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19Dec/16

Apple offices in Cork, Ireland

Apple and Ireland appeal EU tax ruling

December 19, 2016LegalApple Inc., Business, Business/Finance, Company: Apple, Corporate tax avoidance, DARREN SINDEN, Economy, Feargal O'Rourke, International taxation, Ireland, Ireland as a tax haven, Public finance, Sonia Legg, State aid, Tax, Tax avoidance, Taxation in the Republic of Ireland, Technology, Trump, United States, World economysmbale

Apple has launched a legal challenge to a record $14 billion EU tax demand, arguing that EU regulators ignored tax experts and corporate law, and deliberately picked a method to maximize the penalty. Sonia Legg reports
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19Dec/16

Exclusive: Iran to land first Airbus jet within weeks under sanctions pact

December 19, 2016TransportAirbus, Aircraft, Aviation, Barack Obama, Boeing, City: Tehran, Company: The Airbus, Competition between Airbus and Boeing, Country: Iran, DARREN SINDEN, Donald Trump, Economy of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, Iran, Iran Air, Mahan Air, Obama, Politics, Sanctions against Iran, Tehran, The Airbus, Transport, United States, Washingtonsmbale

Iran expects to get its first new jet within weeks under a multi-billion-dollar deal with Airbus for 100 planes, a senior official said on Monday, as Tehran and Western firms race to reopen trade
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22Nov/16

UK wealth falls $1.5 trillion after Brexit FX moves: Credit Suisse

November 22, 2016EconomyBank of England, Billionaire, Business/Finance, China, Company: Credit Suise, Credit Suisse, Currency, DARREN SINDEN, Distribution of wealth, Economy, Foreign exchange market, Millionaire, Pound sterling, Poverty, UK Pound Sterling/US Dollar FX Spot Rate, FX Spot Rate, THOMSON REUTERS, United Kingdom, United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, United States dollar, Wealth, Zürichsmbale

Britain is $1.5 trillion poorer in dollar terms due to the fall in the pound since the vote to leave the European Union, according to a new study on global wealth. But Credit Suisse also predicts that around 945 billionaires will be minted around the world in the next five years.

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02Dec/15

Zuckerberg philanthropy – ‘like’ it or not?

December 2, 2015FinanceAdmiral, Bill Gates, california community foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Cinema of the United States, Creative works, DARREN SINDEN, David Pollard, Facebook, FACEBOOK INC., Financial market, JOHN KOBARA, Mark Zuckerberg, Market, Max, Nerd culture, Philanthropists, Priscilla Chan, RESEARCH AND CLIENT RELATIONS MANAGER ADMIRAL, Sinden, The Social Network, Warren Buffett, Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg Initiativesmbale

Mark Zuckerberg’s promise to give 99 percent of his and his wife’s Facebook shares to a new charity makes him one of a growing number of billionaire philanthropists. As David Pollard reports, his actions could make his business more popular but not everyone welcomes the trend. Continue reading →

02Dec/15

VW scandal hits Bosch – where next?

December 2, 2015LegalBosch, Cars, Compact cars, DARREN SINDEN, Germany, Ivor Bennett, Motor vehicles, Robert Bosch GmbH, Sedans, Station wagons, United States, Volkswagen, Volkswagen emissions scandal, WOLFSBURGsmbale

German auto supplier Bosch has been accused of conspiring with Volkswagen to evade diesel emissions standards in at least 11 million vehicles worldwide. As Ivor Bennett reports, the class action lawsuit follows a huge fall in VW sales in the U.S. Continue reading →

07Sep/15

Glencore to suspend dividend, sell new shares to cut debt

September 7, 2015FinanceBAAR, BHP Billiton, Billiton, Canton of Zug, Coal companies of Australia, Companies, Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Dan Gertler, DARREN SINDEN, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dividend, Glencore, Glencore PLC, Glencore's, Industries, Israeli Jews, Ivan Glasenberg, Katanga Mining, Mining, Mopani Copper Mines, Rio Tinto, Switzerland, Xstrata, Zambiasmbale

Mining and commodities trading firm Glencore announces it will suspend dividends, sell assets and raise $2.5 billion in a new share issue as it aims to cut its debt by a third to $20 billion by the end of next year.

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