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European money market funds face cash buffer rule: EU document

LONDON - About half of the European Union's trillion euro money market funds would have to set aside a chunk of cash under a proposed EU reform to make a run on a fund in rocky markets less likely.

European money market funds face cash buffer rule - EU document

LONDON, May 23 - About half of the European Union's trillion euro money market funds would have to set aside a chunk of cash under a proposed EU reform to make a run on a fund in rocky markets less likely.

EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills

BRUSSELS - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some politicians say could curb tax avoidance. | Video

Tech, Media, Money 23 May 2013

UPDATE 2-EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills

* EU regulatory chief wants country-by-country tax reporting

Mexico says U.S. economy a worry for growth

MEXICO CITY - Mixed signals from the U.S. economy are clouding the growth outlook for Mexico and it needs to be ready for the shocks that could accompany a possible withdrawal of U.S. monetary stimulus, Finance Minister Luis Videgaray said on Wednesday.

22 May 2013

Videgaray says mixed U.S. signals cloud Mexican growth outlook

MEXICO CITY - Mixed signals from the United States are the biggest hurdle facing Mexico's economy, Finance Minister Luis Videgaray said on Wednesday, adding that it is still unclear if he will need to cut public spending amid a slowdown.

22 May 2013

EU leaders talk tough on tackling Amazon, Google over taxes

BRUSSELS - Britain, France and Germany called for stricter rules to stop companies such as Google, Apple and Amazon aggressively avoiding taxes in austerity bitten Europe, while acknowledging they had done nothing unlawful.

Tech, Media, France, Germany 22 May 2013

UPDATE 1-EU leaders talk tough on tackling Amazon, Google over taxes

* EU losing up to 1 trillion euros a year to tax evasion, avoidance

Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls

VATICAN CITY - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless "dictatorship of the economy", called for stronger regulation of financial markets. | Video

Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls

* Francis recently issued strong call for financial reform

Markets, Financials 18 May 2013

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Global GDP comparison

A graphical look at the world's top economies by size and per-capita production.  Interactive