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05.06.2021 - 11:01
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Google and Facebook welcome ‘historic’ deal to stop big tech tax avoidance
Google and Facebook have welcomed a G7 deal on tackling corporate tax avoidance by big tech companies.The agreement will see a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15% – lower than a floor of 21% mooted by President Biden – and changes to which countries will benefit. Chancellor Rishi Sunak called the deal “a …
05.06.2021 - 09:13
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Ousted Barclays chief Jenkins worth £200m after BlackRock deal
Antony Jenkins, the former Barclays chief executive, is on the verge of a deal with the world’s biggest asset manager that will catapult him into the ranks of Britain’s super-rich.Sky News has learnt that Mr Jenkins, who was sacked as the British bank’s boss in 2015, is close to selling a stake in 10x Future …
04.06.2021 - 20:23
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Businesses bidding for major govt contracts will have to sign pledge to be net zero by 2050
Businesses looking to secure government contracts will have to pledge to be net zero by 2050 under new requirements.From September, firms seeking public sector contracts worth more than £5m a year will also have to publish “clear and credible carbon reduction plans” before being considered, the Cabinet Office said. The move, which coincides with World …
04.06.2021 - 15:15
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Facebook under new investigation by competition authority
Facebook is under investigation in the UK by the competition regulator once again, this time for the social media giant’s advertising practices.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday that Facebook may hold an “unfair advantage” due to its dominant market position in the digital advertising space. Facebook might be abusing that dominance, the …
04.06.2021 - 15:15
Business
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Facebook under new investigation by competition authority
Facebook is under investigation in the UK by the competition regulator once again, this time for the social media giant’s advertising practices.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday that Facebook may hold an “unfair advantage” due to its dominant market position in the digital advertising space. Facebook might be abusing that dominance, the …
04.06.2021 - 14:38
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Johnson and Sunak summon City chiefs for COVID recovery talks
Boris Johnson will hold talks with the bosses of Britain’s biggest banks and insurers next week as the government seeks assurances about the sector’s commitment to financing the post-pandemic recovery.Sky News has learnt that the prime minister and Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, have invited more than a dozen of the City’s top executives to a …
04.06.2021 - 11:40
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Industry attacks travel changes, G7 targets tech tax-avoiders, and textiles get 21st century twist
The travel industry counts the cost of tourists fleeing Portugal, G7 urged to tackle tax avoidance by tech firms, and the British company taking textiles and giving them a 21st century twist.:: Listen and subscribe to The Ian King Business Podcast here. Advertisement
04.06.2021 - 11:32
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Cost pressures on the rise for booming construction sector
Price pressures for construction companies are rising at their fastest rate since records began, according to new research, leading to a sharp increase in supplier delivery times. The latest IHS Markit/CIPS Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – an early indicator of economic health – rose to 64.2 from 61.6 a month ago, its highest level since …
04.06.2021 - 10:44
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Space fund Seraphim in countdown to London stock market launch
The world’s first venture capital fund to be focused on the space industry is plotting a rocket-fuelled launch onto the London stock market amid record levels of funding being ploughed into the sector.Sky News has learnt that an arm of Seraphim Capital is working with bankers on plans for a public share sale that could …
04.06.2021 - 10:31
Business
Euro News
Vladimir Putin set to address St Petersburg business forum
Vladimir Putin is set to address a major business event on Friday and talk about the country’s attractiveness to foreign investors.He will talk at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, known as the Russian Davos in reference to the annual event in Switzerland.The forum, which is also the first large-scale event held in Russia since …
04.06.2021 - 09:47
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New car registrations soar 674% compared with same time last year
New car registrations soared by 674% in May compared with the same month last year, when the UK was in the midst of a strict lockdown and showrooms were shut.But compared to May 2019, before the pandemic struck, new registrations are down by 14.7%, and 13.2% on the 10-year May average, according to data from …
03.06.2021 - 11:44
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Sky News
G7 finance ministers could give global corporation tax reform real momentum
It may not have the setting or the showbiz appeal of the coming leaders’ summit in Cornwall. It may not have quite the same momentous feel as the main summit – Joe Biden’s first as US president, Angela Merkel’s last before potentially standing down as Germany’s chancellor. But the meeting of G7 finance ministers in …
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