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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
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.
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.
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.
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
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