- British business leaders: The UK needs to remain in the EU (The Independent)
- Report: Thailand has lowered its full-year growth forecast (Bloomberg)
- Report: Britain wants its overseas territories to get their ‘houses in order’ over the sharing of tax information (Reuters)
- Report: Yahoo to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion (CNNMoney)
- Report: Not everyone is happy about Yahoo’s planned purchase of Tumblr (USA Today)
- Report: 7 highlights of Google’s 2013 I/O conference (Int’l Business Times)
- Report: The tech industry is pushing to amend a US immigration bill (New York Times)
- Report: JPMorgan holders are set to vote on Dimon (Bloomberg)
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Business
- Report: Qatar Holding and an Italian state-controlled investment fund are eyeing Versace (Reuters)
- Report: Amid a recession and a debt crisis, Greece’s shipping industry is steaming ahead (Time)
- Report: Fitch has upgraded several Greek banks (Int’l Business Times)
- Report: RBS to cut 1,400 jobs over the next two years (Int’l Business Times)
- Study: The global luxury market is set for slower growth this year (France 24)
- UN: Natural disasters have cost $2.5 trillion since 2000 (France 24)
- Report: HSBC to cut up to 14,000 more jobs (Reuters)
- Report: European and US retailers are divided over a plan to improve factory safety in Bangladesh (France 24)
- Report: US airlines collected nearly $3.5 billion in baggage fees in 2012 (Chicago Tribune)
- Report: Major retailers have agreed to join a plan to improve factory safety in Bangladesh (New York Times)
- Report: Melting ice has set off a race to control new shipping lanes over the North Pole (Bloomberg)
- Report: Airbus to China - We support you, buy our jets (Reuters)
- Study: Gender pay gap costs women $443,360 over 40 years (Los Angeles Times)
- Report: Carbon dioxide levels have hit a historic high (CNN)
- Report: The US Postal Service has posted a $1.9 billion loss for the second quarter (New York Times)
- Report: The ways that investors gain ‘political intelligence’ is facing public scrutiny (Washington Post)
- Report: A Bangladeshi woman has been pulled alive from rubble of the factory collapse in the country, while the death toll from the collapse has now topped 1,000 (Reuters)
- Report: Fannie Mae to pay $59.4 billion to the US government after posting a record quarterly profit (Los Angeles Times)
- Report: A factory fire in Bangladesh has killed 8 people and the death toll from the recent factory collapse in the country has topped 900 (Reuters)
- Report: Oil companies are targeting the US for investment (CNNMoney)
Markets
- Report: Slovenia says its newly-adopted reform plan is on the track despite a ratings downgrade (France 24)
- Report: An anti-austerity protest has turned up the heat on Italy’s new PM (Reuters)
- Hollande: ‘Europe existed before Britain joined it’ (The Telegraph)
- Report: Treasury to free up $260 billion to avoid hitting the US debt ceiling (Reuters)
- Report: US consumer sentiment has increased to the highest level in nearly 6 years (Reuters)
- Report: Jobless rates fell in 40 US states and the District of Columbia in April (USA Today)
- EU: Greece’s recession may end next year, but the country’s unemployment rate will likely remain above 20% (RTE)
- Report: Fitch has downgraded Slovenia by one notch to BBB+ (SFGate)
- Report: The US economy is showing signs of slower second quarter growth (Reuters)
- Report: US jobless claims have hit a 6-week high (Time)
- Report: The German economy has crept back into growth, but it could not stop the eurozone from contracting for a sixth straight quarter (Reuters)
- Report: Japan has approved a $906 billion budget to revive its economy (USA Today)
- Report: The Bank of England is upbeat on the outlook for the UK economy (Guardian)
- Report: US homebuilder confidence increased in May (SFGate)
- Report: Foreign holdings of US debt rose in March (SFGate)
- Report: Fitch has upgraded Greece citing the country’s progress on its economy and deficit (Bloomberg)
- Fed: US households have reduced debt to the lowest level since 2006 (Bloomberg)
- Report: US retail sales unexpectedly advanced in April (Bloomberg)
- Report: A rebound in housing may help to boost workforce mobility in the US (Reuters)
- Report: Spain and Portugal are pushing for the completion of the region’s banking union while Germany sees hurdles (Reuters)
Technology
- Report: Yahoo is nearing a $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr (SFGate)
- Report: A look at Facebook, a year after its IPO (Washington Post)
- Report: Samsung is close to selling its 10 millionth Galaxy S 4 smartphone (Los Angeles Times)
- Report: Samsung has been courting some of Apple’s suppliers (Int’l Business Times)
- Report: Apple’s App Store has hit 50 billion downloads (SFGate)
- Report: Google has announced a new subscription-based music streaming service (CNNMoney)
- Report: Will Google’s stock hit $1,000? (CNNMoney)
- Report: Cyberattacks are on the rise against US companies (New York Times)
- Report: Google+ is struggling to win over brands and businesses (Reuters)
- Report: Two of China’s top mobile operators are set to unveil a standard payment plugin to help app developers (Int’l Business Times)
- Report: The FCC is advancing a plan for faster in-flight Wi-Fi (New York Times)
- Report: SoftBank to meet with Sprint investors, many of whom are eyeing a higher bid (Reuters)
- Report: Nielson to include Internet viewers in its definition of what constitutes a television home (Los Angeles Times)
- Report: Apple is missing out on potential iPhone customers as wireless-service providers balk (Bloomberg)
- Report: Bain and Golden Gate are said to be nearing a deal to acquire BMC Software (Reuters)
- Report: Alibaba may aim for an IPO below $100 billion to avoid a Facebook flop (Bloomberg)
- Report: Apple’s grip on digital accessories is beginning to slip (New York Times)
- Report: A solar-powered plane has began its cross-country flight (Washington Post)
- Report: Clean technology investors have shifted their attention to drilling (SFGate)
- Report: Apple’s worldwide tablet market share declined in the first quarter of this year (Int’l Business Times)
Legal
- Report: EU leaders to pledge to step up efforts to fight tax evasion with an updated savings pact (Bloomberg)
- Finance minister: Switzerland is close to reaching a tax deal with the US (Reuters)
- Report: The EU has cited Huawei and ZTE for trade violations (Reuters)
- Report: Google has faced a fresh round of questions from British MPs over the company’s tax practices (Reuters)
- Report: Credit-rating agencies appear poised to avoid a major overhaul (Washington Post)
- Report: The Justice Dept. and FBI to investigate whether IRS officials broke any criminal laws by singling out conservative groups for extra scrutiny (New York Times)
- Report: The EU is investigating major oil companies over possible price manipulation (Reuters)
- Report: The EU may hit Huawei and ZTE Corp. with sanctions over illegal subsidies (Reuters)
- Report: Bangladesh’s cabinet has approved changes to the country’s labor laws (New York Times)
- Report: Detroit is nearly broke; bankruptcy may be the city’s only option (Washington Post)
- Report: The IRS repeatedly changed the criteria used to single out non-profit groups for extra scrutiny (Reuters)
- Report: EU ministers are eyeing a tax clampdown (France 24)
- UK chancellor: G7 agrees that action is needed on tax avoidance and evasion (Guardian)
- Report: G7 is moving towards revamping bank rules to reduce stability risks (Bloomberg)
- Report: The IRS has admitted to targeting conservatives (Washington Post)
- Report: Top IRS officials knew from as early as 2011 that conservative groups were being targeted (Washington Post)
- IRS: New investigations, indictments, and convictions increased 5 – 12 % in fiscal 2012 (Chicago Tribune)
- Report: US prosecutors have unsealed charges against a cybertheft ring accused of stealing $45 million from banks around the world (CNNMoney)
- Report: The Senate passed the internet tax bill, but it is facing an uncertain future in the House (Los Angeles Times)
- Report: China has released new forex rules to curb currency speculation (The Globe and Mail)
Viewpoints
- China’s banks are important to the US as well (CNNMoney)
- Spain may prove to be the real test for the European Union (Bloomberg)
- Facebook has the potential to become an e-commerce powerhouse (Reuters)
- Why did Apple’s CEO Tim Cook recently visit China? (Int’l Business Times)
- Brazil’s business leaders are worried that the country’s domestic industry is losing the battle against cheaper imports (Bloomberg)
- Why Starbucks has done well in China (USA Today)
- Could Apple become the first $1 trillion company? (CNNMoney)
- Why has Apple embraced the textbook industry? (CNNMoney)
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