<![CDATA[Business International RSS]]> http://www.iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.730920 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:18:52 +0200 <![CDATA[Wall Street rises as concern eases]]> http://www.iol.co.za/wall-street-rises-as-concern-eases-1.1520258

US stocks rose after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank needed to see further signs of traction.

]]> 1.1520258 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:18:52 +0200 <![CDATA[FTSE sets new 13-year high]]> http://www.iol.co.za/ftse-sets-new-13-year-high-1.1520257

Growth sensitive sectors drove Britain's top share index to fresh 13-year highs.

]]> 1.1520257 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:14:08 +0200 <![CDATA[IRS official won't answer questions]]> http://www.iol.co.za/irs-official-won-t-answer-questions-1.1520255

“I have not done anything wrong. I have not broken any laws.”

]]> 1.1520255 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:04:00 +0200 <![CDATA[US existing home sales at a high]]> http://www.iol.co.za/us-existing-home-sales-at-a-high-1.1520249

US home resales rose in April to the highest level in nearly 3-1/2 years.

]]> 1.1520249 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:55:01 +0200 <![CDATA[Bernanke warns against tightening]]> http://www.iol.co.za/bernanke-warns-against-tightening-1.1520233

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledged the risks of the Fed's low interest-rate policy.

]]> 1.1520233 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:00 +0200 <![CDATA[EU leaders tackler tax evasion]]> http://www.iol.co.za/eu-leaders-tackler-tax-evasion-1.1520230

Tax cheats big and small were under the microscope in Brussels.

]]> 1.1520230 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:11:03 +0200 <![CDATA[Wall Street opens higher]]> http://www.iol.co.za/wall-street-opens-higher-1.1520218

US stocks edged higher at the open, ahead of highly anticipated testimony in Congress by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

]]> 1.1520218 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:49:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Emerging market stocks rise]]> http://www.iol.co.za/emerging-market-stocks-rise-1.1520199

Emerging-market stocks rose before US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony.

]]> 1.1520199 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:17:05 +0200 <![CDATA[‘Google tax behaviour wrong’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/google-tax-behaviour-wrong-1.1520178

Google's tax affairs has come under renewed scrutiny in Britain.

]]> 1.1520178 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:49:19 +0200 <![CDATA[IMF urges Britain to boost growth]]> http://www.iol.co.za/imf-urges-britain-to-boost-growth-1.1520175

The International Monetary Fund called on Britain's government to do more to speed up slow economic recovery.

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