July 13, 2016
Hungary: Uber pulls out ot thanks to new regulations
Uber is pulling out of Hungary—for now. The company said on Wednesday that it will have to suspend operations due to new regulations in the country. The European Commission may...
June 28, 2016
Germany: Regulator casts doubt on LSE-Deutsche Börse merger
The head of Germany’s financial regulator has raised fresh doubts about the planned merger of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse, saying he could not see Britain hosting the...
June 28, 2016
China Looks To Enact Stricter Cyber Law
China may be moving closer to making its proposed – and seemingly controversial – cybersecurity law a reality, Reuters reported on Monday (June 27). The Chinese parliament read the draft...
June 14, 2016
Hungary May Go Hungry For Uber Soon
After months of protests, Hungary has finally passed legislation that could block Uber‘s service in the nation of 10 million. The new law essentially empowers the country’s national communications authority...
June 13, 2016
Never A Dull Moment: The Wild Week With CurrentC, Uber...
The news cycle has apparently not yet gotten the memo about summer being the slow season. Some of the news was inspiring: “Hamilton” winning all of the Tonys last night...
June 09, 2016
France: Uber and 2 of its executives are convicted and...
French court has convicted and fined Uber and two of its executives for deceptive commercial practices and illegal business activity over its lowest-cost ride service. It’s the latest legal tangle...
June 07, 2016
Uber’s New Features Aim To Boost Driver Morale
Uber has finally come up with a solution to cure its drivers’ woes. The company is rolling out new features in its app that will extend faster payments and loyalty...
May 24, 2016
US: Monsanto rejects Bayer $62 billion merger offer
Monsanto Co. rejected Bayer AG’s $62 billion takeover offer, saying the biotech seed giant’s business merited a higher price, though Monsanto said it remains open to further talks on a...
April 17, 2016
EU: Is Brussels moving towards blocking Three-O2 deal?
Antitrust regulators in Brussels are moving towards blocking CK Hutchison’s £10.5bn deal to acquire O2, Telefonica’s British mobile business, unless additional concessions are offered, reports the Financial Times. Two people...