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Online retailers can be forced to collect tax, says US court

Bloomberg The US Supreme Court freed states and local governments to start collecting billions of dollars in new sales taxes from online retailers, overturning a ruling that had made much of the internet a tax-free zone and put traditional retailers at a disadvantage. News of the ruling caused shares of Internet retailers including Amazon.com Inc. and Wayfair Inc. to fall. ...

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Mubadala buys 10% stake in Egypt gasfield

Bloomberg Mubadala Petroleum on Wednesday announced that it has completed the acquisition from Italy’s Eni of a 10 percent participating interest in the offshore Shorouk Concession in Egypt, which contains the supergiant Zohr gas field. Following the completion, Eni, through its subsidiary IEOC, holds a 50 percent interest in the concession. The other partners in the concession are BP with ...

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Engie gets $139-mn tax bill as EU bans Luxembourg pact

Bloomberg French energy utility Engie SA faces a 120 million-euro ($139 million) tax bill after the European Union said it benefited from an unfair fiscal arrangement with Luxembourg. Concluding a state-aid probe into the tax affairs of Engie, the European Commission on Wednesday said Luxembourg selectively deviated from provisions of national law to help lower the tax bill for France’s ...

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