Barbie movie added £80m to UK economy and used 6,000 extras, Warner Bros says

The hit movie was partly shot at the Warner Bros studios in Hertfordshire, (...)

Labour pledges more watchdog power after Truss mini-budget

Sir Keir Starmer says huge damage was done to the economy and can not be allowed (...)

Kwasi Kwarteng U-turns on plans to scrap 45p tax rate

Kwasi Kwarteng says the proposal was "drowning out a strong package" to boost (...)

Tory conference: We must stay the course, insists Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

Kwasi Kwarteng will defend his tax cuts during his Conservative Party conference (...)

Kwasi Kwarteng: We stopped consumer spending collapse

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng says he will stick to his tax cut plan despite days (...)

Kwasi Kwarteng: I want to keep cutting taxes

Tax cuts will help to boost growth, says chancellor, as government also looks (...)

Mini-budget: What it means for you and your finances

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has delivered what the government calls a "fiscal (...)

Retail sales fall as rising cost of living bites

Consumer spending was hit last month as household finances came under increasing (...)

HMRC must do more to recover taxes unpaid due to pandemic, say MPs

The total tax debt in the UK now stands at £39bn, more than double what it (...)

Losing Southeastern franchise to cost Go-Ahead £81m

Go-Ahead Group was stripped of the franchise in 2021 after failing to declare (...)

UK economy rebounds with fastest growth since WW2

Growth of 7.5% last year was ahead of forecasts despite a setback in December (...)

Kwarteng: No U-turn on National Insurance tax rise

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng says a National Insurance rise to fund the (...)

UK economy above pre-Covid levels in November

Faster than expected growth meant the economy was 0.7% larger than in February (...)

Consumption Tax Trends: Key findings for Portugal

The Portuguese standard VAT rate is 23.0%, which is above the OECD average. (...)

Snapchat boss: US faces ‘century of competition’

The billionaire founder of messaging app Snapchat also said he was "happy" (...)

If public spending was £100, how would it be split?

Every year the chancellor doles out billions of pounds of taxpayer money, (...)

Former BHS owner jailed for six years for tax evasion

A court heard Dominic Chappell spent the money that was owed on two yachts (...)

Pace of UK economic growth slows in August

The economy expanded by 2.1%, helped by the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, but (...)

UPDATE 3-Bank of England slows bond purchases as it sees some recovery signs

The Bank of England slowed the pace of its huge bond-buying programme on Thursday (...)

WRAPUP 2-U.S. homebuilding rises moderately; jump in permits hints at green shoots

U.S. homebuilding increased less than expected in May, but a strong rebound (...)

U.S. pulled out of talks on digital services taxes - Lighthizer

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin decided to pull out of negotiations (...)

UK economy shrinks record 20.4% in April due to lockdown

The contraction was the biggest monthly decline on record, as the UK spent (...)

UPDATE 1-Bank of Israel leaves rates unchanged, sees less economic damage in 2020

The Bank of Israel left its benchmark interest rate at 0.1% on Monday, saying economic (...)

Australia shares fall on U.S.-China tensions; set for 4th straight weekly gain

Australian shares edged lower on Friday as escalating U.S.-China tensions (...)

Occidental looks to raise cash, swap debt as oil prices pressure finances

Occidental Petroleum Corp said on Wednesday it was looking to raise new cash (...)

UPDATE 1-Occidental looks to raise cash, swap debt as oil prices pressure finances

Occidental Petroleum Corp said on Wednesday it was looking to raise new cash (...)

China stocks end higher as key rate cut again

China stocks ended higher on Monday as a key Chinese lending rate was cut (...)

SE Asia Stocks-Thailand posts best week since 2015 on oil surge; Singapore down

Singaporean markets slumped on Friday after the city-state shutdown most businesses (...)

Jupiter full-year profits hit by outflows, cancels special dividend

British asset manager Jupiter Fund Management said full-year pretax profits (...)

Hong Kong stocks close higher as Beijing signals more support for economy

Hong Kong stocks reversed earlier losses to end higher on Thursday, after (...)

Boeing could lose state tax break amid tariff fight

Lawmakers in Washington state say they want to avoid a trans-Atlantic tariff (...)

UK economy saw zero growth at the end of 2019

Growth in the services and construction sectors was offset by a "poor showing" (...)

Hong Kong economy to see more weakness due to virus outbreak

The risk of further contraction in the Hong Kong economy, which was buffeted (...)

WRAPUP 9-China seeks to boost economy as first virus death reported outside its borders

The first death from the coronavirus outside of China was reported on Sunday (...)

HK considers "competitive" tax measures for private equity funds -finance sec

Hong Kong finance secretary Paul Chan said on Monday the government was considering (...)

Vimto: Profit warning follows Middle East soft drinks tax

The soft drinks levy was introduced in Saudi Arabia and the UAE where Vimto (...)

UPDATE 2-U.S. Treasury yields jump after non-farm payrolls rise

U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday after the Labor Department reported job (...)

UPDATE 3-TREASURIES-U.S. Treasury yields jump after non-farm payrolls rise

U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday after the Labor Department reported job (...)

UPDATE 2-Metro Bank CEO Donaldson follows chairman out of door

Metro Bank chief executive Craig Donaldson is leaving after a torrid year (...)

UPDATE 1-India Inc grows impatient as economy dips and Modi is distracted

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected in May with a sweeping majority, (...)

BPIFrance bank sees strong corporate credit demand

French state-owned bank BPIFrance said corporate credit demand was strong (...)

The Fed prepares for its balance-sheet—and its board—to shrink

NINE years ago, in the autumn of 2008, the Federal Reserve was fighting a (...)

Is Margrethe Vestager championing consumers or her political career?

EVEN her enemies admire the bloody-mindedness of Margrethe Vestager, the European (...)

Berkeley says London housing market still hit by Brexit, tax hike

LONDON (Reuters) - British housebuilder Berkeley said on Wednesday that the (...)

Is there a wage growth puzzle in America?

TODAY’S labour market report showed that the American economy created 156,000 (...)

On NAFTA, Donald Trump’s most dangerous opponents are at home

EVER game for a fight, President Donald Trump is picking one again with Canada (...)

Of Indian banknotes cancelled last year, 99% are accounted for

ON NOVEMBER 8th 2016, Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, stunned its (...)

Uber picks Dara Khosrowshahi as its new boss

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Does ageing explain America’s disappointing wage growth?

WHEN America’s unemployment was last as low as it has been recently, in (...)

Trump hits road to tout tax reform as helping workers

WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will turn his signature (...)

Samsung’s boss is sentenced to prison

SAMSUNG’S founding family, the Lees, have good reason to dislike room 417 (...)

China modernises its monetary policy

QIN SHIHUANG was the emperor who first unified China, through bloody conquest (...)

SE Asia Stocks-Philippines up on strong growth data; others subdued

By Urvashi Goenka Aug 17 (Reuters) - Philippine shares ended higher on Thursday (...)

China stocks rise after promise to widen role for foreign investors

SHANGHAI, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Industrial and materials stocks lifted China (...)

U.S. tax change proposals anger builders, realtors, charities

WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - With U.S. Congress members focused during their (...)

Broadbent stresses rates message as Bank of England tries again

LONDON (Reuters) - A Bank of England policymaker sought on Friday to drive (...)

The hubris of ten-year budgets

IN February of 2001, Alan Greenspan, then still the chairman of the Federal (...)

How crisis-hit economies become investment darlings

NAWAZ SHARIF is the ex-prime minister of Pakistan again. His third stint in (...)

Brexit-wary Bank of England leaves rates on hold, cuts growth forecast

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England kept interest rates at a record low (...)

The world’s largest online-travel company

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Tech stocks have regained their dotcom-era highs

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SPECIAL REPORT-Herded into default, then hounded to repay student loans

PHILADELPHIA, July 25 (Reuters) - Lakisha Johnson figured all she needed was (...)

An overhaul of Brazilian labour law should spur job creation

IN THE litany of bosses’ gripes about Brazil’s inclement business climate, (...)

UPDATE 3-After healthcare failure, Republicans face similar divisions on tax reform

WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) - Republicans in Congress unveiled a fiscal (...)

New Senate healthcare plan keeps Obamacare-era taxes on wealthy -Senate source

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - The revised U.S. Senate healthcare plan will (...)

SE Asia Stocks-Most up on cautious Fed; Philippines gives up gains

By Chris Thomas July 13 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock markets (...)

India GST: Sweeping tax reform introduced

The overhaul existing laws was carried out at a special midnight session of (...)

Savings ratio at record low as disposable income drops, says ONS

The ONS also said a burst in tax payments was a major factor in the cut in (...)

UK consumers suffer longest decline in spending power since 1970s

LONDON, (Reuters) - British consumers have suffered the longest decline in (...)

How to Trump-proof your company

TO OUR management team: When I left the White House yesterday, after another (...)

Tax software blamed for cyber-attack spread

Was the cyber-attack that hit countries around the world sourced in malware-laden (...)

Carney in driving seat in Bank of England rate tussle

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England tightened its controls on lending on (...)

Why the falling oil price isn’t hurting markets

INVESTORS could easily get confused about the impact of oil-price rises on (...)

Why falling oil isn't hurting markets

INVESTORS could easily get confused about the impact of oil prices rises on (...)

UPDATE 2-Obamacare replacement bill takes center stage in U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - A seven-year push by U.S. Republicans to dismantle (...)

Obamacare replacement bill to take center stage in U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - A seven-year push by U.S. Republicans to dismantle (...)

Getting the most out of business taxes

ONE of the hottest debates in economic policy at the moment is how to ensure (...)

Tanzania’s firebrand leader takes on its largest gold miner

“IF THEY accept that they stole from us and seek forgiveness in front of (...)

UPDATE 1-World Bank approves $500 mln grant package for Afghanistan projects

WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday approved financing (...)

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Bangladesh worries about falling remittances

IT IS a mystery. Last year Bangladesh’s army of migrant workers abroad increased (...)

President Trump wants to privatise air-traffic control

IN JUNE 1956 a TWA Constellation collided with a United Air Lines DC-7 over (...)

Banco Popular fails and is bought by Santander

EVEN a bank failure can be presented as a triumph. This week Banco Popular, (...)

In Donald Trump’s America, the left rethinks its economics

DEMOCRATS thought they knew the boundaries of acceptable economic discourse. (...)

Global monetary policy is not tightening as expected

AT ITS outset, 2017 seemed likely to mark a turning-point for global monetary (...)

Sweden’s economy is thriving, so why is monetary policy so loose?

ON A recent balmy day, people thronged the parks and promenades of central (...)

A Turkish maker of white goods is looking outwards

FORGIVE a maker of washing machines a fondness for spin. Hakan Bulgurlu, who (...)

An inglorious return to Austin for Uber and Lyft

UBER and Lyft will make their triumphant return to Austin on Monday. Whether (...)

Noble Group, a big Asian commodities trader, is teetering

THE difficulties facing Noble Group, a beleaguered Hong Kong commodities trader, (...)

A new anthology of essays reconsiders Thomas Piketty’s “Capital”

“A MODERN Marx” was how The Economist described Thomas Piketty three years (...)

Insurers get a new global accounting regime

LISTED firms in over 120 countries, including all large economies bar America, (...)

U.S. Treasury secretary to say 3 percent economic growth achievable

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin will tell (...)

Australia budget 2017: Treasurer unveils big banks tax

Treasurer Scott Morrison delivers his first budget since the government was (...)

UPDATE 1-Ex-SEC accountant settles charges over illegal options trades

WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - A former accountant at the U.S. Securities and (...)

Investors are both bullish and skittish about share prices

TEN years ago this month investors were pretty confident. True, there were (...)

Puerto Rico declares bankruptcy at last

THE government of Puerto Rico said in 2015 that the island could not pay its (...)

May pledges not to increase VAT, quiet on other taxes

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would (...)

The markets are uninspired by the Trump tax plan

REMEMBER why the "Trump bump" began, all the way back in November? The rationale (...)

America’s big banks have an encouraging first quarter

WHAT a difference a year makes. When America’s big banks reported first-quarter (...)

The IMF nudges up its forecast for global growth

APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, and, in (...)

Why the Federal Reserve should keep its balance-sheet large

HOW much money should exist? The Federal Reserve must soon confront this deep (...)

The mysterious quiescence of the gold market

AMERICA has bombed Syria, and its relations with Russia have deteriorated. (...)

The markets adjust their Brexit calculations

SOMETIMES the markets are genuinely surprised. On the morning of April 18th, (...)

Tesco full-year pre-tax profits hit by fine

The supermarket giant took a £235m charge after it was fined over its accounting (...)

Portugal Industrial Production MoM

Industrial Production in Portugal decreased 0.70 percent in February of 2017 (...)

How Chávez and Maduro have impoverished Venezuela

IT IS hard to convey the severity of Venezuela’s unfolding crisis. Its extent (...)

Taxing Wages: Country note for Portugal

The average worker in Portugal faced a tax burden on labour income (tax wedge) (...)

Revenue Statistics and Consumption Tax Trends 2014: Key findings for Portugal

The tax burden in Portugal increased by 2.2 percentage points from 31.2% to (...)

Ireland’s food industries would be worst hit by a hard Brexit

IN 1962 Tony O’Reilly, head of the Irish Dairy Board, had an idea that would (...)

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