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The Inverted World of Mobile Capital
July 16th, 2014
A growing number of American companies are seeking to move their legal headquarters abroad by acquiring or merging with foreign companies. In the latest case, Medtronics plans to acquire Irish-based Covidien, a much smaller company spun off by US-based ...
U.K. Stocks, Power-Tax Rebates, Bonus Remarks: Compliance
July 7th, 2014
Britain’s markets regulator should investigate whether the closing prices of stocks are being manipulated, according to lawmakers. Conservative Mark Garnier pressed for the investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority at a July 3 hearing of the Treasury Committee in ...
BNP Paribas: EU’s Barnier wants ‘fair’ US action over fine
June 13th, 2014
One of the European Union’s top officials has intervened in the controversy over a potential huge US fine on BNP Paribas. Michel Barnier, the EU’s internal markets commissioner, said any penalty on the giant French bank must be “fair ...
ECB’s Big Bang Is Impressive, but More Is Needed
June 6th, 2014
After dropping hints for several weeks, the European Central Bank made history today by doing what no major central bank has done outside a major financial crisis: It pushed the rate on bank deposits to minus 0.1 percent. The ...
China Seeks to Cap Fossil Fuel Emissions for First Time
June 6th, 2014
China is working on how to cap its greenhouse gas emissions for the first time, an effort that would spur the worldwide effort to hold back climate change. The world’s biggest producer of fossil fuel emissions has been studying ...
BNP Fine Puts Pressure on Hollande to Act
June 2nd, 2014
A potential $10 billion U.S. penalty against France’s largest bank BNP Paribas SA (BNP) for its alleged dealings with Iran and other sanctioned nations, is stirring outrage in the country. It is putting pressure on President Francois Hollande, who hosts ...
Facebook, Google Balk at Loophole in Bill to Rein in NSA
May 22nd, 2014
A group of technology companies, including Facebook Inc. (FB), Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (AAPL), said the bill U.S. lawmakers plan to vote on today to limit National Security Agency spying doesn’t go far enough. The legislation “has ...
Geithner Must Give S&P Documents in U.S. Fraud Suit
May 14th, 2014
Ex-U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner must comply with Standard & Poor’s demand that he provide documents related to its claim the U.S. sued the company in retaliation for downgrading government debt. Harold W. McGraw III, chairman of S&P parent ...
Territory confrontations escalate among China, Vietnam and the Philippines
May 8th, 2014
Tensions escalated in the South China Sea region this week after China, Vietnam and the Philippines were involved in a series of potentially explosive confrontations over disputed territory. Vietnamese officials say Chinese military and civilian ships have been intimidating ...
White House seeks legal immunity for firms that hand over customer data
May 2nd, 2014
Obama administration asks legislators drafting NSA reforms to protect telecoms firms for complying with court orders, Guardian learns The White House has asked legislators crafting competing reforms of the National Security Agency to provide legal immunity for telecommunications firms ...
