Catalonia’s parliament will meet on Monday in defiance of a legal process to clamp down on those who want independence for the region, the Catalan head of foreign affairs said on Friday. In a deepening standoff between those who support independence for the wealthy northeastern region and the Spanish central government, Raul Romeva told the […]
Read moreA new controversial way of raising funds with less regulation has captivated the attention of investors, it’s called an initial coin offering, or ICO. An ICO is a fundraising vehicle, typically for start-ups. Investors send some form of currency, usually bitcoin or ethereum, to the company. In exchange, they get an entirely new cryptocurrency. But […]
Read moreIn middle school, Eileen Lowry swapped her band class out to try her hand at computer science. She hasn’t looked back since. “I’ve always been fascinated with ‘how do things work?'” Today, she’s tackling what some analysts are calling the most transformative technology since the dawn of the internet as a program director for IBM […]
Read moreThe rise of populist politics in Italy should still be front and center for investors in Europe, despite recent tensions in Spain with Catalonia possibly declaring independence in the coming days. “Italy is not generating sustained growth and it still has the issue of bad loans,” a Brussels-based official, who preferred to remain anonymous due […]
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ADELAIDE, Australia — As technology becomes more widely available and less expensive more private companies are getting into space than ever before. At the International Astronautical Congress, in Adelaide, Australia, that booming industry was readily apparent. The event, the world’s largest space conference, brought together astronauts, governments, private companies and researchers. Elon Musk was in […]
Read moreThe way large U.S. firms are taxed in the European Union is posing major challenges for France, the country’s finance minister told CNBC Thursday. Bruno Le Maire, the recently appointed French finance minister, is at the forefront of an initiative to impose an “equalization tax” for tech companies across the EU — a potential new […]
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BUSINESS travellers are hardy souls. It goes with the territory. Theirs is a life of jet lag, cramped seating and reheated meals, all washed down with a weak cup of coffee. Small wonder, then, that a recent study by Clarabridge, a technology firm, suggests that few travellers ever actually lodge a complaint about their flights. […]
Read moreBitcoin was the top performing cryptocurrency in the last three months, despite the mega-rally earlier this year in so-called alternative coins, or altcoins. Out of the top five cryptcurrencies by market capitalization, bitcoin reigned supreme in the third quarter. The digital currency was up 74 percent. Bitcoin cash, the digital currency created after bitcoin split, […]
Read moreWhite House officials believe Chief of Staff John Kelly’s personal cellphone was compromised, raising concerns that hackers or foreign governments may have had access to data on the phone, Politico reported on Thursday. The suspected breach could have happened as long ago as December, Politico reported, citing three U.S. government officials. Kelly, a retired Marine […]
Read moreNEW DELHI — Executives across India Inc voiced broad-based optimism about the country’s economic growth at the World Economic Forum’s summit here in the Indian capital. But all of that positivity went hand-in-hand with a message to the government: It’s time for more game-changing reforms. As the world’s largest democracy embarks on a series of […]
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