Obama and Romney unveil rival tax plans
The two plans show that there is strong support for reforms to the bafflingly complicated US tax system but division about how much revenue the system should raise
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HP printer business facing challenges
The unit which has long underpinned Hewlett-Packard’s finances is facing structural problems that threaten its position as the company’s cash cow
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Record sterling oil price sparks fears
The rally in the price of crude oil denominated in European-currencies is likely to have a negative impact on the continent’s economic growth
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Russian link in $150m fraud claim
A former staff at Otkritie had allegedly contacted a Threadneedle employee about a trade in more than a billion Argentinian warrants
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SFO admits Tchenguiz case errors
Property tycoon receives apology after information was ‘inadvertently miscast’ when obtaining warrants during investigation into Kaupthing
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Syrian assault spurs call for intervention
The intensifying assault on the city of Homs killed dozens, including two western journalists, sparking fresh pleas for international action
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Germany fights eurozone firewall moves
Steffen Seibert, spokesman for Angela Merkel, insisted that Berlin saw no need to increase the size of the €500bn European Stability Mechanism
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Stocks struggle amid Greek deal caution
Risk appetite blunted by lacklustre economic activity data from the eurozone and China, and doubts over Athens’ ability to enact reforms
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West dismayed at failure of IAEA talks in Iran
The failure of talks between Iran and the IAEA over Tehran’s nuclear programme has triggered dismay among western powers
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Santorum’s fire and brimstone hit right chord
Republican presidential hopeful is ‘a person of faith’ who talks of evil and comes across as having the credentials of a preacher
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Shell offers £1bn for Cove Energy
Anglo-Dutch oil group is poised to expand into Mozambique with the proposal to buy the Aim-listed company, one of Anadarko’s junior partners
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Rudd blames ‘faceless men’ as he resigns
Australian foreign minister blames ‘faceless men’ for decision, amid speculation he will challenge Julia Gillard for Labor party leadership
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Global summit to tackle Somalia’s woes
Terrorism and piracy fears spur more than 50 heads of state and foreign ministers to convene for discussions on the volatile African state
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Profumo in frame at Monte dei Paschi
Alessandro Profumo, former chief executive of UniCredit and one of Italy’s most high-profile bankers, is frontrunner to take over as chairman of the bank
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Unions attack Fox’s workplace rights comments
Liam Fox’s call to strengthen employers’ power to fire workers is an attack on working people that will not create a single job, say unions
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Veteran journalist killed in Homs attack
Award-winning war correspondent at the Sunday Times Marie Colvin is killed along with a French photographer in the shelling by regime troops
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UniCredit wins dismissal in Madoff case
A US district judge threw out racketeering charges that alleged the bank participated in a scheme to attract investor money to Ponzi scheme
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MPC strongly backed stimulus increase
Financial policymakers at the Bank of England were unanimous in backing more financial stimulus at their meeting in February
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Peugeot and GM gear up for Europe alliance
The carmakers are in advanced talks about an alliance that would see them join forces to build cars and components on the continent
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IAEA ‘disappointed’ by Iran nuclear talks
The UN agency has failed to gain access to the suspected military site at Parchin or reach a deal on any other key issues
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