World shares cling near record highs
World stocks clung close to record highs on Monday as worries about the Delta variant of COVID-19 offset positive sentiment from surging euro zone business activity and a welcome U.S. jobs report.
130 countries support a global tax reform
Authorities representing 130 nations reportedly agreed to reform the global tax system so that large corporations “pay a fair share” everywhere they operate. The taxation of large IT companies has been a subject of contention between the US and other countries. The ideas, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), may raise […]
Exclusive: Google deal with French publishers on hold pending antitrust decision
Google (GOOGL.O) has put on hold a preliminary deal with some French publishers to pay for news content as it awaits an antitrust decision that could set the tone for copyright talks on online news in Europe, two sources close to the matter said.
Macron rolls out red carpet to JPMorgan, global CEOs in post-Brexit push
President Emmanuel Macron will declare that Paris is back on the map of global finance on Tuesday when he inaugurates JPMorgan’s new trading hub in the French capital which he hopes will attract more bankers leaving post-Brexit Britain.
Europe’s Wizz Air expects to fully recover from pandemic next year
European budget carrier Wizz Air (WIZZ.L) expects to fully recover from the coronavirus crisis as travel demand rebounds from the pandemic, its chief executive said on Monday.
H&M’s sales surge as restrictions ease, still below pre-pandemic levels
H&M’s (HMb.ST) sales jumped from March to May compared to a year earlier as pandemic restrictions eased in many markets and online demand stayed strong but revenue was still well below 2019 levels.
U.S. remains far ahead of global pack in finance, says study
The United States remains the world’s dominant financial centre, well ahead of nearest rival Britain, whose lead over Frankfurt and Paris so far easily outweighs the hit from Brexit, a study from New Financial think tank said on Thursday.
Inditex ignited by post-lockdown clothing binge
Spanish fast fashion giant Inditex (ITX.MC) said sales in May and so far in June were twice as high as in the same period last year as customers splashed out on post-lockdown shopping sprees.
EXCLUSIVE G7 to back minimum global corporate tax and support economy – draft
Finance ministers from the group of seven rich nations (G7) will vow this week to support their economies as they emerge from the pandemic and reach an “ambitious” deal on a minimum global corporate tax in July, a draft communique showed.
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now.
