The Apple Watch and the Siri digital assistant, Amazon.com Inc’s Echo speakers and Alexa service along with the data about eating habits recorded by internet-connected refrigerators, all are targets of EU probe
1 min read16 Jul 2020Google was given 90 days to stop what the EU said were 'illegal practices' on contracts with handset manufacturers that push Google services in front of users
2 min read18 Jul 2018Bayer cleared one big hurdle for its $66 billion takeover of Monsanto, winning EU approval for the deal after agreeing to bolster BASF by selling it seeds, pesticides and digital agriculture technology
2 min read21 Mar 2018If big data as used by Google, Facebook really helped manufacturers and retailers, retail sales in the countries where these companies are especially strong would have registered steep increases. Nothing of the sort happened
3 min read9 Jan 2018Regulatory regimes haven’t caught up with the rapid growth of international trade in services
4 min read10 Oct 2017The EU’s tax cases against Amazon, Apple and Google rest on a teetering foundation
4 min read8 Oct 2017The 2.4 billion fine slapped on Google for abusing its market dominance 'will find its way back to European citizens', EU's competition chief Margrethe Vestager said
1 min read1 Jul 2017The economics of continuing the fight with the European Union isn't really in Google's favour now
4 min read29 Jun 2017According to sources, the EU will impose a penalty against Google that will break the previous record of 1.06 billion set in 2009 against US chipmaker Intel
2 min read26 Jun 2017An EU probe into McDonald's is entering its final stages after officials gathered information on whether the Big Mac maker benefited from a hefty tax break in Luxembourg
3 min read3 Apr 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared