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EU Wants US Tech Giants To Pay Revenue Tax

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Germany, France, Italy and Spain’s finance ministers have announced plans to tax tech multinationals, such as Amazon and Alphabet Inc./ billion in back taxes plus interest for “undue tax benefits” obtained from the Irish government from 2003 to 2014. That means a 10 percent tax would amount to $3.5

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KKR To Acquire German Digital Payments Firm Heidelpay

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Founded in 2003, Heidelpay enables its clients to accept online and mobile payments and is used by more than 30,000 merchants, including companies such as L’Oréal. million euros ($45 million) in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization this year, FT reported. Heidelpay expects to generate 40.5

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Yahoo! Is! For! Sale!: Why Banks Should Care

Celent Banking

The announcement in December came on the heels of a nearly 12-month project aimed at spinning its 15% interest (worth $30 billion) in Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company, to its shareholders, a transaction that has been abandoned over tax concerns. Today, Google’s market cap is more than $480 billion while the market cap of Yahoo!

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Addressing The Symptoms Of Pharmacies’ Cash Flow Ailments

PYMNTS

Taxes, minimum wage, global trade tariffs — there are a lot of regulatory changes weighing heavily on the minds of U.S. More so than the average SMB, independent pharmacies are particularly affected by the state of the healthcare market and its regulatory shifts. small business owners.

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The Final CFPB Prepaid Card Rule Is Here (Expect Controversy)

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The use of prepaid cards has exploded over the last decade or so — in 2003 consumers put less than $1 billion on prepaid cards annually, but by 2012 that figure had grown to $65 billion and by 2018 that figure is projected to reach as much as $121 billion. The user base of prepaid cards has grown significantly as well.

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Monitise to Emphasize API, On-Site Solutions in Strategy Shift

Fintech Labs Insights

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in London, U.K., Monitise trades on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol “MONI” and has a market capitalization of more than £200 million. ” Monitise has had a busy first half of 2015. A long-time Finovate alum, Monitise demoed its technology at the inaugural Finovate in 2007.

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24 Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Annual Letters To Shareholders

CB Insights

Market volatility. He increased his holdings dramatically during the bear market of the mid-70s when GEICO was struggling. He prefers to invest in companies that are already successful (even if that success is undervalued by the market) and that have a strong chance of continuing success over the long term. Stock ownership.

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