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| KOSPI | 1,981.09 | -1.34 (-0.07%) |
Apple chief calls on US government to slash US corporate tax
Apple has called for US corporate tax rates to be slashed after it admitted sheltering at least $30bn (�20bn) of international profits in Irish subsidiaries that pay no tax at all.
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Top stories
The incoming governor of the Bank of England has warned Europe it must make "sustained and significant reforms" if it is to avoid a Japanese-style lost decade caused by austerity measures.
Proposals to clamp down on bankers' pay by limiting bonuses to 100% of salary will capture many more staff than are covered by current pay codes, a top banking regulator has said as it publishes proposals on how to implement the European Union's bonus ...
By Leila Lemghalef. MONTREAL | Tue May 21, 2013 8:58pm BST. MONTREAL (Reuters) - The next head of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, agreed on Tuesday with current Governor Mervyn King that the Bank could not be run as a one-man show.
LONDON�Burberry Group PLC showed further signs of recovery following a midyear profit warning, as it reported a rise in full-year revenue on Tuesday.
Major shareholders had urged Vodafone to distribute most of the special dividend from its 45pc stake in the growing American operator.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| OCDO | Ocado Group PLC | -0.81% | 1,635.59M |
| MRW | Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc | -0.52% | 6,686.82M |
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| Conglomerates | +0.33% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | +0.95% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | -0.25% |
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| Energy | +1.02% |
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| Financial | -0.34% |
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| Healthcare | +0.49% |
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| Services | -0.35% |
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| Technology | -0.86% |
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| Transportation | +0.86% |
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| Utilities | +0.14% |
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