Britain to draft regulations overseeing environmental impact of food chain on tropical forests

In a significant development, food manufacturers, supermarkets, and restaurant chains are coming under pressure from campaigners over the environmental impact the food chain is having on tropical forests midst calls to strengthen a plan to stop logging of trees in tropical forests to grow cocoa, palm oil and soy. With the food industry coming under…

Inventory pileup adds pressure on German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG’s margins

Given that Infineon’s high-performance power chips have an ubiquitous usage, the chipmaker has a bright future despite small road bumps. On Tuesday, German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG stated, a slump in demand which had led to increased inventory levels is likely to plateau only this summer; this means that till then its profit margins will…

Nestle under pressure to sell its stake in L’Oreal

Activist hedge fund Third Point, led by investor Daniel Loeb, has been pressurizing Nestle to sell its stake in L’Oreal. On Monday, in a report published by the Financial Times which triggered fresh rounds of speculation, Paul Bulcke, Nestle’s Chairman, stated the company’s stake in French cosmetics firm L’Oreal was “something active on the board’s…

Broadcom facing antitrust scrutiny from the EU over its trade practices

The EU is not alone in questioning Broadcom’s trade practices: the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is also scrutinizing its business practices. The European Commission is scrutinizing Broadcom Inc’s trade practices over the possible usage of its market dominance to pressure customers to purchase its semiconductors. According to a report from Bloomberg, which cites people familiar…