A very recent report by anti-poverty charity Oxfam claims that despite receiving trillions of dollars in taxpayer support, US corporate giants such as Apple, Walmart and General Electric have stashed $1.4 trillion (£980bn) in tax havens.   Oxfam said that the sum is held in an “opaque...

According to the annual report of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), last year digital music sales have bypassed the physical (45% vs. 39%) for the first time in the history. Also in 2015, the overall market showed growth after a nearly continuous decline for the past...

US Goldman Sachs have come to an agreement with the Ministry of Justice of the United States. The bank will pay US authorities $ 5.1 billion within settlement of case on the sale of mortgage securities before the crisis of 2008. This agreement is the final in a series of penalties assigned to banks...

Amid mounting concern about the consequences for the merged entity if Britain votes to leave the European Union, opposition is growing in Germany to Deutsche Borse’s planned $20 billion merger with London Stock Exchange.   "It's a problem if the headquarters of the holding company will be...

The company of Greybull is going to buy the Scunthorpe plant of Tata Steel in the coming week. In the coming Monday, Tata Steel is likely to sign a deal for rescuing its Scunthorpe plant.   The sale of Scunthorpe steelwork has been a talk of the market since the year of 2014, while BBC...

Analysts at Wall Street are of the view that since the financial crisis in 2007-2008, it has been the worst start to the year for US banks and predict poor first-quarter results after reporting begins this week.   The capital markets, and consequently loan growth, are weighed down by...

The stockholders of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc and Marriott International Inc voted to approve Marriott's acquisition of Starwood to create the world's largest hotel company, the two companies said on Friday in the communiqué.   “Marriott International, Inc. and Starwood...

Toyota Connected will be using Microsoft’s technologies to extend its service network. Toyota Motor Corp is going to expand its partnership with the Microsoft Corp which has already lasted five years. Henceforth, the duo will attempt to “develop new internet-connected vehicle services” for dealers...

As a measure to sweeten its offer for a first-round bid for Yahoo Inc.’s Web business next week, Verizon Communications Inc.  is willing to acquire the company’s Yahoo Japan Corp. stake, reported Bloomberg quoting sources who were conversant with the matter.   A second source told...