European court to rule on allegations Facebook passes personal data to NSA
June 18th, 2014
A European court has been asked to rule on a landmark case which seeks to force watchdogs to audit the personal data Facebook allegedly releases to US spy chiefs. The high court in Dublin has referred to Strasbourg a ...
Tough bank test
June 16th, 2014
A European Central Bank policymaker is voicing concern that Europe may be too tough on banks as they undergo “stress tests” to measure their financial resilience. European officials are trying to make this year’s new round of tests tougher ...
Eurozone inflation rate fall adds to pressure on ECB
June 4th, 2014
Eurozone inflation fell to 0.5% in May, down from 0.7% in April and well below the European Central Bank’s 2% target. The fall means the ECB will be expected to take steps to boost growth and counter the threat ...
Euro Inflation Slowing More Than Forecast Pressures ECB
June 3rd, 2014
Euro-area inflation slowed more than economists forecast in May, cranking up pressure on the European Central Bank to deploy measures as soon as this week to kindle prices and drive growth. The rate fell to 0.5 percent from 0.7 ...
Corporate tax rates table
May 16th, 2014
The following table indicates all corporate tax rates in percentage for a number of countries worldwide. Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Country % % % % % % % % % % Afghanistan ...
Telefonica-KPN Review Said to Focus on Small Operators
May 15th, 2014
The European Commission’s review of the proposed merger of Telefonica SA (TEF) and Royal KPN NV (KPN)’s German wireless units focuses on bolstering smaller competitors that lease capacity rather than attracting a new network operator, according to people familiar ...
Ukraine Mounts Security Push as Russia Warns on Civil War
April 9th, 2014
Ukrainian authorities sent security forces to Kharkiv to clear the country’s second-biggest city of separatists as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russia of using “special forces and agents” to spark unrest. An “anti-terrorist operation” was under way ...
European Stocks Fall After Two-Day Rally; H&M, RBS Drop
March 27th, 2014
European shares fell, halting a two-day rally, on concern that the crisis in Ukraine may escalate. U.S. stock-index futures and Asian shares rose. Hennes & Mauritz AB fell 2.9 percent after reporting quarterly profit that missed analysts’ estimates. Royal ...
Billionaire Sought by U.S. Holds Key to Putin Gas Cash
March 24th, 2014
A detained billionaire who made a fortune as a middleman in Russia’s murky gas trade with Ukraine may hold the key for U.S. lawmakers seeking harsher sanctions against President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle. Ukrainian Dmitry Firtash, arrested in Vienna ...
