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Apple paid 40% of its global taxes to Ireland in last fiscal year

DUBLIN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Apple paid Ireland $17.1 billion in taxes last year, representing around...

21st August, 2026

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Finance

Euro zone consumer confidence rises to -15.5 in August

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Euro zone consumer confidence rose by 0.4 points in August from the July number,...

21st August, 2026

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Finance

Monte dei Paschi bids $40 billion for BPM, Banca Generali to fend off Intesa

By Valentina Za, Andrea Mandala and Giulio Piovaccari MILAN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Italy's Monte dei Pa...

21st August, 2026

Image for S&P Dow Jones Indices upgrades Poland to developed market status
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S&P Dow Jones Indices upgrades Poland to developed market status

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Global financial market index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices reclassified Poland...

21st August, 2026

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Finance

Sterling extends rally on firm rate-hike bets, subdued dollar

By Niket Nishant Aug 21 (Reuters) - The British pound was on track for its fourth consecutive weekly...

21st August, 2026

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Finance

EU closes antitrust probe into RTX's Pratt & Whitney

Aug 21 (Reuters) - The European Commission has closed an antitrust probe into alleged anti-competiti...

21st August, 2026

Image for Euro zone business activity growing at fastest pace since November, PMIs show
Finance

Euro zone business activity growing at fastest pace since November, PMIs show

By Indradip Ghosh Aug 21 (Reuters) - Euro zone business activity is growing at its fastest pace this...

21st August, 2026

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Finance

China tax crackdown forces wealthy investors to assess their offshore trusts

(Corrects Aug 20 story in paragraph 5 to remove erroneous reference to Julius Baer) By Summer Zhen,...

21st August, 2026

Image for UK service sector perks up in August, adding to resilience signs
Finance

UK service sector perks up in August, adding to resilience signs

By Andy Bruce Aug 21 (Reuters) - Britain's services sector, the engine of its economy, perked up une...

21st August, 2026

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Finance

Poland detains man accused of calling for assassination of politicians

WARSAW, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Polish police have detained a 23-year-old man accused of calling for the...

21st August, 2026

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Finance

German business activity grows in August, PMI shows

BERLIN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - German business activity expanded modestly in August as an upturn in manu...

21st August, 2026

Image for Spire Healthcare extends Toscafund takeover deadline for fifth time
Finance

Spire Healthcare extends Toscafund takeover deadline for fifth time

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Britain's Spire Healthcare on Friday extended for the fifth time the deadline for...

21st August, 2026