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01 Nov

Russia Fines Google $20 Decillion

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Russia is seeking an unfathomable sum of money from one of the world’s biggest tech companies. Google reportedly owes the Kremlin more than 2 undecillion rubles — a 2 followed by 36 zeroes — after refusing to pay fines that are now accruing for blocking pro-Russian channels on YouTube. The virtually unpronounceable penalty amounts to $20 decillion — or around $20 billion trillion trillion. That dwarfs the size of the global economy. At $110 trillion, according to International Monetary Fund figures, world gross domestic product looks modest in comparison. Google parent Alphabet, meanwhile, has a market value of around $2…

10 Sep

Europe Just Delivered Multi-Billion Dollar Blows To Apple And Google

Wontumi1BusinessApple, Europe, Google

Apple has lost its fight to dodge a €13 billion ($14.4 billion) tax bill following a ruling by Europe’s top court Tuesday, suffering a blow just a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a host of new products to boost sales. The European Court of Justice also upheld a €2.4 billion ($2.6 billion) antitrust fine against Google, in a separate decision, delivering a double whammy to two of the world’s most powerful tech companies. In the ruling against Apple (AAPL), the ECJ upheld a 2016 decision by the European Commission, which found that Ireland had granted Apple unlawful state aid…

24 Aug

“Ghana Protects Legitimate Investments, Economy Rebounding” – President Akufo-Addo To German Investors

Kakra NunuBusinessCOVID-19, Google, Nissan, Toyota, Twitter

“We will continue to create and maintain the conducive investment environment that not only guarantees the safety of investments, but good returns as well. We will continue to protect legitimate investments, and preserve the atmosphere of peace, stability and security that has been an important contributor to the increasing presence of German businesses in Ghana”. These were the words of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 24th August 2021, when he addressed the Ghana-Germany Business Forum, in Dusseldorf, as part of his working visit to the Federal Republic of Germany. Addressing the Forum, President Akufo-Addo…

29 Jul

Aside Being Corrupt, Do You Have Knowledge On Economic Issues? Paul Yandoh Asks Mahama

Kakra NunuFeatured, NewsGoogle, John Mahama

Aside being noted for corruption related matters, Paul Yandoh has sought to find out from John Dramani Mahama if he has any knowledge on running the economy of a country. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Finance Secretary for Asokwa Constituency in an interview on Wontumi TV stated that anytime John Mahama’s name is searched on Google search engine, corruption related matters are first to pop up making him a dangerous person to entrust the destiny of Ghana into his care as President. https://youtu.be/jCaqhgBE8Zg “Google search engine knows you as a corrupt person not a guru in economic topics”, the NPP man said. He therefore warned…