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ECB sees risk of tax race to the bottom following US reform

Bloomberg As economists ponder how much additional growth is in store for the US economy following the implementation of President Donald Trump’s wide-reaching tax reform, the European Central Bank says the consequences for its own jurisdiction “are highly uncertain and complex.” The tax burden on US corporate income will fall significantly to a level close to that in a number …

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New York battles ‘regulator switch’ by Tokyo bank

Bloomberg New York isn’t going to let Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. slip out of its regulatory oversight without fighting back. The state’s banking regulator, Maria Vullo, said in a legal filing that the Tokyo lender’s request last year to shift regulators — trading its state license for a federal one — was granted arbitrarily and unlawfully. Accusing the bank …

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UBS warns staff on possible tighter crypto trading rules

Bloomberg UBS Group AG may require staff to seek approval before trading cryptocurrencies in their personal accounts, bringing its policy on whipsawing virtual money into line with its rules on dealing other securities. “At present the Global Policy on Personal Investment is silent on cryptocurrencies and thus disclosure and pre-clearance is not required” in most cases, UBS told staff this …

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Boeing, Airbus eye 16,000-plane jackpot as Asia gets airborne

Bloomberg Boeing and Airbus have never had it so good in Asia. The rapid growth of mainland Chinese carriers and the entry of many budget operators has meant billions of dollars in orders for the aircraft makers. At the Singapore Airshow this week, top officials from Airbus SE Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders to Boeing Co.’s vice president of marketing …

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Tesco makes Booker chief a strong No. 2 in combined company

Bloomberg Tesco Plc named Booker Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Charles Wilson to lead its British and Irish operations, elevating a potential successor for the leading role at the UK’s biggest retailer. The appointment of Wilson, 51, creates a strong No. 2 to CEO Dave Lewis. Before engineering a $5.2 billion sale to Tesco, Wilson transformed the food and drink …

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Jet engines getting smarter

Bloomberg Jet engines used to be slung under a plane’s wing and then largely forgotten about until they came into the hangar for a checkup. More recently they’ve graduated to data downloads that allow engineers to devise maintenance regimes while aircraft are still flying. The next generation of turbines will be way smarter again, according to Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, communicating …

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Estee Lauder revenue gains on e-commerce, China

Bloomberg Estee Lauder Cos.’s online sales and China push are helping maintain its growth streak. The New York-based seller of Clinique and Aveda products saw sales surge across most of its brands in the latest quarter, with skin care, makeup and fragrances all posting double-digit gains. Revenue advanced on a regional level too, led by a 33 percent climb in …

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As short sellers ambush UK icon M&S, the value case hardens

Bloomberg As short sellers swoop on Marks & Spencer Group Plc, value investors are pinning their hopes on a man with a history of turning around struggling businesses. Archie Norman, 63, a former lawmaker who joined the iconic British retailer as chairman in September, is credited with leading the Asda supermarket chain from near bankruptcy in the early 1990s to …

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Traders confront inflation’s reality

Bloomberg For almost a decade, investors have waited patiently for any hint of inflation in the US economy, a sign the recovery can sustain itself without emergency stimulus from the Federal Reserve. Now they’re getting it, and many are shocked at the reaction. It landed with the worst stock market plunge since January 2016. A stronger-than-expected employment report with signs …

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Wall Street slide pulls down Mideast markets

Reuters Middle Eastern stock markets sank on Sunday in response to the tumble on Wall Street on February 2, after US data showed the strongest annual wage growth since 2009 and raised the risk of more interest rate hikes than expected this year. The Saudi index dropped 0.6 percent with falling shares outnumbering gainers by 105 to 74. Saudi Arabian …

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