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Brown slashes UK company tax rate

Britain slashed its company tax rate in a surprise move that its finance minister said gave it the most competitive business rate of any major economy, announcing the move with unexpected cuts in income tax.

UniCredit chief attacks shareholder pacts

Profumo critical of key elements of Italian finance

Motorola slashes outlook, CFO retires

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Inflation focus keeps rates unchanged

Bertelsmann teams up with private equity

New media fund to deploy €1bn

Morgan Stanley’s results outpace rivals

Earnings jump 60 per cent in first quarter

Total chief quizzed on corruption

Christophe de Margerie under investigation

Trichet calls for executive pay restraint

ECB chief sounds alarm over wage deals

Barclays’ move to Amsterdam faces scrutiny

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The scent of Euro-diplomacy is strong in the concessions that Barclays has offered in a bid to close the ABN Amro deal.

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Hungarian borrowers favour Swiss franc

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Hungarian home buyers are taking advantage of lower interest rates in Switzerland to borrow for property transactions.

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HM Treasry

The UK chancellor has invigorated his department, but some see its dominance as unhealthy and warn it could be heading for a fall.

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Myth has it that great people stand out in early life while the notorious lurk invisibly among us. The truth is less clear-cut, writes Jacob Weisberg.

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Some idiot from the postroom has written: “If we are all CEOs, where’s my chauffeur and a six figure bonus”? They have NO BLOODY IDEA how difficult this job is.


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