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Argentina
Compras con tarjetas: crece 16% el uso del débito y crédito en todo el mundo
Visa agrupó el 55,52% de las transacciones globales. En Argentina, el consumo con esa tarjeta creció 13% en 2015. Y la cantidad de plásticos de todas las marcas creció 10,59%
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Giappone Panama
Further data on "Panama Papers" tax evasion released online
A group of journalists released online on Tuesday Japan time further information on leaked documents dubbed the "Panama Papers," which rocked the world by implicating key politicians and business leaders in massive tax evasion.
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Thailandia
SET down 7.40 points at opening
Thai stocks opened down 0.53% at the start of trade this morning.
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USA
Manhattan Prosecutor Heads to Private Law Firm
Carrie H. Cohen, who helped prosecute Sheldon Silver and other big names in New York, has joined Morrison & Foerster as a partner.
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Nigeria
Anger Overflows in Nigeria as Economy Dives
Plummeting oil prices have set off an economic unraveling and collective anger in a country that is among the world’s top oil producers.
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Perù
Responsables de pintas a muros incas podrían pasar hasta 8 años tras las rejas
Los responsables de las pintas a los muros incas en Cusco y fachadas coloniales, quienes serían una pareja de supuestos turistas, podrían recibir de seis a ocho años de pena privativa de la libertad por atentar contra el patrimonio cultural, según informó la asesoría legal de la Dirección Regional de ...
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Giappone
Sweet $1.35 billion takeover offer gives Krispy Kreme shares caffeine spike
Krispy Kreme shareholders got a caffeine boost after coffee giant JAB Beech said Monday it is acquiring the doughnut chain. The Luxembourg-based investment firm, which owns Keurig Green Mountain, Peet’s Coffee & Tea and Caribou Coffee, said it is taking the North Carolina doughnut company private in a deal worth ...
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USA Giappone
Tribune shareholders take ‘poison pill’ tack to keep Gannett at bay
Fending off an unsolicited takeover by the owner of USA Today, Chicago’s Tribune Publishing has adopted a shareholder rights plan, better known as “poison pill.” Gannett offered to buy Tribune Publishing last month for more than $388 million. Tribune rejected the offer last week, saying the price was too low. ...
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Giappone
Mining firm sells massive uncut Botswana diamond for record $63 million, readies even bigger one for auction
Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond on Monday announced the sale of a huge 813-carat diamond for a record $63 million (€55 million). The sale of the massive “Constellation” diamond was “the highest price ever achieved for a rough diamond, breaking all records,” CEO William Lamb said in a statement. The ...
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USA Giappone
BOJ qualifies on website only that Policy Board pair ‘completed’ Todai PhD programs
The Bank of Japan said Monday its website states that two of its Policy Board members “completed a PhD program in economics” at the University of Tokyo graduate school, not that they held doctoral degrees. The brief website biographies for BOJ Deputy Gov. Kikuo Iwata and Policy Board member Makoto ...