Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple – or “GAFA,” as they’re known in France – are easy to group together in the European imagination. They’re big, they’re American and they’ve tended to pay relatively little tax, thanks to legal loopholes and a business model that exists largely in the virtual world. Frustrated governments have tried to use the courts and the ...

Bloomberg Global stocks drifted alongside US index futures on Tuesday, as investors searched for fresh direction after China lowered its growth forecasts and as speculation endured that a Sino-American trade deal is near. Treasuries fell while the dollar strengthened for a fifth day. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index reversed an earlier gain, with automakers and banking shares dragging the gauge ...

Bloomberg Greece marked a milestone in its recovery from a bruising financial crisis after agreeing to sell 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion) of 10-year bonds for the first time in nine years. The syndicated offer for the 2029 notes will price to yield 3.9 percent, less than an initial target of about 4.13 percent, a person familiar with the matter ...