Europeans press for digital tax at G20 meeting European finance leaders called for progress on global rules to tax the digital economy at a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Argentina on Sunday, putting them at odds with U.S. counterparts.
Atos to buy Syntel for about .57 billion French IT services company Atos SE agreed to acquire Syntel Inc in an all-cash transaction for about $3.57 billion, including net debt, the companies said on Sunday.
China's JD.com plans move into Europe: CEO tells German newspaper Chinese e-commerce company JD.com plans to expand in Europe and aims to have finalised its strategy for entering the market by the end of the year, its chief executive told a German newspaper.
Alibaba, Tencent in talks over stake in WPP's Chinese unit: Sky News Chinese conglomerates Alibaba and Tencent are involved in talks to buy a minority stake in advertising giant WPP’s Chinese unit, Sky News reported on Saturday, citing unidentified sources.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase forms political action committee Coinbase has formed a political action committee (PAC) to raise money to spend on U.S. elections, the cryptocurrency exchange said http://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00680355/1243300#SUMMARY in a filing made public on Friday.
Amazon, Toyota, Alcoa and others working to counter Trump's tariff plans Big companies in the United States from Amazon.com Inc to Toyota Motor Corp and Alcoa Corp are working to counter the effect of the Trump administration’s trade policies and to head off new tariffs.
U.S. lawmakers cut anti-ZTE measure from defense bill U.S. lawmakers cut measures from a defense bill that would have reinstated sanctions on China’s ZTE Corp, abandoning an attempt to punish the company for illegally shipping U.S. products to Iran and North Korea.
U.S. lawmakers cut anti-ZTE measure from must-pass defense bill U.S. lawmakers who reached an agreement on a must-pass defense bill cut from the legislation a measure that would have made it harder for the president to undo sanctions slapped on China’s ZTE Corp , a top Democrat in the Senate said on Friday.
Russian government: Telcoms face cost hike from new security law Russian telecoms operators will have to ramp up charges by up to 10 percent to cover costs they will incur implementing new laws designed to give state security greater oversight over telecoms, according to an estimate from the main security agency.
India's Wipro sees strong demand for services from financial clients Indian IT company Wipro Ltd said it was seeing strong demand for its services from clients in banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), while it faces challenges in its India business and in the U.S. healthcare sector.