UK lawmakers challenge Google's 'smoke and mirrors' on tax
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc faced angry questions on Thursday from British lawmakers investigating its tax affairs a...
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BNP Paribas sees significant staff cuts in France
PARIS (Reuters) - BNP Paribas , France's No. 1 bank, told shareholders it expects a "significant" drop in staffing levels in its hom...
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UK watchdog to investigate how insurers settle claims
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating whether insurers are dragging their heels in paying ...
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JPMorgan, Portugal in talks to resolve swaps tussle: source
LONDON (Reuters) - The Portuguese government and JP Morgan Chase & Co are attempting to resolve a tussle over potentially costly de...
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Southwest Air boosts dividend, revises plane deliveries
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co on Wednesday announced a boost in its dividend and its share repurchase program and said it is ch...
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U.S. retail group criticizes Bangladesh safety accord
(Reuters) - A major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday spoke out against a Bangladesh fire and building safety accord agreed to by...
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Fund managers fail to offload investments following crisis: data
LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity funds have struggled to offload investments made before the financial crisis and are taking longer...
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South African union urges Lonmin workers to end strike
By Ed Stoddard MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - The main union at Lonmin's South African platinum shafts told striking miners to...
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As some retailers back Bangladesh accord, U.S. group lashes out
By Jessica Wohl (Reuters) - An accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry drew sharp critic...
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UBS Americas hires in-house experts to spur life insurance sales
By Jed Horowitz NEW YORK (Reuters) - After years of urging its financial advisers to sell more life insurance, UBS Wealth Management...
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