Visitors pass through the entrance to the Ericsson AB pavilion at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday February 26, 2013. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg via Getty Images Sweden’s Ericsson reported quarterly basic earnings ahead of market estimates on Friday, fueled by an increasemargins on the sale of …
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a statement when she arrives at a Council of the European Union in Brussels on July 17, 2020, the leaders of the European Union hold their first summit face to face on a post-virus economic rescue plan. . FRANCISCO SECO European leaders are back in …
Read More »Congress must act now on NSA espionage
At a time when US GDP is expected to drop to levels not seen since the Great Depression, the surveillance practices of the US government are taking another blow to big and small businesses alike. On Thursday, in a ruling with huge implications for US companies, the EU’s highest court …
Read More »EU stimulus talks begin, US coronavirus cases on the rise
European stocks were mostly withdrawn on Friday morning as European Union leaders prepare to discuss a deal on the bloc’s key coronavirus recovery package, while US cases continue to skyrocket. After a cautiously optimistic open, the pan-European Stoxx 600 slipped 0.2% below the flat line for about an hour in …
Read More »China’s economy is recovering. That’s good news for Southeast Asia
Pedestrians in face masks walk on a road in Beijing’s Central Business District on July 16, 2020. Wang Zhao | AFP | fake pictures Southeast Asian nations are likely to benefit from China’s economic rebound as the country accounts for a “large share” of regional exports, an economist said this …
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