Economy

BMW, Ford, GM: World's Largest Automakers Form Blockchain Coalition Ian Allison   Four of the world's largest carmakers have joined tech providers and startups to form the biggest-ever consortium focused on applying blockchain tech in the automotive...

Apple and Dell bid to acquire Toshiba’s memory chip business By Luján Scarpinelli   The US tech companies are part of a consortium led by Bain Capital hoping to purchase the Japanese heavyweight’s memory chip business. In a...

How to use social media to ensure business success Author: Gina Clarke Gina Clarke examines the best social media platforms for organisations looking to extend their reach. Social media is a huge precursor to buying power, so...

What are the Benefits of Using Polycom Phones? by Dale Harris   Today’s business landscape demands nothing but the best in communication. The 9-to-5 grind is essentially dead, since business is conducted 24/7 in today’s internet and social...

Ford Lyfts AI efforts with autonomous vehicle partnership By Barclay Ballard   Ride-hailing app Lyft and automobile giant Ford will collaborate in an attempt to bring self-driving vehicles to the mainstream before fierce competitor Uber. On September 27,...

US Treasury Official Calls for Global Crypto Regulation Annaliese Milano   The undersecretary of the U.S. Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence called on the international community for stronger cryptocurrency regulations to help protect the financial...

What Is a Bitcoin ‘Death Cross’ and Why Is Everyone Talking About It? Jordan Pearson Bitcoin’s price is falling, and self-proclaimed experts are trying to tell the future. The price of Bitcoin is falling, which means one...

Wells Fargo fake accounts scandal escalates   About half a million of the newly discovered accounts were missed during the original review in 2016, when it emerged that bank employees had opened accounts that customers might...

Walmart Looks to Scale Back in U.K. and Brazil, With an Eye on India By Sarah Nassauer in New York, Luciana Magalhães in São Paulo and Newley Purnell in New Delhi     Retailer in discussions to give up control of...

Mitsubishi Motors checking how Kobe Steel parts affected by false data by Naomi Tajitsu   TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp (7211.T) is investigating how components from suppliers containing Kobe Steel Ltd (5406.T) parts have been affected...