Google accounts show 11 billion euros moved via low tax ‘Dutch sandwich’ in 2014
AMSTERDAM/LONDON (Reuters) – Google moved 10.7 billion euros ($12 billion) through the Netherlands to Bermuda in 2014, as part of a structure which allows it to earn most of its foreign income tax free.
Oil prices set to end week higher on output freeze talk, but stocks build
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday but are set for their first weekly increase this month as talk of a coordinated plan by producers to freeze output levels was tempered by a record build in U.S. crude inventories.
Stocks knocked back as oil rally falters
LONDON (Reuters) – A faltering oil price rally pushed back European stocks and sent benchmark German Bund yields below 0.20 percent on Friday as worries about the global economic outlook returned to prominence.
Market volatility stalling IPOs – Nasdaq president
PARIS (Reuters) – Sharp stock market swings in recent weeks are for now giving companies cold feet about going public with initial public offerings (IPOs), Nasdaq President and Chief Operating Officer Adena Friedman said on Friday.
Amazon to open parcel locker network across Europe
BERLIN, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O wants to set up a network of parcel lockers across Europe to enable people to pick up their own orders as it seeks to widen delivery options and cut costs.
Helicopter makers target emergency services as oil slumps
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Helicopter makers are scrambling for new sources of demand after being hit by a severe downturn in their biggest non-military clientele – oil and gas producers. One promising area is public emergency services, executives said at t…
Teva offers EU concessions over Allergan generics deal – EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has offered concessions to allay antitrust concerns over its $40.5 billion bid for Allergan’s generics unit, European Union regulators said on Friday.
China attaches high importance to case involving biggest bank ICBC in Spain
BEIJING (Reuters) – China attaches high importance to a case involving the Madrid arrest of five directors of its largest bank by assets, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) , a Chinese foreign ministry official said on Friday.
Credit Suisse to fast-track top junior bankers to retain talent – sources
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Credit Suisse will establish a fast-track programme for top-performing investment banking juniors, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters, as major banks step up efforts to attract and retain in their lower ranks.
VW managers see no agreement with EPA before end-March: Manager Magazin
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Top managers at Volkswagen do not expect an agreement before the end of March with U.S. authorities over the German carmaker’s rigging of emissions tests, German monthly Manager Magazin reported on Friday, citing company sources.
