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Exclusive: Google may face Indonesia tax bill of over $400 million for 2015 – government official

By Gayatri Suroyo and Eveline Danubrata JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia plans to pursue Alphabet Inc's Google for five years of back taxes, and the search giant could face a bill of more …

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Data analysis from Paris raid on Google will take months, possibly years: prosecutor

By Chine Labbé PARIS (Reuters) – Analysis of data seized by investigators in last week's raid of Google's Paris headquarters could possibly take years, French financial prosecutor Eliane Houlette said on Sunday. Dozens of French police raided Google's offices on Tuesday, escalating an investigation over suspected tax evasion. “We have collected a lot of computer data,” Houlette said in an interview with Europe 1 radio, TV channel iTele and newspaper Le Monde, adding that 96 people took part in the raid.

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China’s PBOC flags stimulus restraint but says policy should be flexible

By Xiaoyi Shao and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China's central bank won't resort to excessive stimulus to bolster growth but will keep a flexible stance in the event of an economic shock – domestic or global, Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said while reiterating the authority's prudent monetary policy. Under the banner of prudent policy, the Chinese central bank has cut interest rates six times since November 2014 and has also reduced the amount of …

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Exclusive: Apollo Global nears deal to acquire Fresh Market – sources

The deal would underscore Apollo's confidence that it can turn around companies in the highly competitive U.S. grocery sector. The New York-based buyout firm's past investments include Sprouts Farmers Market and Smart & Final Stores Inc . Apollo has prevailed in

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Ford, Toyota ally to counter Silicon Valley in dashboard war

By Joseph White LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp and Ford Motor Co said on Monday they will adopt the same software to link smartphone apps to vehicle dashboard screens and invited other automakers to join them to counter Apple Inc and Google's push to control cars of the future. Toyota, the world's largest automaker by vehicle sales, and…

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