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GOP mulls ‘unenforceable’ version of net neutrality

  Bloomberg A Republican proposal to undo Obama-era net neutrality rules would hand responsibility to prevent abuses by internet service providers to an agency that critics say lacks adequate power. US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is said to be planning a proposal to strip his agency of strong authority over broadband and let the Federal Trade Commission police ...

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Canada’s labour market shows surging jobs, weak wages

  Bloomberg The two-faced nature of Canada’s labor market was on full display as employers continued to hire but resisted raising wages. Canada added 19,400 jobs in March, for an employment gain of 276,400 over the past 12 months, Statistics Canada said from Ottawa. Yet, the pace of annual wage rate increases fell to 1.1 percent, the lowest since the ...

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UK Green Bank sale can proceed after court backs Macquarie

  Bloomberg A British court backed the government’s decision to sell its Green Investment Bank Plc to a consortium led by Macquarie Group Ltd., rejecting a request from a rival bidder to review decisions about the sale made by ministers. Sustainable Development Capital LLP, or SDCL, had asked the High Court for a judicial review of the planned sale of ...

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