Hate shopping and paying bills? Then there could be good news: Soon, everyday devices will be making automatic “invisible” payments, according to one company. Here’s the idea: Smart devices, like household electronics or vehicles, will be able to pay for your needs — without you needing to ask for them. Of course, there are major […]
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A huge change is coming in Brussels — it could be crucial for the euro zone
There’ll be some big political changes taking place inside the inner chambers of the EU over the next few months, as officials decide who’ll take key roles at the helm of the euro zone bloc. Behind closed doors some names have started to emerge with the incumbents set to step down at the end of […]
Read moreNearly two dozen major companies in technology and other industries are planning to launch a coalition to demand legislation that would allow young, illegal immigrants a path to permanent residency, according to documents seen by Reuters. The Coalition for the American Dream intends to ask Congress to pass bipartisan legislation this year that would allow […]
Read moreInvestors interested in China shouldn’t be too distracted by who is elevated to the top ranks of the Chinese Communist Party during the ongoing leadership confab, warns a leading China scholar. Instead, the most important information about the country’s economic future will come from the new names in various Chinese financial agencies, according to Eswar […]
Read moreChina‘s movie box office revenue is expected to grow in 2017 at more than three times the pace of last year thanks to the success of blockbusters like “Wolf Warrior 2”, the media regulator said on Friday. Takings would rise 11.6 percent to 55 billion yuan ($8.31 billion) this year, beating 2016 growth of 3.7 […]
Read moreUnited States Senators Ted Cruz and Patrick Leahy this week sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook demanding answers after the iPhone maker removed a number of privacy-providing apps from its Chinese App Store. In the letter, the senators said China had an “abysmal” human rights record with respect to freedom of expression and […]
Read moreGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel offered one of her most positive assessments of Brexit talks in months on Thursday, saying she believed negotiations between the EU and Britain were moving forward and dismissing the prospect of a breakdown. Merkel made her comments after the first day of a European Union summit at which British Prime Minister […]
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