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Apple should do more to tackle in-app purchases problem: EU
July 18th, 2014
Apple has provided no concrete and immediate solutions to tackle the problem of adults and children racking up credit card bills by making “in-app” purchases on tablets and mobile phones, the European Commission said on Friday. Following concerns raised ...
Technical Analysis GBP/USD stays directionless
July 18th, 2014
Technical Analysis GBP/USD for July 18, 2014 Pair’s Outlook Even though volatility of GBP/USD increased this week, none of the significant levels have been breached yet. According to the technical indicators, the Pound should eventually gain bullish momentum and ...
AbbVie-Shire Deal Is Expected, in a Flight to a Lower-Tax Locale
July 18th, 2014
The biggest deal of the year is set to be announced on Friday morning, as the pharmaceutical giant AbbVie plans to announce a $53 billion acquisition of Shire, according to people briefed on the matter. The deal will allow ...
Technical Analysis GBP/USD wallows beneath 1.72
July 17th, 2014
Technical Analysis GBP/USD 17/07/2014 Pair’s Outlook Although at the beginning of the week it seemed that GBP/USD has finally received a strong upward impetus after a test of the 2009 peak, the pair remains unable to surpass this month’s ...
MP Andrew Mitchell invested in scheme HMRC says avoided tax
July 17th, 2014
Former government chief whip Andrew Mitchell has invested in a high-profile film financing company considered to be a tax avoidance scheme by HMRC. Tax collectors say the scheme’s investors can expect to receive big tax bills in the coming ...
Asia stocks manage muted cheer for China growth
July 16th, 2014
Asian stocks held stubbornly steady on Wednesday after China reported economic growth that was just ahead of market expectations, enough to prompt a sigh of relief from investors, but little else. China’s economy expanded by 2.0 percent in the ...
HMRC publishes list of suspect tax avoidance schemes
July 15th, 2014
HM Customs and Revenue (HMRC) has published a list of more than 800 schemes that it believes are deliberately designed to avoid tax. The list consists of a series of numbers, allowing them to be identified by the tax-payers ...
EUR and GBP Are Committed To CFTC Reports
July 14th, 2014
The world has been spoiled by the beautiful game for the past four weeks, and yesterday’s final, although not a classic, the most consistent team was crowned champion. Football was the winner along with sportsmanship. Can the markets now ...
European Stocks Advance With Asia as Gold, Oil Retreat
July 14th, 2014
European and Asian stocks advanced with U.S. equity-index futures after a gauge of global shares suffered its biggest weekly loss in three months. Gold fell from a four-month high, corn slid a 10th day and oil dropped as the ...
Shire says ready to recommend AbbVie’s $53 billion offer
July 14th, 2014
London-listed drugmaker Shire said on Monday it was ready to recommend a new 31 billion pounds ($53 billion) takeover offer from AbbVie, entering talks after receiving a fifth bid from the U.S. firm. Chicago-based AbbVie, which wants to buy ...
