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Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

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Iata and The Weather Company join forces to enhance turbulence data for airlines

22 Feb 2024

Source: Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI).

IsDBI unveils flagship Islamic finance marketplace

3 Jan 2024

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Britons to spend £86bn this Christmas

Britons to spend £86bn this Christmas

Published by Verdict 18 Nov 2014

Paper giant UPM slashes European paper production, cuts 550 jobs

Paper giant UPM slashes European paper production, cuts 550 jobs

17 Nov 2014

Dodgy duchy deals: Juncker says no 'conflict of interest' over Luxembourg tax breaks

Dodgy duchy deals: Juncker says no 'conflict of interest' over Luxembourg tax breaks

13 Nov 2014

Luxembourg, Juncker under fire after global tax leaks

Luxembourg, Juncker under fire after global tax leaks

12 Nov 2014

Pirate Bay co-founder released from prison

Pirate Bay co-founder released from prison

11 Nov 2014

Euronews and SportAccord sign historic partnership

Euronews and SportAccord sign historic partnership

10 Nov 2014

Start-ups say skills, not taxes behind Ireland's draw

Start-ups say skills, not taxes behind Ireland's draw

6 Nov 2014

Social networks 'in denial' on extremist use: senior UK spy

Social networks 'in denial' on extremist use: senior UK spy

5 Nov 2014

French ad group Publicis buys Sapient in $3.7bn deal

French ad group Publicis buys Sapient in $3.7bn deal

5 Nov 2014

LIA 2014 winners announced

LIA 2014 winners announced

3 Nov 2014

Euronews Campus growing recognition at renowned European universities

Euronews Campus growing recognition at renowned European universities

31 Oct 2014

Vodafone probing 'tax fraud' at Spanish unit Ono

Vodafone probing 'tax fraud' at Spanish unit Ono

30 Oct 2014

The EU's Ryan Heath has denounced Hungary's plan to charge a tax 50 Euro cents per gigabyte of data transferred as a threat to personal freedom and says the whole plan is deeply flawed. Image:

EU denounces Hungary's internet tax as "bad"

29 Oct 2014

Apple's new iPads are using chips that are embedded directly into the phone to securely handle transactions and this move poses a threat to French company Gemalto according to analysts at Barclays. Image: Gemalto

Apple's new SIM hurts Gemalto in France

22 Oct 2014

Chief Executive of Philips, Frans van Houten has blamed Russia and China for the poor performance of the company and added that the patent infringement award made against it worth $466.8m has damaged profits, too. Image: Wikipedia

Philips blames Russia, China for its €103m loss

21 Oct 2014

Car sales in Europe have risen with Spain leading the way and recording an impressive 26.2% rise year-on-year in September. Image:

Europe's car sales up 6.4% in September

20 Oct 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says that many of the accusations levelled against Google are illogical and nonsensical. Image:

EU anti-trust boss says Google fears are irrational

17 Oct 2014

Former Communications Minister in the Romanian government is accused of soliciting bribes from companies supplying Microsoft's software, widely used by government departments in Romania. Image:

Microsoft licences: Romania's probe of state officials

17 Oct 2014

S-Money's Nicolas Chatillon says the use of Twitter to send money to individuals or companies may revolutionise bank practices all over the world. Image:

France lets users Tweet money to others

15 Oct 2014

Google's Eric Schmidt says that its biggest competitor is Amazon and probably some small start-up company that nobody has heard about yet. Image:

Google sees Amazon as its biggest competition

14 Oct 2014

Apple, Google brands worth $100bn each

10 Oct 2014

The inventors of the blue LED lamps have won this year's Nobel Prize for Physics. Image:

LED lamp wins Nobel Physics prize for Japanese trio

8 Oct 2014

Head of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association Heinrich Riethmuller says publishers are "not scared" of Amazon or its threat to boycott online sales. Image:

German book publishers 'not scared' of Amazon

8 Oct 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says that Luxembourg is cooperating with the investigation and has supplied documents it needs in the probe into whether Amazon's tax deal amounted to state aid. Image:

Amazon facing EU probe over tax deals

8 Oct 2014

Rovio's Mikael Hed says that falling sales have forced the company to cut jobs and look for new sources of revenue. Image:

Angry Birds not selling so jobs going

6 Oct 2014

Funai is asking the Court of Arbitration to rule in its favour that Philips pay it €312m in compensation for a failed deal in which Funai attempted to by the electronic products division from the Dutch company. Image: Wikipedia

Funai demands €312m from Philips

6 Oct 2014

The Samwer brothers, Oliver, Marc and Alexander run Rocket Internet that debuted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Rocket Internet controls 66 companies and has about 20,000 employees worldwide. Image:

Rocket Internet loses value in IPO

3 Oct 2014

Apple, with its iPhones, iPads and iPods has made billions of euros in Europe and yet paid just a fraction in taxes even though it is actually one of the richest companies in the world. Image:

Apple's "sweet" tax deal with Ireland being scrutinised

1 Oct 2014

Jimmy Choo Chief Executive Pierre Denis says the company needs to expand in Asia and China where luxury brands are growing in popularity. Image:

Jimmy Choo in London IPO for Asia growth

25 Sep 2014

The TomTom Pro 8275 that provides fleet operators with more control and information for trucks that are on the road. Image: TomTom

TomTom's new Pro 8 series driver terminals

25 Sep 2014

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Britons to spend £86bn this Christmas

Britons to spend £86bn this Christmas

Published by Verdict 18 Nov 2014

Paper giant UPM slashes European paper production, cuts 550 jobs

Paper giant UPM slashes European paper production, cuts 550 jobs

17 Nov 2014

Dodgy duchy deals: Juncker says no 'conflict of interest' over Luxembourg tax breaks

Dodgy duchy deals: Juncker says no 'conflict of interest' over Luxembourg tax breaks

13 Nov 2014

Luxembourg, Juncker under fire after global tax leaks

Luxembourg, Juncker under fire after global tax leaks

12 Nov 2014

Pirate Bay co-founder released from prison

Pirate Bay co-founder released from prison

11 Nov 2014

Euronews and SportAccord sign historic partnership

Euronews and SportAccord sign historic partnership

10 Nov 2014

Start-ups say skills, not taxes behind Ireland's draw

Start-ups say skills, not taxes behind Ireland's draw

6 Nov 2014

Social networks 'in denial' on extremist use: senior UK spy

Social networks 'in denial' on extremist use: senior UK spy

5 Nov 2014

French ad group Publicis buys Sapient in $3.7bn deal

French ad group Publicis buys Sapient in $3.7bn deal

5 Nov 2014

LIA 2014 winners announced

LIA 2014 winners announced

3 Nov 2014

Euronews Campus growing recognition at renowned European universities

Euronews Campus growing recognition at renowned European universities

31 Oct 2014

Vodafone probing 'tax fraud' at Spanish unit Ono

Vodafone probing 'tax fraud' at Spanish unit Ono

30 Oct 2014

The EU's Ryan Heath has denounced Hungary's plan to charge a tax 50 Euro cents per gigabyte of data transferred as a threat to personal freedom and says the whole plan is deeply flawed. Image:

EU denounces Hungary's internet tax as "bad"

29 Oct 2014

Apple's new iPads are using chips that are embedded directly into the phone to securely handle transactions and this move poses a threat to French company Gemalto according to analysts at Barclays. Image: Gemalto

Apple's new SIM hurts Gemalto in France

22 Oct 2014

Chief Executive of Philips, Frans van Houten has blamed Russia and China for the poor performance of the company and added that the patent infringement award made against it worth $466.8m has damaged profits, too. Image: Wikipedia

Philips blames Russia, China for its €103m loss

21 Oct 2014

Car sales in Europe have risen with Spain leading the way and recording an impressive 26.2% rise year-on-year in September. Image:

Europe's car sales up 6.4% in September

20 Oct 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says that many of the accusations levelled against Google are illogical and nonsensical. Image:

EU anti-trust boss says Google fears are irrational

17 Oct 2014

Former Communications Minister in the Romanian government is accused of soliciting bribes from companies supplying Microsoft's software, widely used by government departments in Romania. Image:

Microsoft licences: Romania's probe of state officials

17 Oct 2014

S-Money's Nicolas Chatillon says the use of Twitter to send money to individuals or companies may revolutionise bank practices all over the world. Image:

France lets users Tweet money to others

15 Oct 2014

Google's Eric Schmidt says that its biggest competitor is Amazon and probably some small start-up company that nobody has heard about yet. Image:

Google sees Amazon as its biggest competition

14 Oct 2014

Apple, Google brands worth $100bn each

10 Oct 2014

The inventors of the blue LED lamps have won this year's Nobel Prize for Physics. Image:

LED lamp wins Nobel Physics prize for Japanese trio

8 Oct 2014

Head of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association Heinrich Riethmuller says publishers are "not scared" of Amazon or its threat to boycott online sales. Image:

German book publishers 'not scared' of Amazon

8 Oct 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says that Luxembourg is cooperating with the investigation and has supplied documents it needs in the probe into whether Amazon's tax deal amounted to state aid. Image:

Amazon facing EU probe over tax deals

8 Oct 2014

Rovio's Mikael Hed says that falling sales have forced the company to cut jobs and look for new sources of revenue. Image:

Angry Birds not selling so jobs going

6 Oct 2014

Funai is asking the Court of Arbitration to rule in its favour that Philips pay it €312m in compensation for a failed deal in which Funai attempted to by the electronic products division from the Dutch company. Image: Wikipedia

Funai demands €312m from Philips

6 Oct 2014

The Samwer brothers, Oliver, Marc and Alexander run Rocket Internet that debuted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Rocket Internet controls 66 companies and has about 20,000 employees worldwide. Image:

Rocket Internet loses value in IPO

3 Oct 2014

Apple, with its iPhones, iPads and iPods has made billions of euros in Europe and yet paid just a fraction in taxes even though it is actually one of the richest companies in the world. Image:

Apple's "sweet" tax deal with Ireland being scrutinised

1 Oct 2014

Jimmy Choo Chief Executive Pierre Denis says the company needs to expand in Asia and China where luxury brands are growing in popularity. Image:

Jimmy Choo in London IPO for Asia growth

25 Sep 2014

The TomTom Pro 8275 that provides fleet operators with more control and information for trucks that are on the road. Image: TomTom

TomTom's new Pro 8 series driver terminals

25 Sep 2014

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is likely to press ahead with his plans to create Sky Europe by amalgamating BSkyB with Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia. Image: Wikipedia

Sky Deutschland against BSkyB offer

18 Sep 2014

Orange's Chief Executive Stephane Richard is confident that shareholders will approve the deal worth €3.4bn to buy Jazztel. Image:

Orange seeks to buy Spain's Jazztel for $4.4bn

17 Sep 2014

Bosch Chairman, Volkmar Denner says that the two groups will create a company with a turnover of about €30bn. Image: Bosch

Bosch buys ZF Friedrichshafen

16 Sep 2014

More than 500 Phones 4 U shops are likely to close in Britain as network operators have refused to supply services to the group, making it impossible for it to trade. Image:

Phones 4 U collapses in UK putting jobs on the line

16 Sep 2014

Kingfisher appoints French CEO: company

Kingfisher appoints French CEO: company

15 Sep 2014

Telefonica Deutschland is to raise €3.62bn to pay for its rival E-Plus. Image:

Telefonic to raise cash to pay for E-Plus

11 Sep 2014

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo has quit as the boss of Ferrari and will step down in October after 23 years with the company. Image: Wikipedia

Ferrari boss Montezemolo quits

10 Sep 2014

M&M winners announced

M&M winners announced

9 Sep 2014

Infineon, Philips and Samsung and been fined €138m for its control of smartcard markets in Europe. Image: Samsung

Samsung, Philips and Infineon fined for cartel

4 Sep 2014

Samsung's new VR headset that said to give gamers an immersive 3-D experience while playing games. Image:

Samsung's new 'phablets' and smartwatch

4 Sep 2014