Britain close to deal on Brexit bill with EU Britain has offered to pay much of what the European Union was demanding to settle a Brexit “divorce bill”, bringing the two sides close to agreement on a key obstacle to opening talks on a future free trade pact, EU sources […]
Republic of Ireland
Ireland on the verge of snap election as crisis deepens Ireland on the verge of snap election as crisis deepens:- Ireland was on the verge of a snap election on Monday after the opposition party propping up the minority government said the deputy prime minister’s refusal to quit would force […]
EU takes Ireland to court for not claiming Apple tax windfall EU takes Ireland to court for not claiming Apple tax windfall:- The European Commission said on Wednesday it was taking Ireland to the European Court of Justice for its failure to recover up to 13 billion euros ($15.3 billion) […]
Trump to keep Obama rule curbing corporate tax inversion deals Trump to keep Obama rule curbing corporate tax inversion deals:- The Trump administration will keep for now an Obama-era rule that helped halt a wave of U.S. corporations moving abroad via tax-driven corporate inversion deals, it said on Wednesday, but […]
Google to start getting Norwegian wind power by September Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google unit expects to receive its first wind power from Norway by early September, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. Tellenes wind farm, a 50-turbine strong wind farm of 160-megawatt (MW) capacity that is currently under development, will […]
U.S. government seeks to intervene in Apple’s EU tax appeal The U.S. government has sought to intervene in Apple’s (AAPL.O) appeal against an EU order to pay back up to 13 billion euros ($14.8 billion) in Irish taxes, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. iPhone maker Apple […]
Firms see big bucks in upgrade of U.S. air traffic control system Inside the control tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport, air traffic controllers can track planes traveling hundreds of miles away. But when it's time for a controller to hand off responsibility for watching a flight, the technology […]
German cyber agency chides Yahoo for not helping hacking probe Germany's federal cyber agency said on Thursday that Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) had not cooperated with its investigation into a series of hacks that compromised more than one billion of the U.S. company's email users between 2013 and 2016. Yahoo's Dublin-based […]
U.S. South, not just Mexico, stands in way of Rust Belt jobs revival U.S. South, not just Mexico, stands in way of Rust Belt jobs revival:- In the years since the 2008 financial crisis, this southern U.S. port city has attracted a new Airbus (AIR.PA) factory, seen its steel industry […]
British PM May to fire starting gun on Brexit Prime Minister Theresa May will file formal Brexit divorce papers on Wednesday, pitching the United Kingdom the endurance of the European Union. Nine months after Britons voted to leave, May will notify EU Council President Donald Tusk in a letter that […]
