Vodafone seeks more time to reply to Indian tax claim The Himalayan | NEW DELHI: British mobile phone giant Vodafone Group Plc has sought an extra two months to reply to a two-billion-dollar Indian tax claim over its purchase of India's third-largest mobile operator. | Vodafone had been told late last month to explain by November 16 the reasons why it did not deduct...
A Comparative Review Of Flat Earth News And Newspeak Medialens By Jonathan Cook | Introduction | Jonathan Cook has been covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from Nazareth, Israel, as a freelance reporter for the past eight years. Before that he was a staff journalist at the Guardian and Observer newspapers....
Attention Shifts to China for Private Equity Industry The New York Times | SHANGHAI - A few weeks ago, Stephen A. Schwarzman, the chairman of the Blackstone Group, the world's biggest private equity firm, signed a joint venture here with Shanghai's municipal government, creating the first Blackstone fund denominated entir...
Vodafone seeks time till Jan for tax claim reply Indian Express | UK-based mobile major Vodafone has sought an extension until January 29 next year to reply to a tax claim notice issued last month by the Income-Tax Department, the Lok Sabha was informed. | On October 30, 2009, the Income-Tax Department issued a n...
Vodafone asks for $2bn tax feud extension The Times | Vodafone has asked India's income tax department to give it more time to respond offically to demands for a $2 billion (£989 million) tax bill. | The British mobile phone giant has been in discussions with the tax authorities since September 2007, ...
Esot may have to buy Euro10.3m shares as part of STT deal Irish Times | THE EIRCOM employee group Esot, which owns 35 per cent of the company, could have to pay up to Euro10.3 million to buy additional shares in the business as a condition of the sale of the company to Singapore Technologies Telemedia (STT). | This eme...
Diamonds: An Investor's Best Friend? Wall Street Journal By TARA LOADER WILKINSON | They are rare, beautiful, valuable and a girl's best friend but traditionally diamonds haven't really been considered an asset class in their own right. | Diamonds do not have the "safe haven" status of gold, and their pric...
Lloyds facing £54m tax bill after HBOS ruling The Guardian | Bank to appeal against decision that HBOS Treasury Services planned tax avoidance scheme | Lloyds Banking Group has failed in its latest attempt to avoid a £54m tax bill. Photograph: Graeme Robertson | , which is 43% state-owned, has failed in its...
BUSINESS: Boulder Labs works with inventors The Examiner Comments NIWOT, Colo. (Map, News) - David Goldberg went to Boulder Labs four years ago with an idea for a software program that would group together photos of vacationers, such as cruise ship guests, so they could easily find and purchase their pictu...
Serious Fraud Office to investigate Dynamic Decisions Capital Management The Times | The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a criminal investigation into a $500 million (£302 million) London hedge fund after receiving complaints from investors and a referral by the City's chief regulator. | The SFO said yesterday that it was i...
Fraud office probes $500m hedge fund The Times | The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today launched a formal criminal investigation into a $500 million London hedge fund following complaints from investors and a referral by the City's chief regulator. | The SFO said today that it was investigating...
Properties in three Byrne firms decline by over 38% Irish Times | THE CARLISLE group of companies established by John Byrne saw the value of their investment properties fall significantly during 2008, according to accounts filed recently. | Three of the group's main companies saw their investment properties drop ...
Porsche battles Crocs over Cayman name Business Journal Media | Start thinking about getting back to basics before retirement Turbo S joins Cayenne lineup taking price, speed over the top Colorado stocks pounded during crisis Porsche rejects VW offer R.H. Donnelley fears opt-out option could hurt sales | ...
Dubai Considers Raising $6.5 Billion of Bonds Wall Street Journal By MARIA ABI HABIB | DUBAI -- Dubai's highly indebted government is considering raising $6.5 billion of conventional and Islamic bonds, according to preliminary prospectus documents reviewed by Zawya Dow Jones. | The government of Dubai issued a preliminary prospectus on Oct. 21 to raise $4 billion through a Euro Medium-Term Note, or EMTN, program ...
Diamonds: An Investor's Best Friend? Wall Street Journal By TARA LOADER WILKINSON | They are rare, beautiful, valuable and a girl's best friend but traditionally diamonds haven't really been considered an asset class in their own right. | Diamonds do not have the "safe haven" status of gold, and their prices are more volatile than the precious metal. While spot gold has gained around 25% in value this ye...
