International Economic
Soros leads call from billionaires for introduction of wealth tax
Billionaire investor and philantropist George Soros is leading a call from other billionaires and heiresses including Regan Pritzker and Abigail Disney to have the government introduce a "moderate" tax on wealth in order to address income inequality, climate change and public health issues.
Morgan Stanley sees little upside left on Wall Street
Strategists at Morgan Stanley believe the US stock market may be headed for a 10% correction if the economic data continues to worsen over the course of the third quarter.
Trump attacks Federal Reserve for not cutting rates
Donald Trump has taken another swipe at the Federal Reserve, claiming that the Dow Jones Industrial Average could have been “thousands of points higher" if the central bank had not ‘blown it’.
Boots set to ban plastic carrier bags and switch to paper
Boots is set to ban plastic carrier bags by 2020 and will replace them with brown paper bags.
Trump warns of further 'major' sanctions on Iran
US President Donald Trump said he would impose further sanctions on Iran as soon as Monday, although there may not be much left to target.
German business confidence drops to near 5-year low in June
German business confidence fell again in June, to a near five-year low, according to a widely-followed survey released on Monday.