World markets
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| S&P 500 | 1,667.47 | +17.00 (1.03%) |
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| Hang Seng Index | 23,458.39 | +375.71 (1.63%) |
| 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 | 20,378.19 | +92.07 (0.45%) |
| KOSPI | 1,982.43 | -4.38 (-0.22%) |
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.
Prime Minister David Cameron has urged British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax.
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 ...
By Masayuki Kitano. SINGAPORE | Mon May 20, 2013 2:08am EDT. SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The yen edged higher on Monday after Japan's economics minister said further weakness in the yen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in response to ...
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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| Transportation | +0.16% |
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