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Europe will have a digital tax, no matter what, says Breton

Bloomberg There will be a European tax on giant digital corporations, even if a current project harbored by the OECD fails, European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said, in an interview with France Inter radio. “We’d rather do this within a global framework, as part of an OECD discussion, over the year 2020,” Breton said. He added that the US, ...

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Daimler plans additional 10,000 jobs cuts

Bloomberg Daimler AG’s Chief Executive Officer Ola Kaellenius plans a new cost savings program and looks to cut an additional 10,000 jobs through 2025, magazine Automobilwoche reported citing unidentified company sources. The carmaker aims to outsource information technology services and cut positions in research and development, according to the magazine. The company previously announced in November a plan to reduce ...

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Wirecard, once Germany’s pride, turns national embarrassment

Bloomberg The company once hyped as the future of German finance has become a symbol of national embarrassment. After promising to shake up the world of payments, Wirecard AG saw its stock collapse and its chief executive officer resign after $2.1 billion, or about a quarter of its balance sheet, went missing. That was a bombshell for Germany’s establishment after ...

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