Wisconsin one of six U.S. states Foxconn, Sharp considering for plant Wisconsin one of six U.S. states Foxconn, Sharp considering for plant:- Foxconn (2317.TW), the world’s largest contract electronics maker, is looking at six U.S. states including Wisconsin as locations for a display-making plant and would make a decision next […]
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns under investor pressure Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Travis Kalanick, co-founder of one of the most influential technology companies of its generation, resigned on Tuesday under pressure from investors after a string of setbacks. Kalanick’s departure caps a tumultuous period for the world’s largest ride-services […]
Silicon Valley Investors Flexed Their Muscles in Uber Fight The conventional wisdom in the world of Silicon Valley start-ups has been that the founders call the shots and that the investors are cheerleaders — and sometimes enablers — of the entrepreneurs they backed. But on Tuesday, when investors pressured Travis […]
Mexico Supreme Court rules in spat related to telecom reform Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a spat over interconnection rates paid between telecommunications firm America Movil (AMXL.MX) and rivals that touches on a bigger case related to an antitrust reform the company is fighting. Long-dominant America Movil, controlled […]
Donald Trump just sold us all out on drug pricing The New York Times reports that the Trump White House is about to put out an executive order on drug pricing, and it looks like the whole thing was basically written by big pharma. In other words, America, we’ve just […]
Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. emerge as possible targets in Mueller probe of Russian money laundering President Donald Trump’s two eldest children emerged as possible targets of special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s probe of his links to Russian money laundering, based on a new report on the family’s real estate business. […]
Donald Trump Jr. Just Publicly Humiliated Himself While Gloating About Georgia Election Of all the consequences of the Trump presidency, the elevation of his son Donald Jr. into the national spotlight is certainly one of the most insufferable. The slick-haired, obnoxious, nepotism beneficiary maintains an active social media presence, constantly […]
The UK Just Cancelled Donald Trump State Visit The UK Just Cancelled Donald Trump State Visit:- The planned visit to the United Kingdom by President Donald Trump has been cancelled for the foreseeable future. The news came via the Queen’s Speech, an event held when a new government enters Parliament. […]
Saudi king empowers young reformer son in succession shake-up Saudi Arabia’s King Salman made his son next in line to the throne on Wednesday, handing the 31-year-old sweeping powers as the kingdom seeks a radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy and faces mounting tensions with regional rival Iran. Although Mohammed […]
Theresa May to present Brexit plans to EU leaders UK Prime Minister Theresa May is to address EU leaders on her plans for the issue of expats’ rights after Brexit. Mrs May will head to Brussels for her first European summit since she lost her Commons majority in the general […]
