuls conviction for Swiss billionaire in asbestos scandal

Italy´s top court has overturned an 18-year jail sentence for a Swiss billionaire convicted over his role in the country´s biggest asbestos scandal, saying too much time had passed since the alleged wrongdoing.

NOV
25
2014

Obama Foes Need Laws or Impeachment in Immigration Fight

The lifeline Barack Obama threw 5 million undocumented immigrants is seen as an exercise of discretion that historically only Congress can check, either through legislation or possibly impeachment.

NOV
25
2014

Amazon to deliver to customers via local post offices

Amazon customers can select their preferred pickup location during checkout on its website

NOV
24
2014

Global business confidence at five-year low

Global business confidence has slumped to a post financial crisis low.

NOV
24
2014

Brazil to announce budget cuts with new economic team

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff´s new, still unconfirmed economic team is preparing budget cuts for 2015 that will be announced next week, newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported on Sunday.

NOV
24
2014

Inheritance law needs to catch up with economic and social change

Many people complain bitterly that courts often pay more heed to the whims of officials than to the law. But in the realm of death, it is the law itself that is the problem. The country’s statutes on inheritance remain little changed from the days when few had any property to bequeath.

NOV
24
2014

EU Budget Judgments Due as Rifts Widen Among Governments

Italy, France and Germany will face off over how to rebuild euro-area growth when the European Commission passes judgment this week on their draft budgets.

NOV
24
2014

Google Faces Breakup Call as EU Political Patience Wanes

Google, already grappling with privacy and competition issues, risks another EU headache as some lawmakers.

NOV
21
2014

Commerzbank to charge big clients for cash deposits

Major clients will have to pay to deposit large amounts of cash at Commerzbank AG in response to negative rates charged by the European Central Bank, the bank said on Thursday.

NOV
21
2014

US Senators question banks over commodities trading

Executives of three US banks are being grilled by senators over accusations the banks engaged in unfair trading practices relating to several commodities.

NOV
21
2014

After Criticism, Fed Will Study Wall St. Oversight

Under pressure to show that it is up to the task of regulating giant Wall Street firms, the Federal Reserve issued a surprise announcement on Thursday that it would review crucial aspects of its bank supervision.

NOV
21
2014

Japan PM seeks verdict on ´Abenomics´ in snap election

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved parliament´s lower house on Friday for a snap election seeking a fresh mandate for his struggling "Abenomics".

NOV
21
2014

Alibaba, Tencent Push for More China Copyright Protection

The billionaire founders of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA) and Tencent Holdings Ltd. said China needs stronger protections for intellectual property if the nation wants to create more of its own online content.

NOV
21
2014

China Starts $2 Trillion Leap Forward to Slash Pollution

China is planning an environmental makeover on the scale of the political, cultural and market revolutions it has pursued over the past six decades.

NOV
21
2014

Barack Obama enforces US immigration overhaul

Millions of immigrants living illegally in the US will be allowed to apply for work permits under a major shake-up unveiled by President Barack Obama.

NOV
21
2014

Ilham Tohti´s Appeal Rejected By China, Which Conducts Journalist Gao Yu´s Trial Behind Closed Doors

Chinese authorities on Friday rejected an appeal against a life sentence by Ilham Tohti, a renowned Uighur scholar jailed on separatism charges. The court also held a closed-door trial for a journalist, Gao Yu, for revealing state secrets.

NOV
20
2014

Jack Ma says Alibaba will set up international version of Taobao marketplace

Jack Ma, the founder of China´s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N), said on Thursday the firm will set up an international version of its e-commerce marketplace Taobao to serve shoppers worldwide in multiple languages, including English and Chinese.

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