... oney will go toward a settlement, and have questioned Purdue’s calculations valuing the overall deal at more than US$10 billion. The Sacklers, who would cede control of Purdue in the proposed settleme ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-16
... intend to go to that crucial summit on Oct. 17, and finalize an agreement that will protect the interests of business and citizens on both sides of the (English) Channel, and on both sides of the bord ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-16
The United Auto Workers (UAW) said its roughly 48,000 hourly workers at General Motors facilities would go on strike as of midnight on Sunday after US labor contract talks reached an impasse, the firs ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-16
As violence over the extradition bill saga continues to spiral, we find ourselves on the brink of self-destruction. Chief Executive Carrie Cheng Yuet-ngor has adopted a flexible and mobile strategy by ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-13
About 700 years ago, the Chinese used mooncakes to spread revolutionary messages, using the Mid-Autumn Festival to create special pastries that served a hidden purpose. Well, we are now in our own "re ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-13
... re on the government to take tougher steps to reduce carbon emissions, the report said. Police arrested three men and two women from the group on Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a public ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-13
... n have to go on study tours to the mainland during long holidays. As such, it would definitely constitute a very serious situation if the teachers and students get into trouble with the mainland autho ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-12
... said the government is conducting the studybased on the current situation, adding that the emergency law would only be invoked at an appropriate time, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. There ha ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-12
... es, could go into effect as litigation challenging its legality continues. Among the nine judges on the court, liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg dissented. The court’s ruling ha ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-12
Students have shown no signs of ending their anti-government protests in the second week of the new school year. On Monday morning, students and alumni from many secondary schools across the territory ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-11
... d to make good progress on its proposed acquisition of Refinitiv. The takeover bid by the Hong Kong company comes as Britain is set to leave the European Union, a step some politicians fear could weak ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-11
... d the IPO go ahead. Sources familiar with the situation cautioned that no final decisions have yet been made and the plans around valuation and timing of the IPO are all still subject to change, Reute ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-11
... stop the government foisting a much-reviled extradition law upon our people; they are the true vanguards of democracy who have devoted themselves – and are even willing to sacrifice their safety and ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-10
... ts. “This government will press on with negotiating a deal, while preparing to leave without one,” Johnson told parliament after the result of the vote on an early election. “I will go to that crucial ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-10
... ithin his government, according to the report. Work and pensions minister Amber Rudd quit late on Saturday over Johnson's Brexit policy. “I am saying that 80 to 90 percent of the work that I can see g ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-09
... lent anti-government demonstrations aren't going to stop anytime soon. Meanwhile, some people have mocked Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor for raising the idea of invoking the Emergency Regu ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-09
... hort-term government securities, and held by a network of custodians. Its structure is intended to foster trust and stabilize the price. Like other cryptocurrencies, Libra transactions will be powered ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-06
Two days after a leaked audio recording wherein she could be heard saying that she would quit if she had a choice, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Wednesday announced that she would form ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-06
