Publication: Reuters: Business News

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 16 mins ago - 1 reports

Japan exports disappoint, full benefits of weak yen yet to show

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose less than expected in April from a year earlier due to weak demand from Europe and China, highlighting the challenges confronting the world's third-biggest economy as policymakers try to engineer a sustained revival. ... [Published Reuters: Business News - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Japan, Tokyo, China

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 21 mins ago - 2 reports

US Senate

Ireland rejects blame for Apple's low tax rate

CORK/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple Inc's low global tax payments and had no special rate deal with the company after the U.S. Senate said it paid little or no tax on tens of billions of dollars in profits stashed ... [Published Reuters: Business News - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Ireland, Taxes, US Senate

First reported 44 mins ago - Updated 28 mins ago - 1 reports

Merck & Co Inc

Merck signs $5 billion share buyback agreement with Goldman Sachs

(Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc said it has entered into a $5 billion share repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs Group Inc, as the drug giant looks to prop up shareholder value in face of stiff competition from makers of less-costly generics. ... [Published Reuters: Business News - 44 mins ago]

Entities: Merck & Co Inc, Stock Buyback, Goldman Sachs Group Inc

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

UBS AG

Ex-strategist can sue UBS as whistleblower: U.S. judge

NEW YORK (Reuters) - UBS AG lost a bid Tuesday to dismiss a whistle-blower lawsuit by a former commercial mortgage-backed securities strategist who said he was fired for refusing to publish misleading research reports. ... [Published Reuters: Business News - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Whistle-Blower, UBS AG, United States, Mortgage-Backed Securities

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

The Irish loophole behind Apple's low tax bill

LONDON (Reuters) - Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has hinged on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs. ... [Published Reuters: Business News - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Taxes, London

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Denso Corp

Denso executives to plead guilty to price fixing in Toyota case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two executives at Japan's Denso Corp have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to fix prices of electronic auto parts sold to Toyota and will cooperate with an ongoing criminal investigation, the U.S. Justice Department said on ... [Published Reuters: Business News - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Denso Corp, Price-Fixing, Toyota Motor Corporation

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Sony Corporation

Sony shares hit two-year high on report of spin-off proposal

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Sony Corp rose 6.3 percent to 2,300 yen, a two-year high, on Wednesday after the Nikkei newspaper reported Sony is considering evaluating a proposal from top shareholder Third Point LLC to spin off its movie and music business. ... [Published Reuters: Business News - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Sony Corporation, Stocks, Third Point LLC

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Dimon clings to JPMorgan chairman title, after fight

TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase & Co took an unusual step to fight off investors seeking more oversight of his activities - he hinted he might quit. ... [Published Reuters: Business News - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 reports

Raytheon to sign $2.1 billion arms sale to Oman: U.S. officials

SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - Raytheon Co , one of the largest U.S. weapons makers, is expected to sign an estimated $2.1 billion deal to sell Oman an air defense system while U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visits the Gulf state this week, U.S. officials ... [Published Reuters: Business News - May 21 2013]

Entities: Raytheon Company, Oman, United States

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Prosecutors consider using racketeering law against SAC: source

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors are considering charging Steven A. Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors as a criminal enterprise engaged in a long pattern of insider trading in stocks, according to a person familiar with the matter. ... [Published Reuters: Business News - 3 hours ago]

Entities: SAC Capital Advisors LP, Racket (crime), Insider Trading

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 reports

U.S. asks judge to deny S&P's motion to dismiss fraud lawsuit

(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked a federal judge to deny Standard & Poor's motion to dismiss a government lawsuit against the ratings agency, saying its statements on certain financial products were fraudulent and not mere "puffery". ... [Published Reuters: Business News - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Standard & Poor's, Fraud, Lawsuit

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 reports

Exclusive: U.S. Air Force to move forward target date for F-35 use

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force plans to start operational use of Lockheed Martin Corp.-built F-35 fighter jets in mid-2016, a year earlier than planned, using a similar software package as the Marine Corps, two sources familiar with the plans ... [Published Reuters: Business News - May 21 2013]

Entities: Target Date, US Air Force, Lockheed Martin F-35

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