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| Hang Seng Index | 23,366.37 | -126.66 (-0.54%) |
| TSEC | 8,383.05 | +6.00 (0.07%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,821.65 | -2.85 (-0.10%) |
| CAC 40 | 4,036.18 | +13.33 (0.33%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,742.43 | +129.38 (1.03%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,180.10 | -28.90 (-0.55%) |
| BSE Sensex | 20,111.61 | -112.37 (-0.56%) |
| KOSPI | 1,981.09 | -1.34 (-0.07%) |
'We pay every dollar of tax we owe'
During a grilling before senior US politicians, Tim Cook said that Apple had become one of the largest corporate income tax payers in America, handing over nearly $6bn (�3.9bn) last year.
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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.
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.
The chairman of the Commons home affairs committee has branded a �1.2m payoff to outgoing G4S chief executive Nick Buckles "astonishing" given his role in the Olympics security fiasco last summer.
Major shareholders had urged Vodafone to distribute most of the special dividend from its 45pc stake in the growing American operator.
Trends
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| OCDO | Ocado Group PLC | -0.81% | 1,635.59M |
| MRW | Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc | -0.52% | 6,686.82M |
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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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