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Canadian corporate tax attracts U.S. companies
August 26th, 2014
Canada has become the latest frontier for U.S. companies fleeing the high cost of business, spurred by low corporate taxes and a policy that keeps international earnings out of the clutches of the Internal Revenue Service. It’s “not fair” ...
Australia 200 – Consolidates Under Six Year High Around 5620
August 26th, 2014
Australia 200 for Tuesday, August 26, 2014 The Australian 200 Index has finally been able to surge higher to a new six year high around 5650 late last week before easing off to finish out the week. It has ...
Hedge Funds Sue to Get Argentine Bond Payment in London
August 26th, 2014
A group of hedge funds, including George Soros’s Quantum Partners and J. Kyle Bass’s Hayman Capital, is seeking a 226 million euro interest payment on Argentine bonds from Bank of New York Mellon that was blocked by a United ...
Momentive Creditors Face Reckoning on Bankruptcy Plan
August 25th, 2014
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. is set to face court rulings on its bankruptcy plan, including on a proposal to withhold some payments for unpaid interest that has senior lenders at odds with lower-ranked creditors. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain ...
IMF urges St Vincent and Grenadines to Improve Tax Compliance
August 25th, 2014
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the authorities in St Vincent and the Grenadines to take steps to improve tax compliance. Tax compliance in the Caribbean territory has declined by about 20 percentage points since 2008 to ...
BofA Tax Set-Aside and Wylys Penalty
August 25th, 2014
Bank of America Corp. must set aside $490 million of its Aug. 21 $16.7 billion settlement to cover taxes that borrowers face on forgiven mortgage debt — a step taken by the Justice Department to give homeowners relief that ...
French economy minister urges alternative to German austerity
August 25th, 2014
The time has come for France to resist Germany’s “obsession” with austerity and promote alternative policies across the euro zone that support household consumption, firebrand French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg said on Sunday. Deficit-reduction measures carried out since the ...
Brent Extends Drop as Mideast Oil Supply Stays Safe; WTI Steady
August 25th, 2014
Brent fell for a second day amid speculation that turmoil across the Middle East won’t threaten crude supplies. West Texas Intermediate was steady in New York after a technical issue disrupted electronic trading. “The region is in chaos but ...
Burger King in Talks to Buy Tim Hortons
August 25th, 2014
Burger King may be the home of the Whopper, but Canada may be the new home of Burger King. The restaurant operator said on Sunday that it was in talks to buy Tim Hortons, the Canadian doughnut-and-coffee chain, in ...
Roche to acquire Drug Maker InterMune for $8.3 Billion
August 25th, 2014
The Swiss drug maker Roche is buying InterMune, a specialist in treatments for breathing diseases, for $8.3 billion, as pharmaceutical firms continue to seek new products to bolster their offerings. The Swiss drug maker Roche agreed on Sunday to ...