Exclusive: EU wants to exclude utilities from U.S. trade talks
The European Union wants to exclude much of the utility sector from a prospective EU-U.S. free trade agreement in order to protect government controlled infrastructure, the latest draft of the EU’s mandate for the negotiations showed.
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JPMorgan may defeat proposal to split chairman, CEO roles
JPMorgan Chase & Co appears to have defeated a shareholder proposal to split the roles of Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, the New York Times reported.
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Apple accused of seeking ‘the Holy Grail of tax avoidance’
It’s safe to say that Apple CEO Tim Cook won’t be having much fun when he testifies before the Senate about his company’s alleged tax dodging practices. The Hill reports that a new report from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has found that Apple has allegedly “funneled money through three offshore companies to dodge billions in taxes.
http://news.yahoo.com/apple-accused-seeking-holy-grail-tax-avoidance-124515014.html