23 - 29 April 2018 | 62 comments (62 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

by Bjinse on Tue Apr 24th, 2018 at 09:14:39 PM EST

Independent.ie ranks -> TOP 10 POSTS 'REACTIONS' ->How They Impact the Feed->"rise in revenue"

The company said it was increasing the amount of money authorised to repurchase shares by an additional $9bn. It had initially authorised repurchases up to $6bn

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Thu Apr 26th, 2018 at 02:03:54 AM EST
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Re: Economy & Finance (4.00 / 2)

0.005% effective rate + €13B back taxes = $285B in cash and marketable securities saved

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Thu Apr 26th, 2018 at 02:22:33 AM EST
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I'm not surprised, there is a totally self-defeating race to the bottom on attracting these global corporates. they should be doing the exact oppposite with penal tax structures unless they behave.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Apr 30th, 2018 at 09:15:57 PM EST
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Teachers and transport dominates as the number of strikes hit a 29-year high

There were 32 strikes in the Netherlands in 2017, seven times the number in the previous year and the highest in 29 years, the national statistics office CBS reported on Tuesday. A total of 306,000 working days were lost due to strikes last year, compared to just over 19,000 in 2016. This was the highest number of working days lost through strike action in 20 years. In total, 147,000 people downed tools at some point in 2017.

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Tue May 1st, 2018 at 09:02:33 PM EST
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Frawnce 2Q2018 interim: Material changes

Authorities blamed the violence on masked attackers from a libertarian group called the Black Blocs that numbered around 1,200 people in total and were on the margins of the 20,000-strong protest.
Several people, including a police service worker and a cameraman from Iranian state television IRIB, were injured. Collomb told France 2 Television he was pleased "no one was seriously injured."
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Macron responded from Sydney: "There is a government. There is a state that's being run and it will continue to react."
Workers, students and others marched through cities around France during the May Day protests, aimed at expressing discontent over Macron's plans to overhaul some employee protections.

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Wed May 2nd, 2018 at 05:02:02 PM EST
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