-
Brasile
Montadoras impedem troca de autopeças por fabricantes independentes, diz Cade
A Superintendência do Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (Cade) recomendou a condenação das montadoras Volkswagen, Ford e Fiat por conduta abusiva no mercado de autopeças. De acordo com o órgão, as montadoras têm imposto direitos de desenho industrial aos fabricantes independentes para proibi-los de comercializar peças de fabricação própria no ...
-
USA Giappone
Microsoft enters deal with startup to monitor cannabis seed sales to local governments
Microsoft on Thursday teamed up with a California startup on technology to track sales of cannabis seeds to local governments, a sign of growing acceptance of marijuana. The deal with Kind Financial provides tracking technology for cannabis seeds to help keep products out of illegal markets. Microsoft selected Kind to ...
-
USA Giappone
Need a ride? Your local 3-D printer can build this minibus
A new maker of self-driving vehicles burst onto the scene Thursday in partnership with IBM’s supercomputer platform Watson, and it is ready to roll right now. Arizona-based startup Local Motors is offering Olli, an electric minibus capable of carrying 12 people. It says the vehicle can be produced to order ...
-
USA Giappone
Philadelphia levies tax tax on sugary and diet beverages
Philadelphia became the first major American city with a soda tax on Thursday despite a multimillion-dollar campaign by the beverage industry to block it. The City Council gave final approval to a 1.5 cent-per-ounce tax on sugary and diet beverages. The tax is set to take effect Jan. 1. Only ...
-
Cina Giappone
Fund managers discuss uncertainty of Trump’s stance on China, Brexit
How badly would a Donald Trump presidency shake up markets? Mutual fund managers are at least considering the question, if not yet making big changes to their portfolios. That, plus other topics of conversation from the Morningstar Investment Conference, where fund managers met with financial advisers to discuss where the ...
-
Giappone
U.S. gun stocks surge in wake of Orlando massacre, amid talk of Senate vote on curbs
Shares of firearm makers rose on Thursday ahead of Smith & Wesson Holding’s quarterly report, following volatility this week after a shooting attack that killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando. In a familiar stock market reaction, Smith & Wesson and rival Sturm Ruger & Co. spiked as ...
-
Giappone
Death and inheritance taxes: Japan’s financial advisory firms enter the delicate but bountiful fray
Elderly Japanese, among the world’s richest retirees, are flocking to inheritance advisers, tackling historical taboos on discussing death and providing a rare avenue of growth for the country’s brokerages and banks. Trillions of dollars parked in savings accounts are set to be released in the coming years as Japan’s death ...
-
Giappone
Nebraska utility to shutter aging, smallest U.S. nuclear plant
The Omaha Public Power District voted Thursday to shutter the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station, which is the nation’s smallest nuclear power plant. The board decided it was in the best financial interest of the utility and its customers to close the plant by the end of this year, the utility ...
-
Panama
Canal de Panamá presenta a empleados que trabajarán durante primer cruce de la vía ampliada
Se trata de 140 empleados de esta corporación pública que permitirán el paso del buque Cosco Shipping Panama, el próximo 26 de junio.
-
Argentina
Argentina: Avanza polémica ley de blanqueo de capitales