World markets
| Shanghai | 2,302.95 | +20.08 (0.88%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,667.47 | +17.00 (1.03%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 15,331.20 | +193.08 (1.28%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 23,454.93 | +372.25 (1.61%) |
| TSEC | 8,377.05 | +8.86 (0.11%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,817.99 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| CAC 40 | 4,001.27 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,613.05 | +105.45 (0.84%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,209.00 | +28.20 (0.54%) |
| BSE Sensex | 20,372.07 | +85.95 (0.42%) |
| KOSPI | 1,985.22 | -1.59 (-0.08%) |
Inflation 'may hamper Carney', warns ITEM Club
The Ernst & Young ITEM Club said �the persistence of high inflation could undermine the Monetary Policy Committee's credibility� and �tie [its] hands�.
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Top stories
With the $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr apparently wrapped up and ready to be announced Monday morning, Yahoo Yahoo and its hard-charging CEO Marissa Mayer are making a big bet that the Internet pioneer can return to relevance.
Marks & Spencer has become the latest in a string of UK companies to face criticism from tax campaigners over the way it structures its online sales to Europe - with one describing its sales operation as similar to that of the internet retail giant Amazon.
... Off. � UK business chiefs say 'we need to stay in EU' � Sir Mervyn King: stop 'demonising' bankers � Inflation 'may hamper Carney', warns ITEM Club � Yahoo agrees to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn � M&S under tax spotlight over Irish arm � Google chief criticises ...
Prime Minister David Cameron has urged British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax.
The study said a separate Scotland could have �significant difficulties� replicating the UK's Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), which protects bank deposits of up to �85,000.
Trends
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| OCDO | Ocado Group PLC | -2.80% | 1,540.91M |
| MRW | Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc | -0.51% | 6,622.68M |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | -0.42% |
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| Energy | +0.82% |
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| Financial | +1.34% |
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| Healthcare | -0.24% |
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| Services | +0.22% |
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| Technology | +0.32% |
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| Transportation | +0.16% |
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| Utilities | +0.15% |
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