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The Irish loophole behind Apple's low tax bill

LONDON - Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs.

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

TOKYO - 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.

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Scandal or not, one SAC investor can't get enough of Steve Cohen

BOSTON/NEW YORK - As federal prosecutors circle Steven A. Cohen's $15 billion hedge fund in a long-running insider trading probe, one financial adviser in Texas is so devoted to the billionaire investor that he may give him more money.

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

TOKYO - 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.

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

NEW YORK - 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.

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