UK opposition party leader says Google tax behavior "wrong" May 22nd, 2013 - 14:00h (CET +01.00) By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's tax affairs came under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the opposition Labour party accused the Internet company of wrongly going to "extraordinary lengths" to... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : opposition, party, leader, says, google, behavior, "wrong", Top Keywords

EU leaders shine spotlight on Amazon, Google over tax policy May 22nd, 2013 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) By Luke Baker BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders will discuss how to combat aggressive tax avoidance by major companies such as Amazon, Google and Apple at a summit on Wednesday, and cut the estimated 1 trillion euros a year the EU loses to tax ev... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : leaders, shine, spotlight, amazon, google, policy, "wrong", Top Keywords

EU leaders discuss fight against tax evasion May 22nd, 2013 - 12:30h (CET +01.00) BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's leaders are seeking to advance their fight against tax evasion and close loopholes for large corporations' creative tax avoidance schemes. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : leaders, discuss, fight, against, evasion, policy, "wrong", Top Keywords

BSE Sensex gains; IT leads May 22nd, 2013 - 07:20h (CET +01.00) Reuters Markete Eye - The BSE Sensex gains 0.39 percent, while the broader Nifty is up 0.4 percent. Asian stocks rose on Wednesday following a positive lead from Wall Street. Technology companies gain as recent falls in the rupee are making the secto... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : sensex, gains, leads, against, evasion, policy, "wrong", Top Keywords

North Korea sends leader's special envoy to China May 22nd, 2013 - 06:50h (CET +01.00) PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. (Source: Asso... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : north, korea, sends, leader's, special, envoy, china, Top Keywords

North Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China May 22nd, 2013 - 06:10h (CET +01.00) PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. (Source: Asso... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : north, korean, leader, sends, 'special, envoy', china, Top Keywords

Man pleads guilty in Picasso vandalism case May 22nd, 2013 - 00:30h (CET +01.00) HOUSTON (AP) - A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in a Houston museum - an act that was caught on cellphone video - agreed Tuesday to a two-year prison term as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pleads, guilty, picasso, vandalism, case, envoy', china, Top Keywords

Gay marriage law strains Cameron's leadership, government May 21st, 2013 - 00:20h (CET +01.00) By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's flagship gay marriage policy deepened a rift in his own party on Monday after many of his own MPs defied him in a sign of growing strains on his leadership and his coalition gove... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : marriage, strains, cameron's, leadership, government, envoy', china, Top Keywords

Banks lead FTSE to highest close since late 2000 May 20th, 2013 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's benchmark equity index rose on Monday to its best closing level since late 2000, helped by rising bank stocks, and analysts said there was little holding it back from its all-time highs. Interest r... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : banks, lead, ftse, highest, close, since, late, 2000, Top Keywords

Small-company stocks lead the market higher May 20th, 2013 - 18:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market is edging higher in midday trading, led by small-company shares. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : smallcompany, stocks, lead, market, higher, since, late, 2000, Top Keywords