Bloomberg Both sides in the campaign for the U.K.’s referendum on membership of the European Union turned their fire on tax dodging on Tuesday, while disagreeing on the best way to tackle it. The Vote Leave campaign said EU rules have hampered U.K. government attempts to crack down on corporate-tax avoidance, but the “Remain” side said companies are more ...

  Bloomberg A Breguet pocket watch owned by a general who helped Napoleon Bonaparte to power was sold for more than $3 million in a $19 million Christie’s sale of rare timepieces as the Geneva spring auction season revved up. The Breguet No. 217, a self-winding timepiece that features a day and month calendar, was first sold in 1800 to ...

  Bloomberg U.K. inflation unexpectedly slowed in April, highlighting the struggle Bank of England policy makers face to revive price growth. The rate fell to 0.3 percent from 0.5 percent in March, driven lower by the cost of air fares and clothes, the Office for National Statistics said in London on Tuesday. Inflation hasn’t been lower since last year and ...