US prosecutors have charged a former top Apple lawyer with insider trading. Gene Levoff is accused of using confidential information to trade the firm’s securities for personal gain. Mr Levoff,… Continue reading Former Apple lawyer charged with insider trading
Amazon has been forced to remove an array of products from its website in India to comply with new regulations. The rules prevent online retailers from selling products through vendors… Continue reading Amazon forced to pull products in India as new rules bite
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has denied any wrongdoing after US prosecutors filed a host of criminal charges against the firm. Huawei has also rejected criminal claims against its chief financial… Continue reading Huawei denies wrongdoing after US criminal charges
Amazon, formed 25 years ago, has eclipsed Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable listed company. The online giant was worth $797bn (£634bn) when the US stock market closed on… Continue reading Amazon becomes world’s most valuable public company
Google has sacked 48 people including 13 senior managers over sexual harassment claims since 2016. In a letter to employees, chief executive Sundar Pichai said the tech giant was taking… Continue reading Google sacks dozens over sexual harassment
One of the world’s biggest tobacco firms, Philip Morris, has been accused of “staggering hypocrisy” over its new ad campaign that urges smokers to quit. The Marlboro maker said the… Continue reading Philip Morris accused of hypocrisy over anti-smoking ad
EBay has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the US retail giant of using illegal tactics to recruit sellers. It says Amazon representatives abused eBay’s internal email system to contact… Continue reading EBay files lawsuit against Amazon over ‘seller recruitment’
China has hit back at President Donald Trump by imposing new trade tariffs on $60bn of American goods. It comes after the US slapped duties on $200bn of Chinese imports… Continue reading China hits back at Trump with tariffs on $60bn of US goods
The US is imposing new tariffs on $200bn (£150bn) worth of Chinese goods as it escalates its trade war with Beijing. The higher import taxes will apply to almost 6,000… Continue reading US imposes new tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods
Jack Ma, the executive chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, will step down in a year, the company has confirmed. The news follows conflicting reports over the weekend on the… Continue reading Alibaba’s Jack Ma to step down in September 2019
Vodafone’s Australian operations will become part of a new telecoms giant in a A$15bn merger announced on Thursday. Combining Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG Telecom will create a mobile, fixed-line… Continue reading Vodafone in $11bn Australian merger
PepsiCo chief executive Indra Nooyi is to step down after 12 years at the helm. She is among the world’s most prominent female business leaders and has consistently appeared on… Continue reading Indra Nooyi to step down as PepsiCo chief executive
