France said it still plans to impose digital taxes on giants like Amazon, Google and Facebook unless a new international system is in place by […]
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Davos 2020: Google boss claims AI more important than fire
The head of Google has made no bones about how important he thinks artificial intelligence (AI) will be to his firm and the world. Sundar […]
US threatens tariffs against Europe over tech taxes
The US has warned the UK it may be slapped with new tariffs if it presses ahead with a tech tax. The move comes after […]
Davos 2020: Private equity giant says investors ‘lost their way’ over Uber and Lyft IPO flops
The head of one of America’s most prestigious private equity firms admitted investors had “lost our way” by overvaluing tech firms such as Uber and […]
Davos 2020: PayPal boss Dan Schulman says ‘all firms will become platform companies’
PayPal chief executive Dan Schulman said the pace of computing power, big data and artificial intelligence mean that all firms “will become platform companies.” The […]
ECB to kick off review that may lower interest rate target this week
Markets will closely study the European Central Bank (ECB) for details of its wide-ranging strategic review under new president Christine Lagarde (pictured) on Thursday. Investors […]
Funding Circle ‘cautiously optimistic’ after Brexit election victory
Peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle said Boris Johnson’s election victory pledge to leave the EU leaves it “cautiously optimistic for the UK economy over the next […]
Average UK household debt hits £14,540, family debt ratio set to top 143 per cent of income in four years
The average British family owes £14,540, with economists forecasting that household debt as a share of income will continue to rise over the next four years. […]
Top 30 Countries by National Debt per Citizen
Japan with a population of 126,847,639 now has the highest national debt per citizen. Data gathered and calculated by LearnBonds.com shows that each Japanese national […]
Are you on track to match the pensions in the average British home?
The average annual income in a retired British home edged up to £28,600 this year, enough to provide for a comfortable pension, say experts. The […]