January 14, 2016
Irate German Politician Busses 31 Refugees to Merkel’s Office
Originally posted here: Irate German Politician Busses 31 Refugees to Merkel’s Office
Hard hitting global and local news
Hard hitting global and local news
Originally posted here: Irate German Politician Busses 31 Refugees to Merkel’s Office
The consumer conference board says Consumer Confidence Index Improves in December .
Spectrum reports Uber Could Be First to Test Completely Driverless Cars in Public Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has made no secret about wanting robots to replace human drivers in his rideshare service—and now he’s found somewhere to develop them. Last month, the governor of Arizona, Doug Ducey, paved the way for the world’s first driverless taxis on public roads
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Negative interest rates have had a new and unusual effect on taxing bodies in Switzerland: Swiss Canton Tells Taxpayers to Delay Settling Bills . Taxpayers in parts of Switzerland this year face an unusual request from fiscal authorities: please delay settling your bill until as late as possible
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Bloomberg reports Sweden Seen Closer to Krona Intervention to Tame Exchange Rate . Some of Scandinavia’s biggest banks are warning investors not to underestimate the risk that the central bank is preparing to intervene in the currency market. Nordea and SEB both say the Riksbank won’t allow the krona to strengthen beyond 9 against the euro.
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