At its Caribbean operation, the oil company produces enormous revenues that are tax-free. That may not last much longer. Trading oil is a profitable industry. It's corporate utopia if you can avoid paying any taxes on it and work from a Caribbean beach. Royal Dutch Shell Plc,
Six countries are members of the European Union but not NATO. That no longer makes sense. You may not have been glued to the annual new year’s address by Finland’s president. That’s understandable but unfortunate, because Sauli Niinisto said some remarkable things. His speech should give
A plan to have Switzerland's central bank issue 53 billion Swiss francs ($58 billion) in "helicopter money" has stalled. The measure envisioned giving tax-free 7,500 francs to all citizens from SNB coffers but the initiative appears unlikely to get enough signatures to move it forward for
The Nautilus, perhaps the most desired watch in the world, was set to retire in 2022, with most models having sold out. However, the Swiss watchmaker and its American luxury retailer partner will only release a few more, this time in a vivid blue tone. Collectors
Alternative currencies will be more prominent than ever before. This year, governments, consumer internet behemoths, large banks, and fintech startups will battle ferociously to bring our cashless future closer — with Asia at the forefront of innovation. In China, where authorities are growing concerned about the domestic
A small country is on the hunt for a marijuana specialty. As cannabis becomes more of an agricultural product, a competition to discover the finest growing conditions at the lowest cost has begun. A new candidate is rising in South America: Paraguay. According to Chief Executive Officer
