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Top news of the day, May 26
May 26th, 2015
1. Binary options – potential changes in regulation. At present binary options are regulated by the UK’s Gambling Commission, but only if the firm has remote gambling equipment located in Britain. If this is not the case, any binary ...
Amazon pays $16 million tax in Germany, while making $11.9 billion sales
May 26th, 2015
Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc.’s (AMZN.O) main German operating unit paid just 11.9 million euros ($16 million) in tax in 2014, despite the group recording $11.9 billion in sales to German customers last year, regulatory filings show. Germany is Amazon’s ...
Charter Strikes $55 Billion Deal for Time Warner Cable
May 26th, 2015
Including debt, deal is valued at $78.7 billion Charter Communications Inc. has struck a $55 billion cash-and-stock deal for Time Warner Cable Inc., giving cable mogul John Malone the prize he has been chasing for two years. The offer is valued at about $195 a share, ...
The Earned Income Tax Credit
May 26th, 2015
The single largest federal program for providing cash assistance to those with low incomes is the Earned Income Tax Credit, which in 2014 reduced taxes owed by the working poor by about $3.6 billion while transferring to those households ...
Alleged Ponzi scheme operator faces court
May 26th, 2015
Following an ASIC investigation, an Adelaide man has faced court accused of deception totalling $12 million. Former mortgage broker Michael Samra faced Adelaide Magistrates Court on 22 May 2015 charged with 12 counts of deception. ASIC alleges Mr Samra ...
G7 finance ministers to discuss recent forex moves – Canada
May 26th, 2015
Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations will discuss recent foreign exchange movements when they meet in Germany this week, a senior Canadian official said on Monday. The official also told reporters that foreign ...
HKEx Soars With Brokers on Optimism About Influx of China Cash
May 26th, 2015
Hong Kong’s exchange operator headed for a record close and brokerages surged on optimism that policy changes in China will spur inflows into the city’s equities. Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. jumped 4.5 percent as of 10:43 a.m. ...
Libor Case Comes to Trial
May 25th, 2015
U.K. prosecutors to contend Tom Hayes led conspiracy to manipulate rates Is a 35-year-old mathematician the modern face of financial crime? In a trial starting Tuesday in London, British prosecutors will contend that the answer is yes. They are ...
Spanish Shares Fall After Vote as Greek Stocks Drop Second Day
May 25th, 2015
Equity markets in Spain and Greece fell, dragging European stocks lower as holidays across the region curbed trading volume. The IBEX 35 Index dropped 2.2 percent after local Spanish elections showed support for parties seeking to overturn the political ...
BRICS to establish new multi-currency financial order
May 25th, 2015
The new BRICS initiatives break the monopoly of existing western institutions over the financial order – a very important symbolic change, as it’s the first time a global financial institution is led by developing countries, said experts to RT. ...
