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UK mulls directly paying Britons affected by fracking

  London / Bloomberg Britons living close to fracking wells could be paid some of the proceeds under proposals being considered by the UK government. Prime Minister Theresa May has added an option to proposals to be consulted on this week that money from the fund set up to compensate areas hosting shale gas extraction sites be paid directly to ...

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Tesla to roll out driverless trucks within decade

  California / Bloomberg The chief executive officer of the Nordic region’s biggest road transport company predicts the trucks he relies on can start operating without drivers within the next 5-10 years. Jens Bjoern Andersen, who drives a Tesla to work every day, giving him a first-hand view of how the technology is advancing, says the know how is already ...

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Argentina’s $8bn tax-amnesty bonds

  Buenos Aires / Bloomberg Argentina plans to sell as much as $8 billion in bonds that pay little to no interest as one of the options available for tax evaders seeking to repatriate money held abroad. Argentina will offer as much as $3 billion of three-year bonds that pay no interest and $5 billion of notes due in 2023 ...

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