August 03, 2018
Venezuela Legalizes Money Exchanges
Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly voted on Thursday (Aug. 2) to legalize money exchange operations in an effort to relax the government’s strict currency controls. According to Reuters, economists say it’s unlikely...
July 27, 2018
Papa John’s Gets Sued By Its Founder
John Schnatter filed a lawsuit on Thursday (July 27) against the company he founded, Papa John’s, accusing it of failing to produce documents related to his ouster. Earlier this month, Schnatter officially resigned from...
July 17, 2018
Costa Rica: Unregulated, Uber reaches 800k users
Nearly three years after breaking into the Costa Rican market, Uber already has 800k users and 22 thousand driver associates. However,steps to regulate the company’s operations don’t seem to have...
July 12, 2018
Papa John’s Chairman Steps Down
John Schnatter, Papa John’s founder and former CEO, officially resigned his position as chairman of the board on Wednesday. The news came hours after Schnatter acknowledged the use of a...
July 02, 2018
India: Traders, Merchants Protest Walmart-Flipkart Deal
Walmart is facing opposition to its US$16 billion deal to acquire Flipkart, with shopkeepers and traders affiliated with the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) kicking off protests around the...
July 02, 2018
Indian Traders, Merchants Protest Walmart/Flipkart Deal
Walmart is facing opposition to its $16 billion deal to acquire Flipkart, with shopkeepers and traders affiliated with the Confederation of All India Traders kicking off protests around the country....
June 24, 2018
US: Microsoft’s ex-CEO has some advice for Facebook and Google
In an interview with Yahoo Finance editor-in-chief Andy Serwer, Microsoft’s former chief executive Steve Ballmer was asked how he sees the current storm clouds over the tech industry playing out....
May 29, 2018
Venezuela Prepares For Payments Chaos With Currency Overhaul
Though critics are saying Venezuela’s monetary overhaul will create chaos, the country’s president warned businesses not to slow operations during next week’s overhaul. According to Reuters, “Socialist President Nicolás Maduro...
May 21, 2018
Is ‘Dirty’ Russian Money Undermining The UK Markets?
According to a new report from the British Foreign Affairs Committee, London has been awash in dirty Russian money since the fall of the Soviet Union. “The scale of damage...