Amazon Paid £10m Tax On £4.3bn UK Sales

Online retailer Amazon paid a UK corporation tax bill of £10m last year, despite sales in Britain reaching £4.3bn, it has been revealed. Amazon.co.uk saw a 56% rise in profit to £17m during 2013, along with a 13% rise in UK revenue. The company reports...

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The Week's Big Business Stories

Yo! Sushi Exploring Sale Options Updated: 2:25pm UK, Wednesday 07 May 2014 Yo! Sushi's executive chairman Robin Rowland has told Sky News that the restaurant chain has appointed advisors for a sale. From the four restaurants the Japanese chain had...

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Barclays: 20,000 Job Cuts In 'Break From Past'

Barclays has confirmed around 20,000 job cuts under a new strategy that distances it from the 'casino banking' championed by former boss, Bob Diamond. The details - as reported by Sky's City Editor Mark Kleinman on Wednesday evening - were revealed...

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Powers To Seize Unpaid Tax Criticised By MPs

Plans to give HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) the power to seize money directly from the bank accounts of those who owe the taxman money have been criticised by an influential group of MPs. The Treasury Committee said it has "considerable concern" about...

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Eurozone Crisis May Be Over As Bond Yields Fall

By Ian King, Business Presenter, Sky News It seems only yesterday that the eurozone crisis was in full flow. The borrowing costs of 'peripheral' eurozone countries such as Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Greece shot to stratospheric levels...

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Barclays To Axe 20,000 Jobs By End Of 2016

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Barclays will detail plans this morning to cut approximately 20,000 jobs by the end of 2016 as the bank's chief executive steps up his efforts to tackle its bloated cost base. Sky News can reveal that Barclays intends...

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Scots Independence: Rest Of UK Firms Want Union

By Niall Paterson, Sky News Correspondent An overwhelming majority of businesses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland say that Scotland should remain part of the UK, according to a survey for the British Chambers of Commerce. The BCC, which itself...

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Holland-Kaye Poised For Nod As Heathrow Boss

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The owner of Heathrow Airport is to announce the appointment of a new chief executive as it prepares for a crucial Government decision about the location of additional runway capacity in southeast England. Sky News...

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Miliband Urges Caution On Pfizer Takeover Bid

AstraZeneca: The Key Statistics Updated: 11:23am UK, Friday 02 May 2014 American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, which makes Viagra, has until May 26 to confirm its intentions in what could be Britain's biggest ever takeover. Here are some key statistics...

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Animal Testing Campaign Causing Industry Crisis

By Joe Tidy, Sky News Reporter An international campaign to get airlines to stop transporting monkeys for drugs testing is causing a crisis in the research industry. Every year more than 2,000 monkeys are flown to Britain to be tested on in over...

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Miliband Urges Caution On Pfizer Takeover Bid

AstraZeneca: The Key Statistics Updated: 11:23am UK, Friday 02 May 2014 American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, which makes Viagra, has until May 26 to confirm its intentions in what could be Britain's biggest ever takeover. Here are some key statistics...

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Animal Testing Campaign Causing Industry Crisis

By Joe Tidy, Sky News Reporter An international campaign to get airlines to stop transporting monkeys for drugs testing is causing a crisis in the research industry. Every year more than 2,000 monkeys are flown to Britain to be tested on in over...

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Samsung Told To Pay Apple $119m In Patent Row

Samsung has been ordered to pay $119.46m (£70m) in damages to Apple after the South Korean company was found guilty of violating two patents on smartphone features. In the latest lawsuit involving the two tech giants, a jury in a federal court in San...

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Ex-Trade Minister Queries Pfizer Bid Pledges

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The trade minister in the last Labour government has questioned the integrity of a pledge by Pfizer to protect British jobs if it acquires AstraZeneca and suggested that a dedicated panel should be established to rule...

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